tnr Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Are they pretty simple to replace and where is the best source for Klipsch Heritage dust caps? Or, I have heard of folks taking a vacuum cleaner under low variable power, or a tiny pin to pull out the dents in them. I am usually turned off when I see dented center dust caps and then shy away from buying the speakers, but they don't affect performance and can be fairly easily and cheaply fixed, right? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 The dust caps are fairly straight forward to replace. I think you can get them from parts express. Yep... http://www.parts-express.com/cat/dust-caps/327 Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 With a solid plastic type dust cap, would you try to remove the old one, or put the new one over the old one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Try vacuum first. If that fails, replace rather than cover old. Edited August 12, 2014 by DizRotus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 If you try the vacuum, use a piece of screen over the end of the tube, shaped to fit the dust cap. It will prevent you sucking the whole thing into the vacuum cleaner. Bruce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 How would you remove the old dust cap? Seems "risky" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) First, take a utility knife and cut away enough dust cap that you can get to one edge to hold it steady while you whittle away the rest. Then cut the old one out carefully using a utility knife blade-only held PARALLEL to the cone (so as not to cut into it). You'll not be able to get it totally clean as that adhesive is some nasty stuff indeed. Then using the special woofer glue (you can get at PE- they have the plastic and compressed felt types) , adhere the new one, hopefully just slightly larger than the old. I use a large socket on top to weight it down while glue dries. Had to do this with a couple pro woofers, the glue holding the vent screen (back of magnet pack) came loose, so screen was bouncing around behind the dust cap. Easy peasy! Edited August 14, 2014 by colterphoto1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Try vacuum first. If that fails, replace rather than cover old. YES, you don't want to change the mass of the speaker cone, it will affect performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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