I absolutely appreciate that you sampled the audio 10 seconds in. Really helps us decide if this is the tone we want before proceeding through the install.
@StrangeGarage iv ordered a twin horn, is there a way to make them louder if it's not loud enough in the location I put it? Wanna try to hide it incase i get pulled over but still want them to be loud
This is MY goal. So the OEM wiring handles the OEM Horns PLUS the Air Horn? What is the amperage draw on your Air Horn so that I can make sure not to exceed that?
I've been hit a couple times from someone backing into me while I was laying on the factory horn. I just want a louder horn. Thanks for the nice video.
I normally work on residential wiring, and also a former army mechanic, but I have never really gotten into relays and what’s the point of a relay? So for the real question, the relay has 4 connections: #87 on relay to compressor, #85 on relay to push button horn switch to ground., #30 vehicle fused circuit, #86 on relay to is to the “live positive “ point of original horn. I have a 2021 F-350 with upfitter switches in the cab, and I was planning on switching those on for a quick second to operate the air horn, but now after looking at wiring diagram....I’m not sure I get all of it. With the wire from #87 on the relay to the positive on the compressor is a no brainer. I think #30 goes to a permanent source of power, but I was planning on using my upfitter switch that is fused. Do I need to just run power straight from the battery to #30 with a fuse? What does the “live positive point of the original horn have to do with my new horn, if my positive power is coming from my upfitter switches? I have the 2 horns and the compressor mounted, with the positive and negative wires connected and run into the engine compartment by the upfitter fuse box.
Thanks so much for the basics. I just installed the same horn from Harbor Freight in a 1995 Mazda Miata. My wife didn't feel safe with the little squeak horn that is in the car because trucks simply don't see her. Installation was a challenge in relation to location. I ended up taking the hood latch assembly off so I could install it in front of the radiator. Worked out great and they will definitely hear her coming!
I bought a set of air horns for my car & had been stumped for last 2 days watched your video and got thing working this morning. Thanx a bunch, by the way love the fire truck horn
Very happy I stumbled across this video! I saw the plastic horns that you had and I’m glad I got to hear them. I don’t like the sound of them. I’m going to have to look for something else!
You inspired me to start youtube and posting video about my passion about electronics and diy project I hope someday to be one of my subscribers You are the best!
I really like those horns. I kinda got it by accident: wandering around a junkyard when I was in highschool. Dude sold it to me for $40. 17 years later I still love it!
Great video not super long but very detailed. My only question is how do you know what’s positive and what’s negative for your relay unless energizing the coil doesn’t matter which way you out it
I got that 1st horn and before I put it on my truck I rigged it up to a board and brought it into work used it to scare a guy I worked with. I loved having it on my little s10 when people looked around for the big truck that honked at them.
@@haroldflower8008 there's a Subaru wagon in my area that has two air horns mounted on it's roof that's at least 3ft long. I'm told he works at a coal mine. The guy has them plumbed to an air tank sitting in his back seat.
Excellent video. I'm glad you mentioned to not using the existing wiring for your horn. I was just thinking that it probably wouldn't be enough power. And need to use that relay.
Dude gotta THANK YOU finally someone explained something that we all can understand,the way ya explain install was like hanging with yr buddy doing it n can understand not like those many veage or to high tech ya can't understand so thank you I learned more in yr short video then watch twenty of the other bogus ones 5star!!!!
Once again, MY MAN ... I was just looking at these on amazon for my UTV ... Halloween is coming up, and my kids and I will be taking the UTV... And it will be HORN READY ... And recording GoPro footage :)
I installed one of the red ones years ago. It sounded like a wheezing mule. Took about 1 second for the compressor to develop sufficient pressure to honk, so it sounded ridiculous. Removed it the next day.
Is it even legal to use that as your only horn? I've got an oogha horn that I'm installing, but I'm adding a separate button and keeping the original horn. Nicely explained here.
the amazon kits for "train horn" have two long and two short truck horns with a larger compressor. i once saw an amazing handheld train horn invention, loud as hell on battery power, now just connect to loudspeaker..
I installed one on a 1978 GMC and one on a 1966 Rambler American and just hooked it up in place of the original horn without a relay and never blew a fuse. Also recently hooked one up on a 1992 chevy Silverado and never blew a fuse but it wasn't as loud as it should be
Is there a way that I could just wire it to a battery and use at home because I don't have a car but I need it at my house so I can set it off at certain times of the day... I appreciate your help
i'm going to try this with my big single horn i snagged. i get confused by electrical components so i'll just have to fiddle with it and figure it out but it seems rather straightforward. i'll feel really successful when it finally works and people get the FRICK out of my way
Oh yeah, I seriously get so excited when things work out for me, and I do it everyday! This stuff takes time so don't get too frustrated! You got this:)
@@StrangeGarage It was a compliment! I'm trying to do this right now on a 2016 Sorento and can't find the horns, if you happen to know what has to come off to get to them let me know.
i chose the Ferrari one never touch factory wiring run your own, i located my horn under my battery which had a 10mm rivet nut in frame, then ran a power wire in and out firewall for switch to battery (lot of wire compared to fuse tapping into fuse box in car)
All those wires are impossibly complicated......I don't understand any of it. I have to buy the cheap 20 dollar horn and then have a shop charge me 95 to install it. You need to come over. 🥺
It can seem really complex at first, when you break it down into sections it all falls into place easily, its just over whelming the first time. You can do it son!
Very easy brother, all you really need to know wiring anything! is positive, power, ground/negative (put it on metal) plus shit up and buttconnect old to new pos/neg wires. and take whatever accessory cable, like a remote wire, maybe it’s a different cable from the horn, and just see what you can do with that. it comes over time i just started myself. i’m 19 just rewired all my bmw speakers and it was super fun, so im sure you can
This cleared up a lot of confusion I had. My only main question is, when you unplugged your regular horn terminal, did you just did stick the wire into it or was there a male/female adapter to connect to it?
@@StrangeGarage i appreciate your help, bro. if you look up reviews online i see a lot of "clear instructions".... they are anything but clear if not useless. lol
Absolutely love your informative video. I want to do exactly that. But keep my factory horn connected, with a dedicated separate button for the train horn. How do I do that?
Just gotta run a hot wire from the battery into the cab, attach it to a button somewhere in the cab, then run another one from the button back to your relay, and Bob's your uncle. Make sure that wire is fused too.
@@dcrican762 Sadly I cant help you there. I have only used the grover products emergency horn (which I love). I've never installed a train horn, although the process is the same.
Great video!! Some advice if you make something like this again is to use mabye slightly better camera angles when showing the wiring. Otherwise great explanation 👌👌
I'll admit that I focused more on how the system works than how I personally installed mine. This is just because every car is different, but all criticism is good as long as it leads to improvement. Thank you!
Not to pick your video apart but. Two major mistakes. number 1...The mounting of the air compressor should be 90 degrees with the power connections down to the ground. number 2. in most areas you should put a nylon stocking over the compressor to stop dirt and dust entering the air intake.
So I'm a bit late to this, but mine sounds like a clown car. Which is absolutely hilarious and does catch the attention of cars around me, but not what I was going for at all. The compressor "spits" out air in short bursts instead of a prolonged burst. What did we do wrong?
