Hi guys,

I've been installing some audio gear into my '95 TS Exec to replace the std gear. 2 weekends ago I did the head unit - Pioneer DEH2750MP - $184 from JB Hifi. All went very smoothly.

Last weekend I put the amp and speakers in. Now, these items I bought back in 1989 (I think). The amp is a Concord CA50-2 and the speakers some Canton splits - 6" woofer and 2" tweeters. Wired it all up and everything was just fine. I was a bit surprised that the stuff still worked after being in storage since about 1993. It all sounded bloody good and everything was right with the world - or so I thought.

Driving the day after I'd finished the install and I was listening to some tunes and I noticed a bit of a buzzing sound when low freq sounds were present. Damn I thought. Something's stuffed. I went looking and found that the right hand woofer was making the noise. So I pulled it out and took off the fixed grille from on top of the speaker. What I found was that the rim of the speaker cone had separated from the frame of the speaker. When low freq sounds were pumped out, the cone would vibrate against the frame and make the noise.

Now, I've fixed this by running a thin bead of superglue along the frame where the cone was originally attached. Everything seems to be OK again.

The question I have is......

Does anyone have experience with this type of problem and is there a better way to fix this should I need to again at some point in time?

I guess after 12 years in storage there was bound to be at least one problem. If this is all then I'm a happy camper.

P.S. I love the fact that the cars in the rear view mirror now appear to vibrate when I've got the tunes cranked up....and it's oh so clear. :D

If it works it works, leave it.

If it breaks again dont bother fixing it, because the cost of getting it fixed properly (reconing it) is not worth it because its such old gear and for the cost of getting it fixed you could prob buy some new stuff thats just as good.

what is better is when not only your rear vision mirror is vibrating, but also the car's mirror in front of you. that means you have a heck load of baaaaassssssssss.....

:bowrofl: lol

if the same happens again, use a rubbery silicon gap filler. When superglue dries its quite tuff and with heavy vibrations its easier for it to crack off again. so yer, a thick layer of silicon will be better next time if it happens again.

Thanks Guys.

I was wondering about using a more rubbery type of glue like a Tarzan's Grip contact adheasive. Oh well, it's working OK for now. If it happens again, I'll give the silicon/rubbery stuff a try.

.....and it might be old gear but it's good gear. It'd cost a bucket load to replace it with comparable equipment. As it's a budget install into the families second car I'm not about to go and spend any more than I have to.

Cheers,

Pete

yeh superglue isnt the best for the job.

Bostik make some good stuff... i forget the name, if it works for now I'd leave it.