I recently decided to install air horn(s) on my 2011 F250. I am leaning towards the Grover 1512 stutter horn, but have not determined which compressor and air tank to go with.

Any thoughts on the best components would be appreciated. I would like to find a sealed compressor to combat the harsh environment beneath the truck. I would consider installing compressor and tank in the bed but do not want to drill holes through bed and did not see any existing holes of which to take advantage.

Also any tips on the installation locations for each component would be appreciated. Some installs show removing spare tire and utilizing the vacated space but this does not appeal to me. I also checked the front of the truck around the radiator area and there is zero room for adding components.

It looks like I can attach most of the components to the frame using existing holes without having to drill. Some existing bolts are long enough to accept a bracket by adding a second nut.

Does anyone know if I need a pressure regulator to control the air pressure going to the horn?

Right now I plan to purchase the horn, compressor, pressure switch, tank, wiring, horn button, horn relay, solenoid. Anything I am forgetting?

Can I wire this into one of my available auxiliary switches?

Thanks

 

I found this video on the forums and it is one of the best install videos I found. Not exactly sure how to wire this but it is definitely the setup I want.


YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

This guy did a great job.

 

I have a train horn on my truck . All of my stuff is mounted under the truck . The compressor is made by Viair you need to mount the compressor in a place were when it turns on it does not suck in water if it is raining outsiide . I connected mine to the horn wire up front so both the oem and the train horn goes off at the same time . The horns I have are pretty big I was able to put them under the bed in front of the rear tire . Check out Airbagit.com they have everything you will need . You do not need a pressur regulator you want all the air you can get . I would get a adjusttable pressure switch if you do anything . That is how you regulate the air to the horns .Hope this helps

 

Thanks. Will check out the website. What brand train horn did you buy? I have a local installer (highly recommended) who says he has great results with Hornblasters Shocker kit. Going by tomorrow to see a finished install and demo. I wanted Grover stutter horns at first but they are expensive and hard to find. Thanks for the tip on the adjustable pressure switch.

 

Not sure what kind of horns mine are. I bought them from a guy off of craigslist . I got the whole setup horns,tank , compressor & hoses for $150.00

 

I recently installed horns tonight on my 2011 f250 I cut the positive factory horn wire. Then ran the 12v source to the (off) position of an on-off-on switch and had one wire from the switch run back to factory horns and the other wire run to air solenoid. But now the factory horn just clunks no sound but the air solenoid will actuate, and when I double tap the key fob it will not actuate the solenoid when that position is selected on the switch. Does anyone have experience with this issue? Does it have to do with relay/module of the truck?

 

there's plenty of room for tanks and pumps on the chasis under the front passengers side