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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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I had the grille off of my driver door speakers, and the round "dome" in the middle of the cone got dented during some non-driving-related activity.

The speaker needs refoaming anyway. Do I need to return the dome to its original convex shape? How can I do so?

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Old Dec 19, 2004 | 12:02 AM
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Mark,
I've done this a few times myself.
I found the easiest way was to use a very fine needle, insert the needle into the dome (acutal name is dust cap) a few mm and use the needle to gently lift the dust cap back to its original position.

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Thanks. A pinhole in the dust cap won't affect sound quality?
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Just an idea: How about using a vacuum cleaner to pull out the "dust cap"? Just be careful with the vacuum...
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The dust cap can be removed, reshaped and reglued. Standard part of a speaker rebuild, such as when refoaming.
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