Replace a Speaker Foam Surround

[piper4seeformerly]

I had an idea for my refoaming project; to attach a AA battery to the speaker leads to make the speaker bottom out before I glue the cone to the foam to keep the voice-coil perfectly centered. Would that work or could I damage the speaker in some way by doing that?

[penisgrease]

hey,that be white people music from the old country.show some respect for your roots.you frigging wiggas.

[Chamunks]

after all the crap music in the video its good to know that at least the speaker itself will enjoy playing some Windowlicker. I was riding that mute button harder than a ... (insert crude reference here)

[666TECHNO666]

what the fuck is that noise going on in the background

[s4lvial]

Whats that horse noise in the vidieo?

[gdog740]

Ok for starters but the backround sound is odd and funny

[saleensupercars]

what does replacing this do

[Mrw0fflez]

sooo....what do i do if the foam id dry rotted out

[paranormaalutrecht]

I hate the doodledo and it is a bad repair! (all that glue!!!!)

[RichyO1977]

A bit of Aphex Twin's Window Licker to test it out... Great track..

[Nickhubley1234]

Hey man ur sound effects rule! heheheheheheh.

[datstudrapper]

This was exactly what I needed. Thanks for the vid!

[swollenpickle09]

The music is annoying along with MR Bill imitator. Too loud distracts from what the purpose of this video. replacing a surround.

[shakeAbooty88]

@swollenpickle09 Go and suck your swollen pickle.



[pCneter]

heey dude it dsn mather at what side u do the conections of the speaker

[dtp5150]

@pCneter shadup. yes it does matter - to people who care about audio phase issues

[pCneter]

@dtp5150 shadup??? its shutup and it work bothe ways contect the speakers my way and it still working why/?? becous the bothe adio +and- is comming to getter in a coil zo it dsn mather

[dtp5150]

@pCneter if I got a speaker repair back and they inverted the phase 1) I would take it back and they would have to open it all back up again 2) I would never go to the person/shop for repair again. I advise you look up phase issues and also speaker wiring parallel vs series. If you were to insert a speaker that was wired incorrectly into your already configured audio set up it would not function correctly and you would have to relabel your wires or whatever and thats ghetto rigging. + more thing

[shakeAbooty88]

@pCneter You lose bass if you don't connect it right, plus your left speaker pulses out when your right speaker pulses in so your sound is not as efficient if one is wired opposite the other. A very inferior sound results.

[davidb1959]

You really should check the cone against the voice coil BEFORE applying the foam, you may have to cut the dust cap & shim the voice coil to prevent screwing the job up, redoing it is WAY harder when there's fresh glue that's dried as opposed to 15-20 year old glue that pretty much rubs off the cone with a little friction

[chadergeist]

Di di di di didle doo! I laughed at that! FUNNY!

[starstarstar42]

This video is not as informative as other speaker repair vids...doot-doo-doodle-doodle-­doo.

[bassabigdeal]

Very nice!!

[TheHackWhite]

is that an advent speaker? pref a advent baby?

[glassmakerx]

Worlds most annoying soundtrack. Some should shoot the doodle-doo idiot.

[fakeusa]

Even though it's more work you should take the dust cap off and shim the voice coil, then glue the surround. I skip this step my first time doing this and ending up having to redo the job because it was off centered.

paper stips work the best for shims.

[TheDicksAthrobbin]

I masterbated to this video..I just love speaker porn

[dgd151]

@WonderHowtodotcom please I need help, I have a pair of old Marantz sp1500s and the 15" woofer on one of them is deteriorating on the top would this work

[metfankrizz]

if my foam just came loose, can i just glue the old one to it?

[slickvguy]

Would have been helpful if you gave a closeup of the adhesive or stated what kind you are using. Thanks for the video. I"m attempting my first surround replacement tonight. Could not find proper glue. Not sure which to use.

[rakeri54]

I have memorex 304 12inch bass speaker which I'm about to refoam. But the thing is you put the glue on the front of the speaker then put the foam on. But in my case I have to tuck the speaker foam under the bass speaker and then glue it in. Shall I tuck it under or just refoam it the way your saying?

[sk8batemate]

yeah that doodledo in the background makes me want to punch babies

[MrSavedawhales]

#1 - perform the reapir on a clean, solid, uncluttered work bench or table - not on your patio table with gaps between the boards.

