Kicker speakers blown

I bought some kicker speakers this summer, June, and they are already blown. Does anyone know what the warranty is on kicker speakers. I bought them from an on-line company and I have not heard back from them. I was hoping I could send them back to kicker to replace them.

Your probably out of luck since they were bought online. Lack of warranty and service support is the major reason for the low prices we find on the net.

They are a warranty. You will just need to send them into kicker. Are both blown?

Kicker speakers carry a 1 year warranty, but like Johnny said, most of the online sellers are not authorized retailers and most of what they sell are refurbs or factory seconds.

What model speakers did you buy and what amp (what are the specs) are you driving them with? I find it odd to have 2 blown at the same time. In most cases, under powering a speaker is the cause for damage. If this is the case, the next set will likely blow. $.02.

If these are the speakers that are on the tower in the plastic boxes. They aren't blown. You have to drill a small hole in the box to let the air out of the box. the boxes are sealed to tight and when they get warm they push the speaker out.

'OR maybe yours are blown. I don't know what you have. Good luck

^^^ Good call Phil posted up about that earlier this year. Give it a shot first and see.

Where did phil post about this? Mine sound like garbage a lot of the time, and i thougth they were blown.

Here's what Phil posted;

Hey Guys-
For those of you who have purchased and are using Kicker KMT6 tower speakers, we have built a small batch recently that are actually TOO air-tight. They are so air-tight that when you get them out in the sun and the heat, the air inside them expands and pushes the midrange cones forward.

We have experience with and design for such a thing, particularly when we are dealing with synthetic injection-molded products. However in this instance, there are a few speakers that are out in the field being used that will still show symptoms of being totally sealed, and the midrange cones will push way forward, resulting in little or no sound from the midrange drivers.

The fix is extremely easy.

I have attached a picture showing where you can drill a VERY TINY hole on the side of one of the screw bossses that hold the front half and the back half of the enclosure together. We recommend a 0.7 mm hole. That size of a hole is extremely small, and is accomplished with a very tiny jeweler's or model maker's drill. The size is not super-critical, but you want to drill the smallest hole possible, and drill it at an angle to minimize or prevent water intrusion, as shown in the drawing. The hole location shown in the drawing is low enough to prevent any water issues in a typical installation, but if you have yours mounted differently, you may find that a different location is better for your needs. Another great option is for you to drill a tiny vent drilled right at the mating seam between the front half and the back half of the enclosure. The key is to have the hole somewhere on the bottom half of the enclosure as mounted.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to PM me, or post here.

Thanks guys!

Have a great safe summer

Phil

Ok, awesome. That may be the issue with mine. But drilling the hole on a bottom screw relief seems to make more sense

dhcomp it does make more sense but i'm guessing the Kicker engineers have a reason for drilling where they suggested.

thanks for the comments. I will give this a shot and see what happens. hopefully this is the fix so I don't have to ship and receive.

Sorry to be late to the thread, but I have been on the road.

Yeah, if you have the KMT6, a small hole is appropriate. The engineering location was for a good reason, but as long as you do not put the hole on top, (rain water) you will be good to go.


Phil
Kicker