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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Hi. I have an 1984 F250 4X4 with a 6.9 engine. My problem is the horn is wimpy. I have to roll the window down to hear if it's working. I replaced the single horn with a high/low set (2 horns). It didn't help. I notice that trucks of this age, without cruise control, don't have horn relays. Would it do any good to add a relay? If not, then what? People just laugh at me when I honk at them. Squirrels too. I want their eyes to pop and their mouths to drop. Just kiddin'. It's not much of a safty device. Thanks.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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im thinking 2 sets of 2 tone semi air horns mounted right on the top of the cab. or you could just do a single air horn. i think the one we put on our old gmc was 25 bucks. that sucker was loud.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Might want to use a voltmeter and test the voltage at the horn. If it's less than 12, then a relay may be a good idea.

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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:47 AM
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Thank you Marty. I'll try that.

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Hey Marty. I thought you might like to know, I checked the voltage at the horn and it was the exact same as the battery. So I cleaned all the connections and added the original horn back in and with the high/low/Ford trio it's much louder (with a sound that's a little hard to discribe other than, one of a kind). Thanks again. T

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