This seems like a silly question, but my new subs (Dayton RSS315HF-4) came in the mail and neither of them has a gasket. Looking at the pictures on PE, it isn't supposed to have one either. When they are installed in my boxes, which is a perfect fit, I can push on the driver and there is audible air leakage. What do I do to seal this? Keep in mind this is without screws installed, but I can't imagine screws will seal the air in. Or is this not an issue? The boxes are sealed, by the way.
EDIT: I saw the stuff on PE which others have used, but I'd really rather not pay for postage again, especially when postage is more than the tape itself.
EDIT: I saw the stuff on PE which others have used, but I'd really rather not pay for postage again, especially when postage is more than the tape itself.
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Try some open cell foam weather, strip it'll squish down to nothing and make a good seal. The closed cell variety will not compress as well unless they are very thin like the PE stuff. I use the PE stuff FWIW.
Won't open cell let air through, though? How thick does the stripping need to be? McMaster sells 1/16" thick x 1/2" wide for about $4.50 and their shipping is very cheap through USPS. Without a gasket, my drivers are exactly the right height in the cutout, so ideally there isn't much space taken up by tape so that it mounts as flush as possible.
I use this stuff K Strip 3/8 in. x 17 ft. All-Climate Weather Stripping for Small Gaps-02618 at The Home Depot
It mushes down pretty good but you may want to use something thinner like http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
It mushes down pretty good but you may want to use something thinner like http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
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