Hless421 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Ok so I bought the pair less than 5 months ago from someone on CACO. Subs were brand new according to seller. The looked and smelled brand new when i got them. Had them powered by an Audioque 1200 amp. Not very long after they were broken in, found out one of the subs was bottoming out fairly easy. The other one did not have the same issue. Recently the surround from the one that bottomed out ripped where the cone meets the surround. After closer inspection i noticed both of the subs were cracked all aroun where the surround meets the cone. I used some epoxy glue as a temporary fix, but i'm more than sure that won't hold for long at all. Not saying this is DC audio's fault or anything like that. Just wondering what would be the best thing to do. Do i just get a couple of recones and fix them? If i do then will i have the same problem down the road? Should i just send them to David at PSI and have them custom rebuilt? Is there a way to have the surrounds replaced with ones that won't crack or tear? Basically what do i do now? I just ordered a couple of Shhhhdown SA 10's because i really don't know what i should do about this. DC audio is still FTW. Just not in my case lol Quote XS Power 3400 (main) XS Power 5100R x2 (rear) XS Power XS flex 1/0 Stock deck (for now) Rockford Fosgate PBR 300x4 (temp) 4 Rockford Fosgate Power 6.5s Digital Designs M2a 2 Sundown Audio SA 10's variable tuning (24/35/43) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosin Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Pichurs? Quote Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Post some pictures of the good and bad subs and I will see what could possibly be done for you. Most likely a recone will be necessary and will fix your problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hless421 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Here are some pics of the one that actually ripped. The other one looks the same, crappy glue job minus the tore surround. I know i should have got better glue but u know how it goes. Just wanted to do a quick fix. Considering one sub bottoms out i suppose the best thing would be to recone both. Quote XS Power 3400 (main) XS Power 5100R x2 (rear) XS Power XS flex 1/0 Stock deck (for now) Rockford Fosgate PBR 300x4 (temp) 4 Rockford Fosgate Power 6.5s Digital Designs M2a 2 Sundown Audio SA 10's variable tuning (24/35/43) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 over excursion ftl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt402 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 what are the box specs that u have? could be that ur box is to big or ur playing below tuning... im betting the 1st sub that broke was closer to the port . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hless421 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Box is 2.4 ft3 after disp, shared airspace and tuned to 33hz. Subs are the same distance from the two 3" aero ports. Subs reach the most excursion on higher notes, rather than below tuning notes. I do like to play my music loud and for extended periods at times. Setup can reach 140 db tested MECA style AS3 class. I thought these subs could handle 600-700w rms Quote XS Power 3400 (main) XS Power 5100R x2 (rear) XS Power XS flex 1/0 Stock deck (for now) Rockford Fosgate PBR 300x4 (temp) 4 Rockford Fosgate Power 6.5s Digital Designs M2a 2 Sundown Audio SA 10's variable tuning (24/35/43) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racin4 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 are you sure those are level 3s? the level 3s i had the surround went right to the dustcap and was bigger then that, to fix your issue make your box smaller Quote 1998 gmc extd cab 12 crossfire C710s 4 SAZ-4500s 3 Singer 400A altsbuncha mids/highs Team Asshole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey0928 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Yea the surround looks different from his 3's ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRTC360 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 are you sure those are level 3s? the level 3s i had the surround went right to the dustcap and was bigger then that, to fix your issue make your box smaller maybe your lvl 3s are older than his? on the website the lvl 3s look like the ones in his pictures. Quote '93 Firebird Formula V8 H/U- Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X395 Mids/Highs Amp- Hifonics ZXI80.4 Wiring-KNU RCA's, Speaker Wire, And Two Runs Of Trystar 1/0 G34 Red Top and a 180amp Ford Alternator www.youtube.com/TRTC360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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