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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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changing the horn?

anyone done this? do i have any restrictions or will anything work? im pretty open to anything from a simple horn to something one of a kind.

currently it must have been replaced at one point because it sounds like something off a festiva, i get looks from all sides when i push it, im afraid to give ppl a friendly honk lol.... any help would be good! thanks guys!

its a 03 5.4 f150
 
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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There are two horns, one high pitched (probably the one still working on yours) and one low pitched (not working on your truck). When both work correctly you get the "big truck" HONK! You can just replace the bad horn or get yourself one of those air train horns and give old people a heart attack....
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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i laid under there tonight and the old man held down the horn and they both were blowing air out how do i know which one is bad? which is the low one?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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Use some Needle nose Pliers, and pull the spade connector off one... then the other, etc. You are going to find one dead one., and I agree, it sounds like your "low" horn is out. Any one off any 12 volt car is going to work, as long as it can bolt up.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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My high horn went out and I replaced it no problem. The horns should have a small H or a L on the front side so you know which horn is which.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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I had the same problem several years back - low horn went out and mine sounded pretty rediculous too. You can just buy the one that went bad rather than the whole thing - pretty easy repair.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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awesome sounds like a pretty easy fix i will check it out... do i have to get a ford one one, or can i get one at autovalue or something?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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You can pick them up anywhere. A universal item it is.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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gotttter fixed 15bucks later, low horn it was!
 
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