[Melvins]

My sr125is. Never attempted any sort of mod and been really wanting to add woodies, quarter mod the comfies, place holes in the driver, and remove the cloth from shells. Is it worth it? Potential risks? Thanks

 

[earthpeople]

All of these mods are relatively safe and cheap, other than the woodies. I don't know how they will change the sound and whether or not it's worth it, but I'm always for modding so I say go for it!

 

[ArmAndHammer]

Yes it's worth it. Risks are fairly low if you read up on how to do everything and take your time. 
 
I know you probably just typed it out wrong, but just to make sure, you are not punching holes in the driver itself. Once you pop the shell apart you will see on the backside of the driver there is a cloth like mesh that covers ten holes behind the driver. You want to poke holes through that mesh, not the drivers. But you will see pretty clearly if you read (if you haven't yet) the mod thread. I highly recommend the mods. They work, are easy, and free.

 

[Melvins]

How do I place the shell back then if I do not get the woodies? 

 

[WhiteCrow]

WARNING DONT MENTION THAT, bill does not want ot break any rules by selling things on here.

 

[sml1226]

How do I place the shell back then if I do not get the woodies?

Just slip it back on. I heated mine to adjust them since they came to me kinda crooked, and I just slipped it on there and the glue re-hardened to the strength of them when I first got them.

 

[Melvins]

oh dang, how long does the glue stay wet?  What method would you guys recommend? Hot water, or hair dryer?

 

[sml1226]

I did it with a cheapo hairdryer. Steam raises the potential (apparently not very big) of getting moisture in the driver, which could cause problems if you don't dry them out.

And I just heated it to adjust, so I'm not sure how long it was actually loose, but I was moving it for about 10 seconds.

 

[ArmAndHammer]

I peeled all the glue off mine and they hold just fine by friction...but I do have the 325's so the metal/plastic might hold differently than plastic/plastic.
 
As far as the glue...it is basically just hot glue. When heated it gets soft and pretty much as soon as you separate the cups the glue hardens back up. You would actually need to reheat to soften it again before putting the cups back together or strip it all off and just use a little fresh hot glue or none at all.

 

[Melvins]

How long would it take to melt the shells with a hair dryer?

 

[sml1226]

It took me a minute or so of quick shaky passes over it to keep it from really getting hot in any one spot.

 

[Melvins]

so total time? Like five minutes give or take?

 

[sml1226]

To remove them completely? That's plenty of time to do it. To do what I did takes less time, but you're doing nothing that way.

To open punch, damp, and close... you could probably do all of that in 5 minutes a cup if you really wanted to.

But take your time, don't destroy it by rushing yourself

 

[Melvins]

So punch 4 holes through the driver cloth, remove the cloth from plastic to the comfy, and cut a hole in the comfy. Anything else?

 

[sml1226]

Change the headband, liberate the driver, recable it, new cups, dynamat... the list can go on as long as you want it to