hole in my subs surrounding. am i losing bass?

[lucanhookup]

i found out that theres a little hole on my subs rubber surrounding and i want to know if im losing bass becuase of this. what can i put there to cover the hole. i got 2 kicker l7's and one of them has the hole.

[Trnd Chemeleon]

Any time you have air leaking through anything but a properly tuned port, you are losing bass. Also, is the hole dry rot or puncture? If it is a puncture hole, use silicone (conservativly) to cover the hole on both sides. Technicaly, if you don't comprimize the surrounds travel, It would be "as good as new". Didn't you just trade for those l7's? If so, inspect your isht more carefully, don't punk yourself

[lucanhookup]

the hole isnt to big but big enough to feel the air throw. no i didnt trade my l7's i bought them new a while ago...thanks for ur help

[Corollacrazy42]

geez dude and take it easy with all the threads.. if you have this many questions just put them all in one thread for pete sake..

[Knailgun]

yes you're losing on this one....

shitty part is there is not a lot you can do...shy of replacing the sub....sorry

[klaymen333]

*note to self* stop stabbing surround with sharp objects

[thoughthard]

Contact Kicker about their trade-in program. I have traded in a few round Solobarics for brand new ones, came with full Kicker warranty. Refurbished ones, if you needed to match an older model, were also available.

Yes, the trade-in value is not high, but since of of mine was dead, and worth zero being a paperweight, the trade-in value was alright.

They might be able to repair the sub also...?

[lucanhookup]

ive had my subs for like 2 years almost i dont think they will fix it for me. im going to try to put silicone on it and ill see wat happens

[DMDrew812]

Duct tape solves everything
or elec tape.. if you dont like the color

[klaymen333]

Originally Posted by DMDrew812

Duct tape solves everything
or elec tape.. if you dont like the color

lmao

if you cant duck it....f.ck it



..dont really put duct tape on your sub...but if you do take pictures and i will laugh heartily

[Stealth]

You can actually just use rubber cement. Put it on the backside so you don't even see it. Kicker is known to cover things out of warranty as they are a good company.

[thoughthard]

Originally Posted by lucanhookup

ive had my subs for like 2 years almost i dont think they will fix it for me. im going to try to put silicone on it and ill see wat happens

Still contact them if the trade-in program interests you. I think both of my subs were a few years or older when I traded them in.

I contacted them about six months ago about trading in my round Solobaric. I think they said they would still accept them. I know the sub is over six years old.

[lucanhookup]

so i can call them up and tell them i want to trade in my subs for new one?

[OHWJaJae]

Originally Posted by lucanhookup

so i can call them up and tell them i want to trade in my subs for new one?

are they under warranty? did you buy them from an authorized dealer?

[lucanhookup]

^no i didnt buy them from a authorized dealer and i have no warranty on them anymore. so i can't do it right?