Replacing RAM Promaster City Door Speaker and Tweeter with JBL Club Speakers Van Audio Walkthrough

[@cwp7338]

Just bought the Promater City...Worst speakers I have ever experienced in a vehicle...Will be replacing. Thank you for the information.

[@mrgallardo7069]

My stock Toyota rav4 speakers had the tiniest magnetes I ever seen on speakers. The jbl's where a huge improvement. Very happy now 👍

[@Nebuchadnezzar18]

Nice job after watching your video I was able to fit 6x8 speakers. Instead of the 4 inch. Thanks

[@DrifterJourney]

Looks like you did a great job! Love the added insulation.

[@sav5477]

You will get many more views if you post this on the promaster forum instead of the city one. This is a fantastic video that needs to be seen. I now have the confidence to change out my tweeters. Thanks

[@SmartVan]

Hey Steve, glad it helped. Feel free to cross post this video, I wasn't sure if mixing the content was allowed.

[@Haze121201]

I had a 1" alpine tweeter from a 6.5 speaker kit that fit just perfect where the stock tweeter goes. So far it sounds better. I need to replace the speakers now.

[@mondoenterprises6710]

The funny thing is I go back to the 1970's with cars. My first car was a '69 beetle. The sound was always terrible in those cars back then. It was all based off AM radio, usually one paper speaker. I remember people upgrading their sound back then too. But my point is stock was so bad in most cars then! Today's stock is light years better and yet here we are bc we have better product upgrading sound now too!

[@johngrant1337]

That plastic sheet that was on the door was a water shield. To stop water damage to door panel and switches. That plastic shield to keep water in the door sheet metal and out the door drain. Do not throw it away, but it back on the door!

[@SmartVan]

Good to know. Hasn't seemed to be an issue yet but others watching may want to keep it

[@Frank-hg9rl]

Hi, nice video! Do you know if tweeters have a dedicated outputs or they are just plug in parallele with the front speakers ? By the way, what is the actual size of those oem speakers? 5 1/4 i guest... I saw that you re-used the oem door braket, i can see that their is a void surounding the braket and the door frame. Does it affect the sound quality. I kniw that a after braket without any void, that exist on metra to fit 5 1/4" after market speakers, wonder if this would sound better?

[@tuomasholo]

Very informative. Thanks

[@MrAffable]

You deserve more views

[@daleray3628]

Thanks for the excellent video.

[@marshtang]

I was thinking about replacing my promaster speakers with some basic 3 ways. Is there a crossover that needs to be removed to disable those awful sounding tweeters? I want to make sure that the full audio range makes it to the bottom speakers.

[@Nebuchadnezzar18]

Good job. I wonder if the door panel can suport a 5.25 speaker. Or modify it to fit a 6x8

[@patrickmiller539]

So, after you drilled out the old riveted speaker, there was magically a new speaker mounting bracket installed lol Where did you get the new mounting bracket for the new speaker ?! Thank you great video

[@SmartVan]

If I recall correctly, this is the stock mounting bracket that happens to fit this speaker that I was able to re-use!

[@mondoenterprises6710]

Incredible video ! I have a Promaster and am thinking about replacing the speakers. Best Buy will not do that nice job. How much do you think that would cost at a pro car audio shop? Including your/our Time factor would be helpful for us shade tree mechanics too. Thanks for the excellent video!

[@SmartVan]

Really up to your own determination! One benefit of doing it yourself is that you get a better understanding of behind the scenes and if anything goes wrong you can fix it yourself. Lots of stories about shops doing a shoddy job and then needing to go back again and again to fix it.

[@fjmbleslie]

What size are those speakers?

[@stadickelectricity300]

I might’ve missed it, but did you say what size speakers you installed? Want to make sure I order the right size, planning on doing this to my PMC this weekend.

[@Rforce78]

Do not ever trash the foam covering like this guy . it adds to the acoustics of the door itself and was installed to keep it from rattling it's kind of like taking a sealed box and removing the back off of it and then thinking you're going to get a good sound always reinstall the foam back to the door

[@RafaelHernandez-go8zb]

Great video!

[@jackjones9611]

She is pretty good working on speakers

[@badguy7252]

You can cut the rivets with a chisel and hammer. Takes one hit to break them

[@SANDS78]

Very cool, just bought a new Promaster City. First thing I noticed was how there is no bass at all. The speakers aren't great, but not horrible, however the bass is nonexistent. I was thinking a Rockville sub and running a splice off the driver door speaker. Any one with thoughts on this setup?

[@SmartVan]

Seems you already found it but for anyone else with this question, check out my video on installing a subwoofer in the van!

[@randomrazr]

how do you know which is posivie and negtive connector on the speaker itself

[@SmartVan]

If I remember correctly, usually the larger is positive

[@randomrazr]

@@SmartVan thanks abe

[@austinlafferty3607]

Really liked the video. I think I'm "ok" with my speakers in my 2016 promaster city. however, the bass is the real problem with these vehicles. Did you post a video of you installing the subs?

[@SmartVan]

Still editing, will post in a couple of weeks! Sub installation wasn't too bad either.

