Decided to try and swap in LED bulbs into the sub par factory headlights and since some engineer somewhere decided it would be easier for me to have to remove the grill and headlights just to change a bulb, I noticed that the dual horn set up had the horns pointing back to the truck. Even worse, right in front of all the fins on the CAC, Raidator, etc. to help muffle the sound.

Now I don't know how things are where you live, but generally when I honk at someone, I'm not doing it so I can hear my own horn. The general idea I thought was so that others could hear my horn.

Of course the same engineers in charge of headlight bulb swaps also figured out the wiring for the horns so you can't just loosen the nuts (10 mm) and rotate said horns 180 degrees. You can rotate the driver side horn 180 degrees and call it good, but the factory wiring won't reach the passenger side horn if you rotate it.

You can however remove both horns and use a small screwdriver to unplug the harness that joins the two horns. If you swap the horns right to left and left to right, then you can put the factory wiring back together in a manner that leaves the horn outlets pointing forward towards others.

Sorry I can't insert pics into the thread as I describe things. I used to do that but FTE seems to have gotten rid of my gallery so I can't upload to there anymore and then post photos in the thread that way. So now you get them uploaded as attachments at the end of my rambling.

 

Interesting, they really messed that one up.

 

I did the same thing on my 2013. Then I got caught in a heavy snow storm in Colorado. The horns got filled with road grime and ruined them. I decided to leave them alone on my 2016.

 

Interesting. Perhaps I should cover them with a piece of screen or something.

 

That would help. Anything to keep the road grime out!

 

Water getting in them would also be a concern! Time for a set of Train Horns, really gets the attention of the jack wad that deserves it!!

 

I would say they are installed pointing back to prevent damage from whatever gets in. Some vehicles mount them vertical and the opening points down.

The only people who actually hear horns are the ones that then give you the finger. I'll just honk after my bumper plows into the side of their car

 

Ford has been doing this for decades for the exact reason explained above, so the horn doesn't get destroyed by road debris.

 

Ford has had a wimpy sounding horn for decades too. I'm trying to help that.

An air compressor is on my to do list Costa. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. Although most train horns also point forward.

And by the way, it's great to see your Avatar again.