get a small screw driver and pry them up while turning them loose

 

already tried that, i used needle nose to pry them up from under the head

while tryin to unscrew........nothing

 

your sccccrewedd!!! :O lol.... i have no idea how to get them out then sorry

 

ya seriously i hate my life

these are brand new w6's and i already cracked one of the trim rings tryin

to get the damn thing out! ****!!!!

im gonna try to use the dremmel cutter to cut the screws maybe......

 

with no other openings in the box I can't see anything else to cut them off .
I would try to pry up on them again while turning it , trying to to get teeth to grab.
if you have a hack saw I would try that , it's slower but less of a chance on slipping ......oops

good luck

 

ya so i ended up grinding them out

i damaged the plastic rings a bit, but its only cosmetic, they don't do

anything to assist the sub in performace. so since they are in a downfiring box

im not gonna worryabout buying new ones.

i went shopping for a different type of screw/bolt system, and after a couple

hours of rona, the home depot, and canadian tire. i said **** it. i'm just going

to use plain old wood screws. there are 10 per sub so i'm sure it'll be fine.

it better be......

 

If you want to bolt and are worried about alignment do this

use two screws to hold sub in place. carefully drill the rest of the holes into the box with sub as the template. remove the sub and the first two screws redrill these holes to size. glue your bolts in with washers. install sub over the studs sticking up and run your nuts down on the studs.

Another thought on the bolts would be to use set screws and loc tite nuts on the end that goes into the box. this way you could get an allen wrench on the stud end to hold the stud while tightning the nut down

 

If it's not too late, I think what you want are "T" Nuts. You can find them at CT, HD, or any bigger hardware store. They need a bigger hole than just a screw, but I've used the 4-legged kind with one leg cut off where it overhung the speaker hole w/o problems. For heavy down firing speakers, putting the T-nut inside the box would be the best way to go (as then there's no way for it to pull out). Once you've got the T-nuts, you can also find nice Socket or Button Head Cap Screws (that will look better than "regular" screws) at CT or HD too. More looking would be required (beyond CT/HD), but they can also be found in 'tamper proof' styles (that require special drivers for installation/removal), and/or in various colours of anodized aluminum...

Cheers,
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Terry McG

 

i dont' think you understand my post

i used tnuts and all that, the tnuts ended up popping out when part way threated, so when i tried to unscrew the bolts the tnut was spinning in the air. when i pulled up while trying to unscrew in an attempt to get the tnut to grab, it just dug a circular hole where the teeth dig in.

i ended up having to grind the heads off the screws, kinda ****ed up the mounting rings, just cosmetic, but there was nothing else to do.

i have them mounted with normal wood screws now, and they sound great

 

Ah, sorry. Don't press so hard next time

At least you've got it sorted now!

Cheers,
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Terry McG