train horn :)

hey yall
i just wanted to show yall this new addition to my great truck. i got a train horn from ebay for $50. it was a "blemish" (scratches in the chrome) whoopdedoo lol. it came with the solenoid and mouting hardware. so i put a 5gal air tank in my toolbox and ran a air line to the horn. i wired a switch into the factory horn wires so i can choose between the oem horn and the big one lol. i put the switch in the dash right next to the dimmer switch for dash lights for quick switches :cool:. i put the horn under the hood. theres a big spot on the left if ur looking @ the radiator from the grille. anyway, it was pretty easy. yall should try it ;). it cost me like $100 total. just get a cheap tank off craigslist or somthin.

the tank in the toolbox
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090915.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090915a.jpg

the hose between the bottom of the box and the bed liner. i just ran it thru the drain hole (turn ur head) lol
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090915b.jpg

the hornnsssssss :D
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090917.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090917a.jpg

the switch from the cab (tilt head)
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090918.jpg

wiring on the switch
middle- wired into power going to factory horns
outer green- wired back to factory horns
black outer- wired to horn solenoid
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090920.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo101/dalyman72/0726090920a.jpg

cool. I vote you post a vid of the horns in action on a busy residential street with people on the sidewalk.

The first thing I did when I got my T was to change out the horns. Although I just bought regular hi & lo horns from the cheapo auto parts store. Why is it that the japs put the smallest hoprns on their smallest vehicles? The smaller the vehicle, the louder the horn should be!

You should have mounted all that bling on your roof :naughty:

very clever job rigging that up, nicely done :clap:

:thumbsup: you get my approval. Not eared easily.

thanks yall
this was my second big proj after my speakers. im 17 so im tryin to do stuff like this so ill be able to do it later in life. but buying a T is prolly one of the best decisions ive made so far :thumbsup:

I'm surprised the first big project wasn't a set of police lights :fuckyou: ;) ;)

Why do you want your truck to sound like a train ?

I wouldn't...but it's pretty dang funny when you scare the :poop: out of people :giggle:

i got it to let assholes know when i dont agree with their driving habbits :D. also, becasue the damn stock T horn sounds like the roadrunner lol. LAME! lol i put the switch in so i can choose which horn to use

thats awesome. do you have plans of adding a small compressor to fill it up though ?

ive thought about it. but i work @ ace hardware and theres a compressor in the back and i go to peoples houses with them so its not that hard to keep it full. plus im not sure how to wire it up haha