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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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Hey all, im putting in a zex nitrous kit and i want to run the left horn button inline with the WOT signal. i see how they have the power wire connected to that thing that turns with the wheel, and i think the ground is just grounded to the steering wheel/column. do i need to take the steering wheel completely off to get a better view?

i searched already and didnt find anybody's how to on how to do this... any help is appreciated.

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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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worked on it some more, i just dont see how i can do this without rapping a bunch of wire around the column when i turn
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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you are going to wrap a bunch of wire around when you turn.
Other then that try a coiled wire
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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the only way to do it without having it wrap around the cloumn is to put it on the power wire going to the horn somewhere after the column but this at the same time makes it so that bot horn buttons will now activate the nitrous so your best bet is to have another master switch where you can shut off the system so that if you accidentally touch the button when you dont want to you dont go flying into something.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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cool, thanks for the help. i was planning on running a master switch also and wiring it in with my seatbelt sensor so that when its on, the light shows up on my dash.

And (just thought of this) it tells people that they better put their damn seat belt on cuz things are gonna get crazy, lol
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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just wire your system to activate when you switch to ground (horn button) and use the existing wiring for the horn. (the wiring going from steering wheel is where you'll cut and when you push horn button it will pluse to ground)

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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just soder your solonoid into the actual horn down in the front bumper..i had my boost control last year wired in that way..
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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Yeah, just use the existing hown wiring. It's already setup for you!

BTW: Don't disconnect the horn either! I want a video of you honking the whole way down the track.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EVIL TYPE R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just wire your system to activate when you switch to ground (horn button) and use the existing wiring for the horn. (the wiring going from steering wheel is where you'll cut and when you push horn button it will pluse to ground)

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as he said, your horn button creates a ground. i kinda did the same thing on my car for my high boost switch.
i have two switches - one when switched, throws a selenoid that kicks me into high boost – an on/off deal
the other is inline before my horn but after the button. So when switched normally, the horns acts as normal, but when switched it then ground out my solenoid and its high boost via the horn button.
All you have to do is find your horn line underneath the dash, extend wires and get a double-throw switch.

Good luck
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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i always use the horn... disconect the horn up front...hook one one from the nos kit to power and the ground to the horn...
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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i know i'm a little late, but i cant take this information without saying thankyou to everybody, i got it figured out and i got a plan to work...

and i thought about doin the horn thing with the horn still connected, hahaha, that would just be funny...i might do that once on video just for ***** and giggles
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