Solved the wimpy Corolla horn problem.

[berniex74]

Originally Posted by ameri_star

the horn is quite wimpy, but if I were to replace it I'd buy a horn for cruise ships. Then I can scare the shit out of everyone. Good plan, right?

That would be a great plan, if you wouldnt mind having something mounted to the roof of your corolla, that was of equal size or greater to the car lol

[sok]

hey i'm wondering if anybody's had probs w/ their new horn yet. does this corolla need a relay for an aftermarket horn, or a higher amp fuse? i have a feeling the crappy horn setup in there now isn't wired to carry much current. does anyone know if the horn closes the circuit to ground or to the power source? or, do aftermarket horns just plug right in w/ no worries

[pinoyesv6]

Originally Posted by sok

hey i'm wondering if anybody's had probs w/ their new horn yet.

yea. it sucks. plain and simple, i bought the new horns before I even took delivery of the car. i knew they'd just plain suck

Originally Posted by sok

does this corolla need a relay for an aftermarket horn, or a higher amp fuse? i have a feeling the crappy horn setup in there now isn't wired to carry much current.

for most horns out there, probably not.

i made up a wiring harness out of 12 gauge wire to get power directly for my horns. i know its overkill, but the horns are a tad bit louder and I don't have to worry about hacking up my car's electrical system since it takes less power to power the relay than it does to power the factory horn.

Originally Posted by sok

does anyone know if the horn closes the circuit to ground or to the power source? or, do aftermarket horns just plug right in w/ no worries

the factory horn uses a single positive wire. the horns ground themselves via the mounting bracket. if your aftermarket horn doesn't ground themselves similarly (many don't) then you will just have to add an extra wire to ground the horns.

[sok]

pinoyesv6 thanks for the info!

[acarapella]

anybody know the exact size of bolt to go into the second prethreaded hole? or how to fnd out?

[pinoyesv6]

i just took the first bolt out and took it to the hardware store

[MTPockets]

If I remember correctly the thread size is an m8, or m10 but definetly a metric bolt

[REN69]

Dejavu or what? the 9th gen guys also have a wimpy horn thread going on right now.

here's my contribution.... Air horns!

[WONDERBOY]

YES all toyota horns are just a straight plug and play ... i didnt even need to take off my fron bumper.. and as far as costs go I got mine for free

[Corollanation]

Originally Posted by WONDERBOY

YES all toyota horns are just a straight plug and play ... i didnt even need to take off my fron bumper.. and as far as costs go I got mine for free

Wait wait! you mean there's a better sounding Toyota horn that we can go and get for free?

[gohch]

Originally Posted by MTPockets

I took a couple pics of my hellas. The one on the right is looking from the top. Use the existing threaded hole from the stock horn and there is a threaded hole on the left side for the second bracket. I used the existing wire and split a new wire to go to both horns and grounded both. Super easy, just pull the top of the grill back and then everything is a piece of cake

Hi,

Just read you post and intend to do the same for mine.

Interested in the method you used to put the Hellas between the radiator and the grill. Do you mine explaining what you meant by " just pull the top of the grill back"?

TIA

[MTPockets]

Originally Posted by gohch

Hi,

Just read you post and intend to do the same for mine.

Interested in the method you used to put the Hellas between the radiator and the grill. Do you mine explaining what you meant by " just pull the top of the grill back"?

TIA

On the top of the grill there are four bolts, take them off and the grill will pull forward enough for you to get the horns in,

[gohch]

Originally Posted by MTPockets

On the top of the grill there are four bolts, take them off and the grill will pull forward enough for you to get the horns in,

Which version of the Corolla are the instructions for? Is it for the 10th generation?

[MTPockets]

[quote=gohch;2884265]Which version of the Corolla are the instructions for? Is it for the 10th generation?[/q

It's the XRS

[Promagstyle]

Does anyone know how to install these air horns on a 2010 Corolla CE?