Well, I went to SoundsGreat to check out a problem with my subs cutting off at higher volumes and what they have told me is that one of my JL w7's has a coilover thats going bad ... And then they gave me worse news - the factory warranty has ran out 6 months ago... Now im stuck with decision whether to pay $315 to have it factory fixed or buy new one for $719. And I have no money to fix it right now. Does anyone know if I can just get a soldering iron and a coil and fix that crap myself or do i need to start saving up to have it fixed professionaly?

 

once its repaired it wont be of the same quality and will most likely have a higher probability of failing...

as for fixing it urself.... i dont know hehe.. but if the coils r busted i wouldn;t get my hopes up too much...

i would personally buy a new one.... (but i am a sound freak... and a perfectionist LOL... i neeed everything to be just perfect)

 

Your voice coil went bad, not your coilover. I'd say just run one of them until you can get the money to buy a new one. With one properly tuned W7 and a good amp, you'll be happy.

 

thats what im doing, Im running 1 1000 Jl mono amp to 1 w7 i got the other amp and sub unplugged, Im just sceptical about turning it up... dont want to blow other sub....

 

im looking for 2 12inch subs for my box... got it for free and i re carpeted it (literally) with some extra house carpeting, i did a pretty good job too.....

as for your voice coils, its better to buy new and get it a warrenty, that way you wont have a defective sub with a home made repair...

and $300 for a repair is a little steep for a speaker, buy ive never owned a speaker thats a little over $700

good luck

 

I just want to provide some closure: I got the sub back from repair, looks brand spanking new and smells of new unoppened toy ... shop hooked me up and it only cost me half of whats on the JL audio sub repair pricelist....