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bryantd
I Picked Up A Pair Jbl L56 Yesterday At The Thrift Store For 10 Bucks.the Cabinets Are Nice And The Grills Are Fair. I Would Like To Repair The Woofers. Do Any A.k.members Have Souce For The Foam Kits And Tips For The Repair. Does Anybody Have These Jbl,s And Do They Sound Good?

Thanks, Bryan
 
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Hi Bryan. Check with AK member ReEdger. Give him a Private Message and work out your dimensions correctly and he should be able to fix you up. Do a search on AK for refoaming or surrounds and you'll find lots of info. The web also has lots of info. Do some reading to educate your self before you start. I use the Aleene's Tacky Glue from the craft stores like Michael's or Joanne's and the test tone for voice coil centering. Download TrueRTA to use its tone function, very handy.
 
Check out

http://www.wooferrepair.com/jbl.html

I really like his kits, they include glue, shims, dust cap of your choice. I personally have had good luck with them. He also includes a nice video of instructions (if you are a newbie) and ships very promptly. He has all size information listed so you can confirm surround size needed.
 
Bryan,

Good advice above, I have little to add except that I've had great success with ReEdger's products and they seem to be cheaper than most other vendors, altho I confess I haven't checked out the links in this thread.

As a friendly suggestion, you might consider not capitalizing the first letter of every word in your posts, it makes it hard to read.

Rock on!
 
there is a gentleman on ebay that goes by looneytune2001 (rcobb@tampabay.rr.com ) that deals with jbl surrounds, Bought some jbl LE14a surrounds from him . very helpful and nice. just one more place to check englissa
 
thanks to everyone for the suggestions im sure i will find some from one of vendors listed.what kind of oil do you use on the cabinets.they are very dry
and would look much better after cleaning and a coat of oil.

---i had cap lock on--

bryan
 
SX1050AU717 said:
thanks to everyone for the suggestions im sure i will find some from one of vendors listed.what kind of oil do you use on the cabinets.they are very dry
and would look much better after cleaning and a coat of oil.

---i had cap lock on--

bryan
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I've read here and at another (JBL) speaker forums that the Howards brand of wood finishing/restoring products are very good for JBL's. Lot's of JBL owners have used it and like it. I'm going to try it soon. The two that come to mind are Howard's Restore-a-Finish, and Howard's Feed-n-Wax. Available at Home Depot. There is also a concoction that you can mix up yourself that was recommended by JBL for speaker finish care. There are many threads with info on restoring the finish of vintage speakers here. Try a search and you will be rewarded.
 
Go over to the Lansing Heritage Forums, and get ahold of Rick Cobb. He's the man who will sell you the right Foam for these Drivers.

Probably has the adhesives as well.
I suggest you become a member over on this forum, there's lots of tips-instruction for re-foaming, that will help you do the job right. You may not need to hack off the Dustcovers. Mark
 
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