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I was thinking about putting jbl gx302s in my truck. How hard is it to do? Anyone figured out the quiet issues yet?
The gx302 fit no problem, another guy posted in a different thread that he installed the inifintys as well. Someone else on here installed kickers, just about any 3.5 coaxial will fit and improve the highs in the truck significantlyHas anyone put in the Infinity Reference REF-3032cfx - 3.5" in the dash? I'm looking at upgrading the two corner speakers and these come up on Crutchfield as compatible? Critchfield says the JBL GX302's won't fit 19 Ram but recommends the Infinity does? Any input is appreciated! I have the Bighorn with the standard 8.4 6 speaker system just want a better sound without going crazy.
I believe the HK sub is a dual voice coil, each of them 2 ohm being fed by separate channels. Should make for a pretty easy swap.who has the info on changing the stock HK sub out ?
I upgraded all 3 of my fronts (Alpine system) with the GX302's, and did the rear 6x9's with the 962's. I will tell you that if you have the Metra adapters for the 6x9's ...CHECK THE POLARITY..THEY'RE WIRED BACKWARDS...this will cause major issues with the Active Noise Cancellation as the new speakers will be playing 180 degrees out of phase with the rest of the system, effectively doubling the noise instead of cancelling it out. I can not say if the 3.5" Metra adapters are wired backwards, as mine are misplaced somewhere with the Canada post issues, so I desoldered and trimmed the factory plugs off of the stock 3.5's and soldered them to my gx302's making sure the polarity was correct.
Has anyone put in the Infinity Reference REF-3032cfx - 3.5" in the dash? I'm looking at upgrading the two corner speakers and these come up on Crutchfield as compatible? Critchfield says the JBL GX302's won't fit 19 Ram but recommends the Infinity does? Any input is appreciated! I have the Bighorn with the standard 8.4 6 speaker system just want a better sound without going crazy.
I’m curious if it’s possible you had the wrong harness? I was worried cause I’d heard they were backwards. The ones Crutchfield sent worked perfect.
Metra 72-7902 dash
Metra 71-050 doors
They sent me Metra 72-6514 for the doors, and they are indeed wired backwards from the 71-050 harnesses, so yes yours would have worked perfectly without any changes. Weird. Although mine came from Amazon.
Was it a pain, to remove the rear door panels to install upgraded 6x9 speakers? I can find videos all day long on YouTube, for this process on the 4th Gen’s, but nothing on the 2019/5th Gen’s.... what tools do you need?So I put the JBL's in the doors last night. They are definatley under powered. I can barley hear them.
While listening at idle, they sound fine. But while driving there is a bass note playing at random times. It sounds like an 808 bass, for you old skoolers. Its a low kind of rolling bass note. Im guessing it has to do with the active noise control. Which seems strange. All i did was change the speakers. Nothing else.
Has anyone else experienced this changing the door?
I did find these that I may change to if I can figure out whats up with that sound.
https://www.parts-express.com/prv-audio-69mr500php-4-6-x-9-midrange-loudspeaker-4-ohm--294-2761
Those are pretty efficient and should be louder than the jbl's
Was it a pain, to remove the rear door panels to install upgraded 6x9 speakers? I can find videos all day long on YouTube, for this process on the 4th Gen’s, but nothing on the 2019/5th Gen’s.... what tools do you need?
They sent me Metra 72-6514 for the doors, and they are indeed wired backwards from the 71-050 harnesses, so yes yours would have worked perfectly without any changes. Weird. Although mine came from Amazon.
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Metra adapters... Speaker phasing. You have to get the +/- right or you will have some bass cancellation issues. Not to mention fooling the ANC mikes. I pulled the bighorn tweets and 6X9's. Pretty basic stuff. I went with Rockford fosgates and infinity tweets up front. Make sure you match impedance also. Looks like 8 ohms. Using a 4 ohm driver will play hell with the amp drivers. At low volumes not an Issue but the amp may not like 4 ohms at high volume. Here is what they look like on the big horn. Sorry I have the economy model!
Metra adapters... Speaker phasing. You have to get the +/- right or you will have some bass cancellation issues. Not to mention fooling the ANC mikes. I pulled the bighorn tweets and 6X9's. Pretty basic stuff. I went with Rockford fosgates and infinity tweets up front. Make sure you match impedance also. Looks like 8 ohms. Using a 4 ohm driver will play hell with the amp drivers. At low volumes not an Issue but the amp may not like 4 ohms at high volume. Here is what they look like on the big horn. Sorry I have the economy model!
The JBL GX 302s fit with very minor trimming. Took about 20 seconds. You just have to trim the corner off of a couple of the metal mounting tabs. Super easy. There is a write up with photos somewhere on the forum. I was very happy with the JBL‘s. Huge difference! I’m sure the infinities would be good as well though.
I also replaced the 6x9‘s in the doors with the JBL GX963 speakers. Right now they are on clearance at Crutchfield for about 50% off. Upgrade was well worth it!
Stock vs JBL GX302 (on sale for $39 pair!!)
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For those of you that are soldering Iron savvy. I took the socket off the factory driver. Clipped it and soldered the tabs onto the new speaker terminals. Worked perfect! no harness. polarity, polarity..