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97Pathy

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Posted: December 22, 2004 at 7:20 PM / IP Logged

I bought a Alpine type-R broken for $7.50, all i need to do is glue the surround back on to get it working again. What kind of glue is best, i was thinking black silicone? Theres no rips or anything, it just came un done from the cone.

And is there anytricks i should do it fix it?

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Posted: December 22, 2004 at 8:18 PM / IP Logged

Check out partsexpress.com I think they have some articles / products to help in surround repair. Good luck!

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Posted: December 22, 2004 at 9:23 PM / IP Logged

Im sorry you spent 7.50. If this is one of the old type r subs, get ready to spend alot on more surround material. and prepare for the tinsel leads to break...It sounds already like one of the first year Type R subs that gave me nothing but probelms. You can attempt to repair it, but I would turn around and sell it after its reapired and working

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97Pathy

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Posted: December 22, 2004 at 9:52 PM / IP Logged

I"ll sender back for warranty if it dosn't work, , my buddy works at an alpine dealership.

I just bought some black silicone adhisive, , i'll know how it holds by tomorrow night when its fully cured.

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Posted: December 22, 2004 at 10:17 PM / IP Logged

I have replaced a few surrounds before. i used standard silicon to seal the cone to the surround. Just to be sure they didn't seperate, I sealed both the inside and the outside of the cone/surround.

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Posted: December 23, 2004 at 1:01 AM / IP Logged

I dunno if it will work, but i saw a kid use JB Weld epoxy when gluing the spider back onto a cone. It worked like new afterwards, and the seal still hasn't broken. If the epoxy doesn't react with the surround material, use that, then seal it with silicone.

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Posted: December 23, 2004 at 3:15 AM / IP Logged

We use Prism 410 by Loctite. It is very expensive, but works great. It is designed for speakers. Here's a link: http://www.loctite.com/int_henkel/loctite_us/binarydata/pdf/lt3273_SpeakerAdhGuide.pdf

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97Pathy

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Posted: December 25, 2004 at 8:54 PM / IP Logged

Steve , do you know where i could get some?, i couldn't find it anywhere in town. The black silicone i tryed didn't work, it was to soft, it worked for 15 min until i played Get Low. Definately should do it right and get the good glue since im powering this sub with a MRD-M501.

97Pathy

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Posted: December 25, 2004 at 9:01 PM / IP Logged

K, i found it online, , it comes in a 3 gram tube, or a 20 gram bottle. Will 3 grams do it?

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Posted: December 25, 2004 at 9:11 PM / IP Logged

Ya where i work we use loctite. We make led arrays for machine vision we use uv curing loctite expensive stuff it is, i heard we pay like 250$ for about a pint.

But it's cool we have a uv machine you just put your loctite on aim the led then hit the pedal for like 5 seconds and the glue is cured. I would like to have some for home use but the cost of the glue plus the uv machine is way to much.

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