Fix a torn rubber surrounding on a Digital Design sub?

Question

ok here are the pics:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3360/img3423di0.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6356/img3426qj4.jpg

ripped rubber surrounding:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6243/img4113cr6.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6286/img4115on4.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1272/img4116kp9.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9695/img4117ni8.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/271/img4118pz3.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5862/img4120or6.jpg

Its been sitting in my garage for quite some time. I was wondering if i can repair this on my own, everything else on the sub seems to be fine, its just the rubber surrounding thats torn. Is there some type of rubber cement that I could use or material that I could stick on? I really dont want to get it reconed (shipping 50lbs back and forth + recone price).

thanks in advance for any help.

Answer 1

contact DD, they can recone it....will be a lot cheaper than a new one.

Answer 2

it has be be replaced, there is too much movement, whatever you used would come apart as soon as you started to crank the volume

Answer 3

sorry, nothing can repair that, once a subs rubber breaks, it is all over, trust me, I have had it happen twice, just get a new sub.

Answer 4

Repair kits and video can be found here.

http://www.speakerworks.com/speaker_repa...

http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/sp...

Answer 5

Bite the bullet and buy a fresh brand new one, it will aslo give you the chance to mabye make better changes to your system

Answer 6

with that much damage to the surround and specially in that spot, its very hard to fix. if you do try to fix it... it will not last long due to the movement.

the best thing will be getting it reconed or selling the motor.