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.
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
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!!!!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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..
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
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 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.
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
@@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 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.
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!
So I plan on wiring up a switch that allows me to use my factory horn or my train horn, but what I was hoping you could answer for me is...How do you know if the factory horn is Negatively triggered or Positively triggered? Is there a way to test cause that makes a different when wiring up the Relays I have to connect. Thanks.
If you lay on the horn for a long time is the air horn still loud or does it die off when the horn is pressed for to long. I intend to install one and need a loud horn for a long duration of time ~1min
If I hook up the power for the relay to a fuse that is only on she the ignition is on would this separate the horn, like when I lock my vehicle get the regular horn and she I'm driving and press the horn get the loud horn?
Is there a way to set this horn up to run from a power supply that connects to mains power? So that I can avoid the need for a battery pack? And have it constantly powered?
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!
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
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.
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.
You gotta show people what they're in for, otherwise people aren't gonna stick around.
@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
I hooked it up to my existing horn all I had to do was change the 10 amp fuse to a 20 amp & it's been working fine
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?
Funnily enough I just bought one of the kits (with the relay) and now here you are showing me how to install it. Strange world indeed. 🙂👍🏻👍🏻
Same here dude😁👍🏼
You have the best and most clear explanation of all the videos I could find. AWESOME job. Blessings to you all.
Thanks man, I'm glad I was able to help!
Thanks for the great video explaining the relay wiring. Simplified and easy to understand.
Nice video. Clear concise and to the point with everything I needed to know about installing this device in my Honda CRX.
Thanks.
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.
Simple snd straight to the point. Just how i like my videos. 👍
Man I'm so glad I found your video I've been trying to find out how to wire this damn thing for like 3 days
Great, glad I could help!
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.
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
Great explanation of how relays work.
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!!!!
Great video....been never used a relay before and I've been scratching my head all day.
Glad I could help brother!
Great video man! All the other videos I watched did not help. This one was very clear and easy. Thanks dude
Thanks ! I had this thing sitting around for months until your help arrived..!!
Great video. Clarified my mind from not doing for a while!
Awesome video. I love channels where I can actually learn something. Liked, subscribed.
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.
It MIGHT work, but there is a reason those kits come with relays. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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!
How loud is it. Thinking about installing it on my bicycle. Is it close to a train horn???
Great explanation, very professional, thank you.
Whats goin on guys, chrisfix here
DirtStarMaster first thing I thought 😂
@@codycordill7057 lol, same😂
same
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!
Wicked vid! Very clearly explained. Thanks
Hey thanks man, I really do appreciate your detailed advice!
Ps: Also keep scaring Eric it's awesome!😁👍🏼
Lol I always took it for granted having a fire truck horn. Now I’m retired I need my fix !! Lol. Yea part of the job is fun ! But it’s work ! 👨🏻🚒👍
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 and sound quality 👍
This is by far the most simplified video I've seen. My questions are, what gauge wire do I use and what should I ask for in terms of the relay? Thanks
Thanks man, as long as it helps then im happy. 12-14 should be fine. Relay should be 12v 30 amp, normally open.
Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX
Great video, thanks for the instructions.....top notch!!!
Perfect video lol. Exactly what I was looking for 😂
Glad I could help 👍
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..
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
Highfive for your license plate. I giggled.
Thanks for the video. Been trying to install a dixie horn on my jeep and I can finally do it now.
You can buy the wire harness off of amazon for pretty cheap
Cool instructional video mate
thank you for being so detailed. i learned a lot.
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 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.
Allen McKinney no wayyy i just installed some on my S10 too!
@@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.
Great video!
Whoa, such a helpful content.
Great video man!
Simple and logical..good video..thanks
Helpful video, thanks man
That's a good video very clear thank you.
Excellent video.
