Installing aftermarket horns
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Installing aftermarket horns
Looks like this is the most appropriate forum to post my question.
I just bought a new pair of electric airhorns. And this is the first time installing horns for me. On the instruction sheet it has the horn wired up to a relay. Will i have to buy an aftermarket relay such as a bosch one and add it to the existing horn circuit or will the factory horn relay be enough?
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Installing new airhorns
Add extra relay or just connect up the new horns to the circuit?
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I just bought a new pair of electric airhorns. And this is the first time installing horns for me. On the instruction sheet it has the horn wired up to a relay. Will i have to buy an aftermarket relay such as a bosch one and add it to the existing horn circuit or will the factory horn relay be enough?
Cliffnotes:
Installing new airhorns
Add extra relay or just connect up the new horns to the circuit?
Cheers
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Re: Installing aftermarket horns (tianporn)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tianporn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks like this is the most appropriate forum to post my question.
I just bought a new pair of electric airhorns. And this is the first time installing horns for me. On the instruction sheet it has the horn wired up to a relay. Will i have to buy an aftermarket relay such as a bosch one and add it to the existing horn circuit or will the factory horn relay be enough?
Cliffnotes:
Installing new airhorns
Add extra relay or just connect up the new horns to the circuit?
Cheers</TD></TR></TABLE> That depends on the power draw of the air horns, and if you are going to keep the stock horns, but as you will not hear the stock ones over the airs, I would just unplug the stock horns and plug that wire into the airhorn, that will keep the wiring to a min. 94
I just bought a new pair of electric airhorns. And this is the first time installing horns for me. On the instruction sheet it has the horn wired up to a relay. Will i have to buy an aftermarket relay such as a bosch one and add it to the existing horn circuit or will the factory horn relay be enough?
Cliffnotes:
Installing new airhorns
Add extra relay or just connect up the new horns to the circuit?
Cheers</TD></TR></TABLE> That depends on the power draw of the air horns, and if you are going to keep the stock horns, but as you will not hear the stock ones over the airs, I would just unplug the stock horns and plug that wire into the airhorn, that will keep the wiring to a min. 94
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Re: Installing aftermarket horns (fcm)
Well i'll definately completely remove the factory horn. So are you suggesting just unplugging the old one and plugging the new pair in parallel or series? Because my new horns are a set of 2 individual electric horns one 510hz and the other 410hz. If i was to run them both would i need to add another relay additional to the factory one?
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Re: Installing aftermarket horns (tianporn)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tianporn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well i'll definately completely remove the factory horn. So are you suggesting just unplugging the old one and plugging the new pair in parallel or series? Because my new horns are a set of 2 individual electric horns one 510hz and the other 410hz. If i was to run them both would i need to add another relay additional to the factory one?</TD></TR></TABLE> Only if the draw on the new ones is more then the stock ones, you would wire them in parallel, did they not come with a wiring diagram? if not, try this, install them and wire them to the OEM horn wiring replace the horn fuse with a smaller one, test the new horn, [nice long blast] if the fuse does not blow, you are good to go, if it blows, install the stock fuse and try again, if it blows, then I would install a relay, and trip the relay with the OEM horn wire. 94
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