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Jan 1, 2019 | 01:33 PM

LadderDogV10

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From: The Buckeye State

Sad Horn

The horn on my 17 F350 is embarrassingly weak. Can hardly hear it in the cabin and sound like a goose with one lung outside the truck. My wife’s Flex is much more pronounced.

Is anyone else’s like this? Is there and upgrade? I don’t want a train or semi horn that’s just ridiculous.

Jan 1, 2019 | 01:42 PM

txsd

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I have a '17 F250 KR and the horn is definitely not "sad", rather very pronounced. What trim package do you have, maybe they are different?

Jan 1, 2019 | 01:52 PM

LadderDogV10

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Originally Posted by txsd

I have a '17 F250 KR and the horn is definitely not "sad", rather very pronounced. What trim package do you have, maybe they are different?

XL with STX package. I don’t use the horn much, but I don’t recall is sounding like that. Maybe one went bad

Jan 1, 2019 | 01:53 PM

ford390gashog

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You may want to get it fixed under warranty. All the trucks I have been in are incredibly loud for a stock setup.

Jan 1, 2019 | 02:05 PM

ZAR2USA

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I have one truck doing the same, only one of the two horns is functioning. At times both works and sounds normal. It's not the connection so I believe it must be internal.

Jan 1, 2019 | 02:06 PM

mattymax

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I would look at it yourself before you take the time to bring it in. Maybe one of the connections fell off one of the horns

Jan 1, 2019 | 03:23 PM

1956Fatfenders

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I thought the horn was weak until I had the window open one time I blew it. I think the horn is loud, but the cab is quiet. The times I've used the horn, it got attention.

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Jan 1, 2019 | 06:42 PM

Mattwolffelectric

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From: MA/NH border

I installed my electronic air horn. Don't user horn much but when do gets point across

Jan 1, 2019 | 08:54 PM

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petei

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Take it in and replace the horn that what I did.

Jan 1, 2019 | 09:05 PM

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keith86

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Haha....I thought it was just my truck. My 2017 was really loud when I locked the doors but my 2018 sounds like it is sick lol. To me my 17 was way too loud anyway.

Jan 1, 2019 | 11:04 PM

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PackerBacker_TX

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From: Texas

I've seen a few aftermarket air horns like STEBEL that are inexpensive and do a good job. Or you could do like I did and install a Ranch Hand bumper on the truck and let them ogle 300# of solid steel in their rear view mirror. Nothing says "please move" like a nice bumper.

Jan 2, 2019 | 07:53 AM

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tony m 6.7

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Mine was also "weak" it was replaced under warranty. Works fine now.

Jan 2, 2019 | 08:10 AM

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KCJackson1

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From: Mount Arlington, NJ

On my 93 F-150, the horn started out ok, but then went "sad" as you described. Still made noise, so I wasn't too concerned. Then after a major collision repair in 95 (got T-boned at an uncontrolled residential intersection), the horn sounded like someone's last gasp. Went back to the Ford dealer that did the body work and a tech came out to look at it. He thought the horn was on the driver's side (as it had been in previous years) which was opposite the T-bone hit, but the horn was in fact on the passenger side. After I blew it for him, he leaned over under the hood, fiddled with something, then said "try it now" - presto, full-blast dual horns. Tech said the wire fell out, no charge.