Thanks to the tutorial now I will do the same to my car 😁😁😁😁😁
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
Exactly what I needed. The instructions that came with my kit were written by an idiot! Thank you :)
nice video bro! I have BOTH of the horns and I'm trying to connect them BOTH together for a 3 note blast!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is great man
Great video! Thanks for the explanation. Wondering if you have any leads to where I can get a fire truck horn like the one on your truck. Sounds nice!
Good video 👍
I like relays because they allow you to controll really high power with low power.
Great video strange
Thanks that actually helps
I have the exact same single low tone horn hooked up on my Existing instalation. Never blew a fuse and it's a 1987 Ford. Lol
If your horn runs on a relay already, you're fine
I have seen my friend add this same one to his existing horns and didnt blow any fuses with all 3 wired up
This man clearly knows his audience
I just watched the world's worst and the world's best horn installation tutorials back to back. Guess which this is?
I can hope I know the answer.
@@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.
@@mainstreet268 A lot of the time theyre either on the fender well or somewhere in the front grill, surrounded by plastic. Thanks for the compliment😎
Very nice bro 😀❤️
Welp i will definitely do this for my future car
Lol great video!
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.
Need to get an old growler horn, they sound awesome.
Poor Erick. Your the man
He will be ok. He is beginning to get frustrated with my skills though.
Amazing video
Thanks bro!
Are these style systems with the small included compressor are they constant duty compressors or are they short burst compressors?
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!
d71
📢🔔🔕🔕🎻
Great, very informative video! What is the manufacturer for the chrome single trumpet kit? I definitely want that one for my Bronco!
I need one for neighbors barking dogs.
thanks. always had trouble understanding them.
Awesome video. Need to upgrade my 1995 Toyota Tercel. Did you leave the original horn connected?
So I plan on wiring up a switch that allows me to use my factory horn or my train horn, but what I was hoping you could answer for me is...How do you know if the factory horn is Negatively triggered or Positively triggered? Is there a way to test cause that makes a different when wiring up the Relays I have to connect. Thanks.
Thank you.
THNKS WILL WATCH AGAIN WHEN I GET MY HORNS
If you lay on the horn for a long time is the air horn still loud or does it die off when the horn is pressed for to long. I intend to install one and need a loud horn for a long duration of time ~1min
Hi, nice horn on your truck, do you have any videos about it? What type of horn is it. ? I want some like that for my truck
Great video! Where can I get that harness that plugs into the relay?
If I hook up the power for the relay to a fuse that is only on she the ignition is on would this separate the horn, like when I lock my vehicle get the regular horn and she I'm driving and press the horn get the loud horn?
Cheers Chris
Thank u ...sir ... saved me ..fuses💀🤣 and time 👏👏👏👏....
Is there a way to set this horn up to run from a power supply that connects to mains power? So that I can avoid the need for a battery pack? And have it constantly powered?
do you have the link of the single horn? love the sound of it
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!
@@StrangeGarage I actually used some tips from your video to install a truck horn in my old car! 👍
Thanks for explaining the relay
You are a thoughtful son 😆
The perfect air horn plays Dixie
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
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.
@@StrangeGarage the wire from the button Back to what # Relay? Which train horn is the loudest you recommend under $100. Thanks
@@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.
What kind of wire did you use for the signal wire for the horn?
What kind of fire truck horn you have on your f150? And how much? I need it in my life.
Did u make holes for the wires to your dashboard?
when doing this with a differnt horn, do I need an air tank?
What amp fuse did you install inline to the positive terminal of your battery to keep your dad happy? 30 Amp? 25 Amp? TYIA
Did that harness that connects to the relay came with the horn kit and if not where can i buy it?
What size inline fuse did u use from the Batt. To the Relay?
What was the name of the horn you installed on the Nissan?? I like the sound and would like to order one myself
Still fighting my Dixie horn, I can't figure out how to use steering wheel button to activate
Great , now I gotta figure out where to install one of those on my aerostar van . 🤔
Over there
@@tylern3277 over there ? Or over there ?
My standard horn power source is 10 amp,does the 30amp relay need to run off a 30amp power source?..
Thankz for da info