How cold is to cold?

This might be a stupid question but how cold is to cold for subs?

ur subs should be fine if you dont pump them till it warms up in your car.

OCHO wrote:

ur subs should be fine if you dont pump them till it warms up in your car.

not true kinda i blew apart a kenwood sub last winter it was in the trunk mind you but only about -15 wasnt really pounding it either just normal level

Lol oh shit i try to keep mine low until the carm warms up but does the warmth inside the car carry to the trunk?

Man it would take FOREVER for your trunk to warm up if the seats are up. Just take em out Im sure you can survive without your thumpity bumpity rap music for half a year.

mines in the trunk, never taken it out since i installed it a long time ago. No issues with the cold..

Haha truthfully I wasn't aware of this and pumped my other ones so hard for a while in my old car... but this year I think I will be more careful

meh. i pumped it hard threw a winter and a few rips developed. used Goop and fixed the rips. works greatt... (these were 2 x 10in 30$ subs from a garage sale... so thats why i didnt care)

"The following applies to all speakers in extremely cold conditions, but
the question most often occurs in reference to subwoofers.

The suspension of the speakers will stiffen considerably at very cold
temperatures (lower than 30 degrees F). So will certain cone materials
which may become more brittle.

If a very cold speaker is played very hard there is a small potential
for damage because more stress is placed on the cone's neck. The
likelihood of damage is minimal for well-constructed and well-designed
automotive speakers, however.

Thermally, the danger is minimal because the ambient temperature and
the coil temperature are so low that it is highly unlikely that a coil
will overheat and burn, despite limited movement and ventilation.

At temperatures between +20 degrees F and 0 degrees F, it is a good idea
to play the system at a moderate level until the car's heater has warmed
the vehicle interior. As the speakers warm up, they will play louder
and lower signifying that their suspensions are warming up and returning
to nominal compliance.

If the temperature is extremely cold (less than 0 degrees F), you should
avoid playing the system at all until the vehicle interior is warm.
This is to avoid stress fractures in the surround material (especially
with rubber surrounds)."

Okay so interior warm, speakers basically good to go. Good to know.

if it were me i wouldnt pound my shit in the winter i had two 12 l7 in my old car and left the sub control off didnt fell like fuckin up 700 dollars worth of speakers

interior car tempurature doesnt matter at all... just play them for 10 - 20 mins gradually getting louder untill the heat from the voice coil can warm and loosen the spider