Kick panel stress on speaker foam?

[Simon S]

Toward the end of last summer, both of my front kick-panel speakers began to sound like they were “blown”. Upon inspection, both suffered from separation of the woofer cone from the surrounding foam (about 1.5” worth)

I repaired the issue by using some sort of silicone adhesive product, letting them set for a few days, and reinstalling them. (worked great)



When I reinstalled them though – I noted that the root of my problem was where the kick panel pressed into the speaker/cone foam.

Anyone else experience this and develop a preventative work-around?

[Gregs///M]

Always allow room for the speaker cone to move without obstruction.

[Simon S]

yeah - the more I think about it, the more I think performance is hindered to boot.

unless anyone chimes in, I'll put thought into spacing kick panels out with washers and longer mounting screws..

[StereoInstaller1]

Exactly how to handle that issue, Simon.

The way I do it is use a nut behind the head of the mounting screws. That last one, the one that holds the kick panel on is kind of a pain in the butt, but if you are careful (and you always are, aren't you?) the kick panel goes back on with only the tiniest bulge.

There is a thread somewhere

Luke

[Simon S]

Cool. 10-4 Luke. Your input is always appreciated.

Cheers.

[dwvw]

You could always modify the kickpanels too. I have pics of mine in my thread somewhere.