[FIcaraudioBTL]

i always shim the coil im doin 4000$ infinity speaker from the 80s always shim the coil

[2005AXE]

4 hours? tham

[damian3416]

Wewnętrzna strona zawieszenie głośnika powinna byc pod membraną a nie na niej... jak to wygląda... ;/

Inner side of the suspension of the speaker should be at the membrane and not on it ... as it looks ... , /

[warlocksv]

hey dude!! I a have some questions

-where can I find that circle that is cutted in your video? that one that you changed!!

- the glue could be like a crazy glue or super glue or another one?

I have the same issue that in your video with my speakers of 13''

- how bigger are your speakers?? thanks man nice vide!!!! it back to me the hope!!

[yurisendrew]

Can speakers still be used even if the surround is torn?

[Isverre]

@yurisendrew I have used my JBl L60Ts for a month or two without the surrounds. It works just fine, but I will refoam them when I get a refoam kit.

[dusterdriven]

DONNOT follow this tutorial.. you need to shim the voicecoil so you don't fry it..

[warlocksv]

@dusterdriven So what could be a good one to follow? this looks a little easy!!! but I dont know about the result can you give me an advice??

[ginPP]

aphex twin fuck yeaaa

[SheriffSkank]

had'nt it been easier not to get excess glue on the cone by applying the glue to the foam surround instead?

[iplayguitarawsomely]

so where do i buy one of these foam things??

[SuperNobama1]

opt # 2 dont be such a cheap ass and buy a new speaker.

[julian6596]

were can i get the surround from and the glue

[davidb1959]

Maybe this was addressed in earlier comments but aren't you also supposed to remove the dust cap & shim the coil??

[jarederajarederaj]

How much of a sound difference does this make???????

PLEASE REPLY if you know!!!!!

[ExpertOfSound]

@jarederajarederaj

A pretty good difference, especially if it is a subwoofer or woofer.

Why are you asking btw? Tell me your problem and ill help you fix it in 2 seconds :D

[jarederajarederaj]

@ExpertOfSound I actually just sold them but i think it might have just been a normal speaker, but im not sure because it had a big port hole in the back. it kinda looks like a big version of the one in the video on top except it has another small speaker in the middle of both of them. i think it was a jbl and it was pretty old

[ExpertOfSound]

@jarederajarederaj

Oh alright! It was just one of the regular "bookshelf" speaker sets.

If the surround was completely torn apart or had holes in it, then it will matter significantly... since it was ported, it won't matter AS much because of the port noise anyway.

:D

[intecrisis]

Aphex twin ftfw

[tz03ww]

Google MyAudioAddiction for foam surround kits

[buddahkid8191]

great vid man, but can you tell me where i can get the foam surround and that gule you use please?, the sooner you tell me, the better. thanks

[BlackGhost574]

help me i have a old speaker its 5 inch wide and i kinda want to change my old 2 inch speaker on my pc.... is it posible to connect it there and just change the case? i dont know which one is positive or negative cause its pretty old and this speaker is used like i was 8 years old for the vcd... im 15 now lol! i want to fix it cause its been under my computer table for 5 years now after we moved in to another area.... btw.... it looks ok exept for a few rust that i just remove with an ld 40...

[pcgamergod]

@BlackGhost574 just connect pos to pos and neg to neg.

don't worry to connect hem wrong, of its fault, just switch the wires :D

[ihitatree]

where do you get these foam replacements at and how much do they cost?

[Neaceasca85]

Foam rot affected my old TV set, a Thomson of the PSN series, purchased in February 1990. From 2001 it's speakers started making mechanical noises at higher volume levels. I have a new TV set from 2005, but now, in February 2010, i was curious and took the grills off from the old set, and there was no foam left on the cones, 100% pulverized and turned to liquid:) It has two 10 watt oval speakers.

[Joseedudevry]

funny & educational. lol

[TOXIKFILMS]

my friends trailer has some subs that the foam is so fragile if u barely touch it crumbles, so thx

[marcvie9]

@TOXIKFILMS yes

[Notownsoad]

IS the glue you used for the rurround the same you used for the gasket?? Please reply!

[ShambleS11GameS]

Or if your super cheap and to lazy to go buy the stuff...

