I looked for the specs, and found about 78 hits for the model number,
but all of them were selling refoam kits or junkyard speakers or
speakers from Toyota dealers. I found the same refoam kit I bought,
from Florida, for sale in Russia and Israel too. None of the pages
were JBL or any of the manual download sites.
And I went to the JBL pages and nothing there.
I think the model number was used only in speakers sold to Toyota.
And add to that that it's a 9" speaker. Not common iiuc.
JBL 86160-AA310 if you think I missed it. But the specs are an
academic question now. Either it sounds good or it doesn't.
Anyhow I finally glued it today. The glue they included was really
good. I wish I knew what it really is. I doubt they'll tell me but
I still have quite a bit left and I waste too much time on the
computer now and don't do as many repairs.
Glueing went well, as they promised -- I watched the video twice, and
sent them a question in the middle of the night which they answered
before 9:30 in the morning -- but we'll see tomorrow how it sounds
and if the voice coil rubs. I think the coil's centered but the
surround is not quite centered in the metal frame. It was when I laid
it out without glue. Dunno what happened, but it shouldn't matter.
The glue is clear, in a tube and goes on like Duco cement used to but
it gets sticky in 30 seconds or so, and sticks well in 2 minutes, but
if the pieces aren't together yet, you can still push them together.
Here's their glue page
http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesives.html
Not sure what the first three are but the one included with foam is
the 2nd row on the right. $8 for a tube that's 4" long (the white
part). plus $3.64 first-class postage. I'm sure someone sells the
original for much less money, but if I can't find it, it might be
worth paying them just for glue, for other projects. It's that good.
While Home Depot seems to be selling fewer glues (and Ace Hardware
selling many) I was at a fabric store and they had a bunch of possibly
new glues
http://www.joann.com/sewing/sewing-and-quilting-supplies/bonding-and-stabilizers/adhesives/
I was reading some crafts webpage and everyone raved about Aileene's
Tacky Glue. They make another one that's not Quick Dry, and Jo-annes
sells a set of 3 little bottles of different products. Plus another
set of 3 other ones. Enough to see if you like them. I forget how
many, 2 to 4 of them are especially for sewing, but the other 2 to 4
are for anything. Neither set of 3 is on their webpage! and they
sell all 6 products in bigger bottles and I don't think a couple of
the 6 are on their Aileene's search page.
http://www.joann.com/search?q=aileens. I guess you have to go to the
store to see them all. But I don't especially think any glue at
Jo-annes is the speaker glue, except for the word Tacky, which does
seem closely related. Still, I only mention that store because it
has glues I haven't seen before.
Maybe that's the difference between their kits for $25 to 22.50,
depending where you buy it. Versus the company that charges 12 iirc,
maybe the glue isn't as good. Or the video?
I don't have the name in front of me but I also found a page with a
mach broader selection of speaker parts, grill cloth, metal grills,
speakers with crossovers but no cabinet, for mounting in the wall
perhaps. etc. etc.
I read that foam started being used in the late 60's iirc but it only
lasts 20 years. This car is only 16 years old, tan top, white car,
never gets that hot inside, and it looks like the foam has been gone
for at least a year.
OTOH, I have speakers with paper surrounds instead of foam from the
'30's. Still in great shape. I suppose they'll say they restrict
the sound. But at least you don't have to replace them in 15 years.
My other car speakers are good I think, and they're just as old. I
took one door speaker out and didn't notice anything. I'lll look
again when I find it to put it back in. They're smaller of course.
Maybe they don't use foam.