Post by socal1200r on Dec 12, 2009 14:31:21 GMT -5
I've got a thing about stock horns, so on most of my vehicles, I usually end up replacing the wimpy sounding stock horns with something else. Normally, I replace the stock solo horn with a pair of 135db Fiamm Freeway Blasters. I did this to my Honda Shadow Sabre motorcycle, and to my Saturn Sky. So I was thinking of doing the same thing to my Comanche, but went with something else, a Bad Boy compact air horn from Wolo. They're around $40, and I've seen them at Pep Boys, Advance Auto, Auto Zone, and Harbor Freight.
I mounted it in the same place as the stock horn, but had to use some bigger washers, because the Badboy mounting bolt is smaller than stock. I followed the wiring instructions, and put the stock horn wire on the "+" terminal, and ran a ground to the mounting bracket. I tested this setup by turning on the key and pressing the horn button on the steering wheel, and thought I was good to go. However, last night on my way to dinner, I noticed the dash lights weren't working, and the horn wasn't working either. So this morning I looked at the wiring diagram again, and decided to use the relay that was provided. I must've spent two hours monkeying around with that relay, wiring it up two different ways per the instructions, checking all kinds of things for continuity, starting with the basics and making sure the new horn still worked, etc. I ended up wiring it the first way I did it, the only difference was I ran both stock horn wires into a solderless connector, and ran a short length of single wire to the "+" terminal on the new horn. I had to do this because the stock horn wires wouldn't reach the bottom of the new horn anymore, thus the two wire into one wire connection.
I hope this connection works, and doesn't do anything else weird to the electrical system, I have all I can handle as it is, lol! But the end result is worth it, because that little air horn setup is LOUD! I think it's just as loud as a pair of Fiamm Freeway Blasters, but a LOT easier to install. Doesn't look like I can "manage" attachments, and these pics aren't posted anywhere, so unless there's a way I can add the pics as attachments, I'm SOL...
I mounted it in the same place as the stock horn, but had to use some bigger washers, because the Badboy mounting bolt is smaller than stock. I followed the wiring instructions, and put the stock horn wire on the "+" terminal, and ran a ground to the mounting bracket. I tested this setup by turning on the key and pressing the horn button on the steering wheel, and thought I was good to go. However, last night on my way to dinner, I noticed the dash lights weren't working, and the horn wasn't working either. So this morning I looked at the wiring diagram again, and decided to use the relay that was provided. I must've spent two hours monkeying around with that relay, wiring it up two different ways per the instructions, checking all kinds of things for continuity, starting with the basics and making sure the new horn still worked, etc. I ended up wiring it the first way I did it, the only difference was I ran both stock horn wires into a solderless connector, and ran a short length of single wire to the "+" terminal on the new horn. I had to do this because the stock horn wires wouldn't reach the bottom of the new horn anymore, thus the two wire into one wire connection.
I hope this connection works, and doesn't do anything else weird to the electrical system, I have all I can handle as it is, lol! But the end result is worth it, because that little air horn setup is LOUD! I think it's just as loud as a pair of Fiamm Freeway Blasters, but a LOT easier to install. Doesn't look like I can "manage" attachments, and these pics aren't posted anywhere, so unless there's a way I can add the pics as attachments, I'm SOL...