Just Totaly botch it Like my vid :)

[hq72hotmale]

GOOD ON YA MATE GREAT JOB

[c0uchsl0uch]

i think thats the gnome guy i saw on tv

[arserone]

whats the name of the song playing during the whole video

[ikky1977]

thanks 4 da info bro

[GratefulCraig]

Nice video. I think that's how I did mine years ago and it worked fine, now the front foams are rotting out...Good job. Some real childish comments people.

[yagami41]

lol it was fun, i thik.

[justinrockhold]

sounds like shit at the end and that gay singing sucks dick.

[888chilly]

so i am trying t0 portabilize someting which is pretty old, like 8 i think and the speakers are huge. They have a 2 wire output and (i hope this is important) the 2 wire colors are red and black. Now i think that they could work with my nintendo ds's speaker, which has 2 wire red and black output. i was wondering if i could replace the huge ones with my ds's

[pressrolls]

WHAT the FUCK is with the stupid singing??!

I want to punch this dude in the face! More annoying than the 'hamster dance' in 1997.

Most annoying 'how to' I have ever seen on youtube.

And the WORST 'how to' - what a HACK!

PLEASE dont follow these instructions. The guy is a hack - what a mess!!!

You never apply glue to the CONE - you apply to the surround instead and center it carefully so you dont have the mess he has made.

There are several other missteps here as well.

[ronaldartwell]

What are some of the other missteps ?

[pressrolls]

@ronaldartwell

Watch a guy who knows what hes doing.

Refoaming an 8 inch woofer (search that video on youtube)

[FRETECH]

Dude take it easy. Kids visit these sites too man. I do agree with you that this is a hack job and made comment about it. However there is no rule that you have to put the glue on the foam edge only. Typically putting glue on the foam edge is the most desirable approach. But there are many times I have had to glue the cone first. It all depends on the what you working with.

[shakeAbooty88]

@pressrolls I agree that he does it wrongly... but: watch your blood pressure mate.

[ExpertOfSound]

"So we will start by removing the speaker from the cabinet, with this sledgehammer."

I thought this was going to be a joke at first when you said that haha

Good video, informative, and correct terminology.

[AmericanIdleNH]

I would never buy speakers with a foam surround in the first place. They're know for drying out and falling to pieces, so it's a sign of a cheap design and components

[FRETECH]

A paper surround dries out and cracks as well and foam. Foam is not the sign of a cheap design. A lot of foam designs are high quality and have sound characteristics that are more desirable to some manufacturers. They flex differently which allows deeper degree of cone movement with less mechanical impedance. A foam edge can be preserved with a dampening solution and can last double its expected lifespan (as long as most edges). Problem is, is that people just wait too long.

[spencer7379]

i have a 15 inch kicker and the surround is just destroyed anyone know where i coucld get a new one?

[FRETECH]

I do them all the time. What's the manufacturer of your kicker? You can message me the info .

[LAloneJr]

jajajajaja...dodododododoodle dooooo! jajajajajaja!!!!

[toppa777]

Why didn't you show the woofer moving with the music at the end?, Instead you cover them up?.

[arserone]

any one kno the song please reply thanks

any one kno the song please reply thanks

any one kno the song please reply thanks

any one kno the song please reply thanks

[brendanmccue]

@arserone The song at the very end is "Windowlicker" by Aphex Twin

[Qibai]

damn the doodledo in the background is stupid!

[Teabagger93]

@Qibai I love it :')

[chadergeist]

@Qibai You just have no sense of humor.

[walkingman717]

This was an ok how-to video, but the background doodle-doodle crap got on my nerves.

[Hyoo32]

im in england so i thing p&p is going to be more thatn i have =/

[Hyoo32]

I have some mission 707's (old school) and the foam surround has totaly disintagrated as well as them having no gasket, do you think they would work with out one along with a new surroound also the create a horrid scraping sound when moving the cone in and out but i can remove it to clean out the coil =(

[FRETECH]

The edging is critical in maintaining coil alignment. Otherwise, the coil will rub which can quickly lead to coil damage, crossover damage and amplifier/receiver damage. Never play a speaker with failing edge surround.

[FRETECH]

Horrid scraping sound? Honestly, you should send them to a pro for servicing. I suggest you don't clean them until you get a better understanding of a speaker's workings and some practice. Good if you know a pro who can help you.

Otherwise;

Recommendation: "Solutions" in Los Angeles is one of the best. (323)666-4161.