[@georgiaburns4940]

I noticed the speakers are 5 1/4" but when I look up the 2015 promaster city I see 6 1/2/" is the replacement size?? can you fit 6 1/2" in the door?

[@SmartVan]

Maybe, but probably not on the existing mounts. I think 6 1/2 would be iffy, but if you make it work let me know!

[@mondoenterprises6710]

I have the same problem/question myself. Just ordered the 6.5 jbls that are supposed to fit...

[@micjakes1]

What are the two connections to the midrange? I see one goes towards the tweeters but where does the other one go?

[@SmartVan]

If you're talking about the door speakers, I believe the other one goes to the car's radio/head unit

[@arnoldsmith1165]

Yup.....crap speakers. On my list to change out. Thanks for the tech tips. Cheers.

[@bryandamota]

I blew my driver-side speaker can I replace the sound system with JBL speakers and add the sub without changing the main unit?

[@bryandamota]

Because I was thinking about keeping the main unit to not lose the steering wheel controls and add an amplifier.

[@SmartVan]

@@bryandamota I don't see why not. The sub I installed (another vid) is powered so doesn't need a separate amp. The stock head unit should have a built in amp to drive the jbl speakers you install.

[@bryandamota]

@@SmartVan Thank you. so you think I could install aftermarket speakers without changing the display unit and for the sub, I want to build my own sub to try to fit a bigger one and have the amp under the passenger seat.

[@justinparker9807]

Inside of doors get wet that is a vapor barrier you threw out. I hope that insulation you put in is mold resistant.

[@SmartVan]

Yup, paid extra for Thinsulate

[@aerostone99]

Thanks for posting this, very helpful! I'm also going with the promaster city as a camper and plan to immediately upgrade the audio. Curious how things sound with the sub installed and if you were considering adding 3-way 6x9's (or similar) to the rear doors. Could be overkill, but i want to have really good sound which is difficult in a van.

[@SmartVan]

My rear doors are part of a camper installation so I didn't bother, I just threw up a curtain which helps block some sound in the back

[@longdistancehammer]

Crutchfield says this model of promaster has a 4" speaker, but in the video you used a 5.25" speaker setup? Are there any issues with this?

[@SmartVan]

Worked fine, I measured it beforehand. I almost wonder if you could fit a 6" but haven't tried. It might work with creative mounting, there is still plenty of space between the speaker and the door panel if I recall.

[@RobertDusek]

Another PMC owner posted a video of him placing 6x9s where the factory 4" mids are. A 6.5 fits just as well as the 5.25s...these doors have massive extra space like under the seats

[@shanepritchard8133]

@@SmartVan are you talking cone size or outside mounting bracket size when you say 5.25" ?

[@gustavoestrada6633]

What size thinsulate did you use. Sm200l or sm600l

[@SmartVan]

SM600l

[@FlowerClown]

That mirror adjust cover didn't go back on that easy

[@j.frankgutierrez3276]

My promaster city has no rear speakers. I have heard that there's some outputs hidding some were in the van for rears speakers. Does anybody know were are they? Thanks.

[@arthurbrouthers]

Ever figure this out? About to replace my front door speakers today

[@RobertDusek]

X2 curious about this.anyone know?

[@vyakoumakis0813]

What size was the speakers you put in

[@SmartVan]

JBL Club 5020 Door Speakers are 5.25", but I almost wonder if I could have gone for 6"

[@Eandersenosu]

I am doing this with my Promaster 2500 High Roof. I got the JBL GTO 609C Premium speakers that come with tweeters and a crossover for each side. I would recommend also considering an amp to increase quality as there is a limit to what the factory head units can provide for sound quality and adjustments. I am also looking at subs, and I was wondering what sub you decided to go with? Possibly insulation inside the door panel itself...although I think thinsulate would absorb some moisture which is more likely to happen inside the door cavity itself so maybe its best to avoid that in your situation. I am going for a recycled plastic style insulation that I can shove up inside that door cavity. I would love to see a follow up with your subwoofer addition, thanks for the video!

[@SmartVan]

Nice. I'm using an aftermarket Pioneer head unit (I have a tutorial on that install too), so I'm using their amplifier. I have a video on the subwoofer I need to edit and release, but the gist of it is that I choose a powered amplifier, JBL Basspro SL and it's a big improvement. Will see about the thinsulate, I've seen another video of people installing a layer of MLV in the door panel which is more sound dampening and also waterproof which appeals to me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@msolucoescriativas]

And about the bass? Good to use in the back or front with tweeters like u? 👍 +1 subscrib

[@SmartVan]

Check out my subwoofer video!

[@neubauerjoseph]

You don’t buy a cargo van for great audio.

[@SmartVan]

Instead you gotta buy great audio for your cargo van ;)

[@RobertDusek]

Hardly any factory vehicles have quality hi Fi...must be built not just bought

[@neubauerjoseph]

I wonder if there is a way to get good audio on the ram promaster city I am thinking of buying one. I want to buy the SLT and upgrade to the audio and the seats and lights.

[@RobertDusek]

@@neubauerjoseph the first thing I would do is sound deadening.... EVERYWHERE... my PMC cargo had horrible road noise, went from a Chevy Nova to a Cadillac. Helped the crappy stock mids highs & hands free calling got drastically better.