question about hole in rubber surround on subwoofer

[roleydre]

ok ,i know ,im the dumbest human being on the face of the earth ,i just had my rockford fosgate punch he's stolen out of my car trunk(i had owned them for over ten years,loved those speakers),so i bought some more and im puting them in a sealed box ,and as i screw one of the screws in ,screwdriver slips and goes right through the surround part of the woofer,now it is a very tiny hole ,i was wondering if it will start to get bigger when i start to turn the volume up really loud?and is their some kinda of sealent maybe that i could put on it to seal the tiny hole up? thanks for your time...

 

[Jeff R.]

You could try rubber cement.....you will likely need to buy the replacement rubber for the woofer from Rockford in the long term.

 

[roleydre]

oh ok,thanks,and the hole actually only like half a centimeter,and it still has like a little flap ware the foam(and it is foam not rubber ,my bad) surround is messed up at (if that makes sense to anyone)so im thinkin that by using a sealent i can get it to stick together and hold ,thanks for the reply

 

[Jeff R.]

You may not want to put the rubber cement on the foam....Might be a safe bet to reach out to Rockford, I am not sure you will find anything to put on the foam....

or try this...

Speaker Repair Glue 1 oz. Bottle 340-076

 

[j_garcia]

The glue is what I would use. I've also seen some special tape that works as well, but the glue is a better method IMO.

 

[Tom V.]

oh ok,thanks,and the hole actually only like half a centimeter,and it still has like a little flap ware the foam(and it is foam not rubber ,my bad) surround is messed up at (if that makes sense to anyone)so im thinkin that by using a sealent i can get it to stick together and hold ,thanks for the reply

Just dab a little silicon on it(couple bucks at any auto store) and smear it around the area of the hole with your finger(overshoot the actual hole a little). I've done this with various surround materials in the past and never ran into any issues...worked like new.

Tom V.

 

[roleydre]

oh wow ,thanks guys ,i really appreciate it ,i will try