HELP ME PLEASE!? Kicker L7 making "Rattling sound"

[Vossy 10+ year member]

I've seen a few kicker subs that the mounting rings plastic on the top comes loose and rattles

Yaaa. don't even read this okay.

there's a good vid of this on youtube but I can't seem to find it

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

poor guy...

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

ok, i need to know some more info......... first, take a pic of the sub. what year model is it? if i read your earlier post right, you say that your friend hooked op a jumper between both black terminals, and hooked both red terminals to the amp? (one red on (-) and one on(+)? if so, did you try to get it playing loud for a bit? if that scenario happened, you can definitely heat the coil up quick and it will rip itself apart, or at least start to. and, yes, if that started, the loose parts of the coil will rattle like a snare. listen to the sub more in depth, or describe better. does it make a snare sound with the bass thump? does it kind of make a the rattling at low volumes, but go away when you crank it? is it more of a dull rattle, like a cell-phone rattling on the table? these subs are more difficult to repair than most, but not impossible. i would be willing to donate free labor to fix it for you, too, just need to know a lot more specifics about what happened, and what is going on........oh, and does it smell burned?

i will put some pics up today of how he wired it and how i have it now. idk what year it is got it from onlinecarstero about maybe a yearago less then that. and the sound is more like when u break off a soda can top and drop it inside. FREE LABOR? im down lol

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

Yaaa. don't even read this okay.
there's a good vid of this on youtube but I can't seem to find it

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/subwoofers/350885-kicker-l7-repair-log.html ????

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

if it has been less than a year make OCS give you credit for it and get a dif sub.....

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

ok got some more pics.this is how i have it wired now.

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how it was wired :

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

will they?

if it has been less than a year make OCS give you credit for it and get a dif sub.....

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=3fa527c5d0&view=att&th=12da9ee51a9fa74a&attid=0.0&disp=inline&.....

your pics are just email links FYI...

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

never had anyone that had a warranty issue with OCS before..

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

how do i fix that.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=3fa527c5d0&view=att&th=12da9ee51a9fa74a&attid=0.0&disp=inline&.....
your pics are just email links FYI...

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

no idea...

I have no clue lol

ever since they changed the forum I haven't been able to post pics myself and never bothered figuring it out lol

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

you couyld do a free PB account and post a link to em tho...

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

okay well i just went and free ran it. or what ever with no box it sounded fine then i tilted it and it made the sound =/ but only when i tilted it one way?

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

fubar

may be the coil former, they have issues with that as well

not worth even trying to fix IMHO... but you can give it a go if ya want... but any warranty option you have with OCS will be voided...

 

[ktwagner 10+ year member]

i dont have to original box tho....