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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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horn install

Would someone mind posting a few picture of how the horns are mounted under the hood? I have had mine off so long, I forget how they are mounted...I should have taken more pictures...
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 06:24 PM
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What year and model is your truck? You can add that info to your Signature so we never have to ask and you don't have to type it a million times. Go to UserCP and Edit your Details.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 06:34 PM
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Sorry guys...
I have a 1951 Mercury M1 (same as Ford F1)
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 06:55 PM
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I have only a single horn


 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 09:23 PM
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Thank you very much...
My truck has a low and high pitch horn. One goes on each side of the hood.






Here's the link to my build








https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-restomod.html
 
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Old Jul 9, 2015 | 10:43 AM
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Here's my 2 cents.


I mounted these horns under the hood of my '51 and it affected the hood springs in a bad way.
Before the horns were installed I purchased two new Reproduction springs and put them in. The hood would open and stay fully up. I was quite happy with the difference the new springs made.
Then a few weeks later I put in the two horns, mounted exactly like the picture above. The hood would barely stay open, as if the horns were too heavy. On warm days the hood won't stay up at all and I now have to use a home-made prop rod each time I open the hood. I keep the rod in the bed. It's very discouraging because the new springs worked great and if I bought another set I probably won't have any difference with the horns there.
It's something I deal with but wanted to share that and see if anyone else here has any similar experience with this situation.


Tom
 
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Old Jul 9, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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Hard to believe the horns would make such a difference. The heavy part is right over the pivots.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 08:31 PM
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I have the twin horns, but I think Ross' pic shows the mount better.



Just make sure the mount brackets make good contact with the hood for the ground, or the horns(s) won't work.

Oh, and the wingnuts were just on there for a temporary mount.
 
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