[FRETECH]

However, it definitely takes more to finding the center then just pushing down on the cone. Some woofers can still rub even when they feel like the coil is free. Also, pushing on the cone [even slightly carelessly] is good way of damaging your cone/spider/coil assembly.. Sloppy job on the gluing.

[FRETECH]

Master1212 is right. Shimming is the best way to assure alignment but I like to do that as a last resort. Its more time consuming that way and one has to make sure nothing gets into the open coil.

[mike311271]

lmao, to comment buy polo4me2

[polo4me2]

the moron making those noises needs to be shot, cocksucka

[SuperSmasher97]

this is a bose speaker right?

[masterwolf1212]

Remember you can take off the dust cap, slip some rivets or popsicle sticks in between the voice coil and magnet gap, put on the surround and everything, take the rivets/popsicle sticks out and glue on the dust cap and your done!

[babakanush54]

What kind of glue do you use? Where can you get it?

[tubenso]

Most speaker surround replacement kits come with the glue. (at least they did with the one i used in this video). Just google for speaker surround replacement, there are several sources out there. Good luck. DoDoDodedeetily!

[soulardbill]

I love the vocals in the back ground ! Lol !

[bleedthedead]

best background music ever

[TheJestersDance]

I 100% agree. That music is awesome....

[uf0t0fu]

thumbs up for Aphex Twin!

[rier90]

the music is so awesome

[haskellbob]

That music make me so happy.

[swordslash13]

Great video!

[bmiah]

after all that wudnt it be much easier jus to buy sum more speakerz?

[TheKid717]

if your lazy

[imsowazup]

Depends if you have cheap speakers yes... but I have a pair of vintage realistic mach 2 speakers that I'm going to replace the foam in. Or if you have really expensive speakers...

[kevykev38]

Why when people speak we tend to say Thee? Instead of the or Tha'

[musikdoktor]

tuturutulurulululeeeee!!!

tuturutulurulululeeeee!!!

tuturutulurulululeeeee!!!

tuturutulurulululeeeee!!!

[davisamm]

ebay dude

[toscp123]

did you ever find out where to buy the foam and kind of adhesive im curious? thanks

[ducttaperulestheworl]

nice

[spyvsspy901]

do do lootle do de de little de.......

[Fosg8]

lolz, screw holes

[pattac12]

next time glue the cone rubber first then place on the paper cone for better finish. nice video and de song is 10

[Vlindebrg]

Nice Sound in the backround:P And the hat to;)

[owocowy89]

Yeah, Nice sound on the background;) The movie os ok.

[Vlindebrg]

tutudukudlulolo;)

[owocowy89]

P.S. hat is too coool :D

[tok2strangers]

hey, that was very helpful! Thanks, you just saved me about 500.00 for a new speaker!

Well done!

[blaxpear]

Anything on square speaker surrounds???

[432621]

titititutuiiu tutiilululuiiiii

[fabiomoura93]

I LOVE THE SONG THE PART OF TIROLILOLI

[rkd1959]

Wear latex gloves to keep the oil from your hands off the speaker.Also if you get glue on your fingers....just a suggestion,El Jeffe.

[GamaLuciano]

The back singer is lovely!!!!!!!!!!!

[earltroach]

Loved the improvised vocal thing. Where can I buy a CD of that?

ETR

[psyfertech]

that de de de de noise was anoying as hell but this was interesting

[genericdefault]

wer to u get the new foam thing

[coondogtheman1234]

lol at that do da deedle doo tune hes singing, reminds me of that typewriter guy on the old sesame street show look up sesame street typewriter guy

[hawkeyefile]

This guy forgot to shim the voice coil (cardstock does the trick) if you don't shim then it WILL scrape regardless of what you feel. Why? Because the coil is now shifted so when the magnetic force causes it to move, it will shift to the side and scrape.

[hawkeyefile]

Anyone know where to buy 21 inch foam surrounds?

[stevenewman01]

I'm going to start making that chipmunk voice when I need to fast-forward the time!

[dkingjimmy]

cool video , and yes, where do you get the materials needed?

[cageyanderson]

realy nice . wair can one get the fome ring?

[stevenewman01]

cagey,

you might try Simply Speakers, I've had good experiences with them.

(YouTube won't let me post the web address, but just Google it)

They have kits for most brands, around $30 to treat two speakers.

Just make sure you get the right kit for your model and size of speaker, they can help you if there's any doubt

[o7jimmy]

Thanks for sharing. :) *5***** STARS