Stock Horn Replacement

[haux]

PART ONE

Looking at a diagram, there is something called a "low pitched" and a "high pitched" horn for my vehicle.
Behind the grille, I only see one horn. Is there a second one elsewhere?

I was looking to replace the stock horn(s) with this one: http :// www. jcwhitney .com/ultra-compact-extra-loud-horns/p2009019.jcwx (remove the spaces)

If there are indeed two separate horns, would I replace them both, or does my i4 2000 Camry only have one horn?


PART TWO

I was also considering possibly mounting one of these under the hood: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=230488161275

Would setting this up be as simple as hooking it up to the battery and connecting a switch to it?


Also, have any of you installed louder horns?

[uibalnme]

part one:

there are two horns. one is behind the grille, and the other is tucked inside the driver side fender(it is in the gen3/3.5 anyway).

by the way, the link doesn't work.


part two:

good luck finding space for that to fit.

[DxElite]

One:
There are 2 horns in the positions that uibalnme said.

Two:
I have a Hi/Lo spiral shell type horn that I haven't gotten around to installing yet. I plan to mount it low in the grill to face forward and have to make a bracket to hold it.

Ideally you should have it on a relay and hook it up to the existing horn wires so when you hit the steering wheel horn, it'll activate the new horns.
But you can just put it on a separate switch like fog lights.
Either way, don't forget to have a wire harness with a fuse.

[BMR]

I went to a boneyard and got the dual horns out of a '70's Cadillac. Those things are freakin' LOUD!!... not like the anemic "mweep mweep" of the stockers.

[haux]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

part one:

there are two horns. one is behind the grille, and the other is tucked inside the driver side fender(it is in the gen3/3.5 anyway).

by the way, the link doesn't work.


part two:

good luck finding space for that to fit.

Ok, I knew I remembered seeing a second horn somewhere. I think it's visible when you remove the bumper?

Link fixed. Remove the spaces for it to work. The forum messes it up and causes it not to work otherwise.

I was considering putting that big horn in the area of under where the coolant reservoir sits. But now that I read it's 16"... I'm not sure it's going to fit. I'm sure I can figure something out though =)

So, now that I know there are two horns, would I just replace both of them with the same one from that link? It's not sold in a hi/lo variety.

[haux]

Originally Posted by DxElite

Ideally you should have it on a relay and hook it up to the existing horn wires so when you hit the steering wheel horn, it'll activate the new horns.
But you can just put it on a separate switch like fog lights.
Either way, don't forget to have a wire harness with a fuse.

I want to make the standard horn louder, so I'm thinking of replacing those two with the one from the first link.

But I don't want it to be TOO loud, so I'd rather have that super loud one on a separate button. How does one go about setting up a fuse for a custom harness?

[rusty9]

Originally Posted by BMR

I went to a boneyard and got the dual horns out of a '70's Cadillac. Those things are freakin' LOUD!!... not like the anemic "mweep mweep" of the stockers.

lol thats awesome. i just had to replace mine and the poopy aftermarket one is so pathetic.

[eyeball96]

Hella makes a nice loud horn replacement for the Gen 3/3.5, here's a link



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hella...fAudioQ5fVideo

[DxElite]

Originally Posted by haux

How does one go about setting up a fuse for a custom harness?

Simply put a fuse holder in-line on the wire that connects to the battery's positive terminal.

[LynchburgCSI]

^ Uhhhhh that ain't gonna work. Just chop the wires from the old horns. One will be 12+ and the other will be ground. Test them with a multimeter, then solder them up (possibly with new extensions) to the new horns.

[EEngineer]

i got a pair of PIAA sports horns..
i relocated the one behind fender to behind the grill as well.

[LynchburgCSI]

^ That's what I see a lot of people do. Eyeball96 and ASG14 did that, IIRC. Except the have Hella's.

[haux]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

^ Uhhhhh that ain't gonna work. Just chop the wires from the old horns. One will be 12+ and the other will be ground. Test them with a multimeter, then solder them up (possibly with new extensions) to the new horns.

He was referring to the additional horn I want to add with a separate switch, not the ones controlled by the horn button on the steering wheel.

[LynchburgCSI]

^

[uibalnme]

battery-->fuse-->switch-->horn-->ground-->done