Repairing BOSE 901 IV series speakers

I just bought a paid of these speaker and they are in pretty bad shape. I dont know how to take them apart to repair the foam edging, anyone?

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axelfoley Dec 18, 2007

I read your remedy and I have been able to access the back 8 speakers. How do I get to the front one??

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Jeff
nwpoopj Dec 29, 2008

i have the problem i cant get to speaker in the front
MARK Feb 23, 2013

How do you pin point which driver is bad on a Bose 901 speaker. I have a rattle in one of them but it is subtle and I can't tell exactly which driver it is.

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The grille will come off if you try to pry it off. Then, unscrew the bad driver. Sort of new ones are sold on E-Bay for not a lot of money. Install the new driver, secure it with screws, and snap the grille back into place.

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I had 1 bose 901 got destroyed. All the speakers in the box were trashed. I called bose. They paid shipping both ways an sent me a new pair of 901's for $500. So for less than $900 I got a new pair of 901's/ I am very happy with bose service an cuality

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I called bose,for 108 bucks,and i pay the forward shipping they will replace the for a flat rate

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The cabinets do not come apart as the grills come off and you need to replace the drivers with new ones as I tryed to replace the surrounds on these speakers in the past and i couldnt get a sleave you need for the voice coil centering. I found it more economical to replace the entire driver. try contacting bose at https://www.bose.com

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