LE10H-1 surrounds

[grumpy]

The cosmetics are toast. Get a proper refoam kit from Mr. Cobb, do your
best to remove the newly glued piece, and get some practice in doing it.
Might as well. That and start looking for another, perhaps that just needs
a refoam job (you'll have the practice in).

[infinityQ2]

The cosmetics are toast. Get a proper refoam kit from Mr. Cobb, do your
best to remove the newly glued piece, and get some practice in doing it.
Might as well. That and start looking for another, perhaps that just needs
a refoam job (you'll have the practice in).

Thanks Grumpy, A voice of reason..

[LRBacon]

Oh for crying out loud!

I said "Oh My God!!!!" when I saw that seam. That's a very unprofessional job if you ask me.


When I did my orginal LE111Hs in the early 90's with the kit I bought from Simply Speakers, at least I used the proper size. I glued them to the front of the cone, but I was just following their directions and didn't know any better.
There was no glue supplied and they suggested contact cement. Not much room for error there and no easy way to clean up the excess cement. I got lucky and didn't have any problems with the voice coil rubbing.

[infinityQ2]

I said "Oh My God!!!!" when I saw that seam. That's a very unprofessional job if you ask me.


When I did my orginal LE111Hs in the early 90's with the kit I bought from Simply Speakers, at least I used the proper size. I glued them to the front of the cone, but I was just following their directions and didn't know any better.
There was no glue supplied and they suggested contact cement. Not much room for error there and no easy way to clean up the excess cement. I got lucky and didn't have any problems with the voice coil rubbing.

You guys are the best.......

[LRBacon]

The cosmetics are toast. Get a proper refoam kit from Mr. Cobb, do your
best to remove the newly glued piece, and get some practice in doing it.
Might as well. That and start looking for another, perhaps that just needs
a refoam job (you'll have the practice in).

If he used a water base glue, you might try dampening the glue with some distilled water. Using a sharp Xacto knife, cut through the surround where it is attached to the basket first. The glue might loosen up with just the water and you may be able to pull the surround away from the cone and not have to use the knife between the cone and the surround. If you have to use the knife, do it very gingerly and try very hard not to cut the cone. Make sure everything has thoroughly dried before glue on the new surrounds.

[rdgrimes]

I've learned from experience that the standard surround glue is pretty easy to peel off the white polyplas surface. Hopefully that's what this joker used, cause it might just peel right off.

[LRBacon]

Larry I may have found the problem, as a wrote earlier he didn't use a 10" surround. He used a larger one, cut and seemed it. I thought it was tight but after poking around I found it open just a bit. Will glue and let you know. Hope this is it. I'm putting up some pics of his handy work, form my cell phone, not so clear, Mike.

Mike, what is the second woofer (the one without the white Aquaplas on the front of the cone) you have there? It doesn't look like it belongs to the LE10 family.

Larry, who's just curious.

[subwoof]

if the "old guy" left the shop, and he was the only one there who went thru JBL training then this assistant-come-lately is in violation of the JBL service agreement.

Ask to see HIS CERTIFICATE. Betcha they did NOT send him to northridge for a campout...

If he doesn't have it, the shop owners who SUPERVISE him must.

one dime - problem solved.

[infinityQ2]

Mike, what is the second woofer (the one without the white Aquaplas on the front of the cone) you have there? It doesn't look like it belongs to the LE10 family.

Larry, who's just curious.

Larry, the second woofer is from my L65s.

[LRBacon]

Larry, the second woofer is from my L65s.

Whew! I was a little concerned there, Mike.

[cooky1257]

Granted they only charge $35 per surround, Butttttttttttttttt. So besides appearence, having the surround on the front, any prolems?? They seem to sound fine...

Granted the pics are truly shocking and you do have my sympathy but $35 !! what did you expect for that amount of money?
The old saying "pay peanuts, get monkeys..."