Pushed in tweeter dome... Help

[V4NT0M]

I have a nice pair of floorstanding speakers but in the process of moving house the tweeters got pushed in... One of them popped straight back out when I fired up the speakers but trying to get the other one popped back out is seeming impossible. I previously recovered one by using an old bog roll tube and sucking it out but this isn't working. I can't get access to the back of the dome to push it out from the back either.

Any suggestions?

 

[neil_g]

loop some sticky tape around your finger.. stick and pull gently.

 

[Lowe]

Sticky tape doesn't always have enough 'tack', but defo a good start.

I rescued a centre speaker I had once by using a Dyson. You need to be careful but usually the hose put in close proximity to the damaged speaker will pull it back into shape.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Heat up some white tack and give it a go.

When you say you have no access to the rear, what's stopping you removing the cone from the body of the speaker and doing it that way?

 

[neil_g]

Sticky tape doesn't always have enough 'tack', but defo a good start

carpet tape should do the job?

 

[Participant]

Get a kitchen funnel and gaffer tape the outside to seal it against the speaker.

Now suck, suck like you've never sucked before!

 

[McBain]

Hoover, the kind of pipe thing that comes out of it

That's how I managed to pull mine back out.

 

[bash247]

Hoover, the kind of pipe thing that comes out of it

That's how I managed to pull mine back out.

This is what I did for mine but you got to be very gentle otherwise no more sweet sound

 

[MagicBoy]

Hoover?

 

[V4NT0M]

Get a kitchen funnel and gaffer tape the outside to seal it against the speaker.

Now suck, suck like you've never sucked before!

That's what I did last time but the tubes seem to be collapsing before anything happens with the dome.

I don't have any tape tacky enough to stick to it, also tried the vacuum but it doesn't seem to get suction, will look into the other solutions thanks.

 

[MagicBoy]

Metal or fabric tweeter?

 

[V4NT0M]

It's a fabric tweeter, oh and I can't get to the back of it afaik, I unscrewed it and took it out but can't seem to see the back of the actual dome.

 

[Participant]

That's what I did last time but the tubes seem to be collapsing before anything happens with the dome.

I don't have any tape tacky enough to stick to it, also tried the vacuum but it doesn't seem to get suction, will look into the other solutions thanks.

The tubes of the funnel? My kitchen funnel is rigid plastic, would take Kerry Katona's suction power to be able to collapse that tube.

Decent duct tape should do the job as regards stickiness, but I agree that the ideal solution is to dismantle the tweet and take it 'from behind' (which I'm aware you say you can't do).

 

[lucid]

Hoover?

Lol.... It's what vacuums were called before Dyson ruled the roost