Changing out horns
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Changing out horns
Might sound a bit odd, but I need to change my horn (current horn is not loud enough, I work in the woods following large diesel trucks and if something happens I need to get them to stop with the horn and they never hear it)
I'm just wondering, I want to order these
Hella Supertone Horn - JCWhitney
It says 118 dB, which sounds loud enough to me. Can I just take off the stock one and re-wire this one and be good to go? Never done this before. It includes a relay which I don't understand why unless you're adding another button of some sort for extra horns. I just want to use the same stock location of the horn. Thanks
I'm just wondering, I want to order these
Hella Supertone Horn - JCWhitney
It says 118 dB, which sounds loud enough to me. Can I just take off the stock one and re-wire this one and be good to go? Never done this before. It includes a relay which I don't understand why unless you're adding another button of some sort for extra horns. I just want to use the same stock location of the horn. Thanks
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Id say your right that the only reason for the extra relay would be if you were using it as an extra horn with a button.
Another option is to go to the junkyard and get a set of horns off an older Cadillac. They have 4 horns that are loud and sound really neat. My dads Chevy had a horn that sounded like a riceburner so I swapped it for the Caddy horns and it really sounds good now.
Here is what they sound like
Another option is to go to the junkyard and get a set of horns off an older Cadillac. They have 4 horns that are loud and sound really neat. My dads Chevy had a horn that sounded like a riceburner so I swapped it for the Caddy horns and it really sounds good now.
Here is what they sound like
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Id say your right that the only reason for the extra relay would be if you were using it as an extra horn with a button.
Another option is to go to the junkyard and get a set of horns off an older Cadillac. They have 4 horns that are loud and sound really neat. My dads Chevy had a horn that sounded like a riceburner so I swapped it for the Caddy horns and it really sounds good now.
Here is what they sound like
It's a Truck, It's a Train, It's a Cadillac Eldorado! 1985 Biarritz - YouTube
Another option is to go to the junkyard and get a set of horns off an older Cadillac. They have 4 horns that are loud and sound really neat. My dads Chevy had a horn that sounded like a riceburner so I swapped it for the Caddy horns and it really sounds good now.
Here is what they sound like
It's a Truck, It's a Train, It's a Cadillac Eldorado! 1985 Biarritz - YouTube
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I have installed a couple sets of HELLA Supertones. On my WRX I didn't use relay and just tapped into the stock wiring and it works great. On another vehicle I did use the relay and haven't noticed any difference. I will say that they are loud, but very directional as you would expect. I would put them right behind the grille so they are blasting straight out. They will definitely get the attention of someone in front of them.
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