Horn

[Gomez]

Yes, but an air horn for a Semi while it does work...isn't necessary. My little $20 Wolo horns work just fine to alert idiots that don't see me.

Same goes for a BP swap. While it does work ...it isn't necessary. But we like it anyway. I have a semi horn sourced from a salvage truck, I just need to find a small tank and compressor. Had one on my dune buggy and loved the looks of terror I got with it. Don't pull in front of me if you don't want blasted. LOL

[Prafeston]

[muleskinner]

I went to O'Rilies and got a new horn and tested it on the battery, it worked, so I installed it and it still doesn't work!

So it must be a bad relay like Kozak says!

I returned the horn and I think I'm going to order this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/horn-car-truck-motorcycle-snail-compact-dual-tone-airhorn-black-/170996686542?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27d0325ece&vxp=mtr#ht_4668wt_1182

Will this work in the Festy????

[navdoc101]

Maybe a stupid question, but why didn't you just replace the relay?

[muleskinner]

Maybe a stupid question, but why didn't you just replace the relay?

I changed my mind on what kind of horn I want in the Festy. I want an air horn type. My g/f has one on her Geniune Blackjack Buddy (pictured)

So I decieded to get one for the Festy with a new relay.

[Gomez]

It will work in 1 of 2 scenarios. 1) you figure out the original problem within the stock horn wiring/relays etc. IF you plan on using the stock wiring. or 2) you wire it directly to the horn wire coming down the steering column. It will be a neg switch wire small gauge Black iirc.

[muleskinner]

It will work in 1 of 2 scenarios. 1) you figure out the original problem within the stock horn wiring/relays etc. IF you plan on using the stock wiring. or 2) you wire it directly to the horn wire coming down the steering column. It will be a neg switch wire small gauge Black iirc.

Thanks,
I'm getting a click sound, at the relay I believe, every time I push on the horn. So I will try replacing the relay and using the stock wire to hook up the horn first. If that doesn't work then I will try #2 scenario.

[Tommychu]

"Trumpet Horns" off a Caddy are the best horn. I like the 2-note from the '80s (got them on the Viberator, Festy will get a pair when I get around to it), but the 3-note they used in the '70s are louder if you can find 'em.

Also, buy yourself an inline fuse holder, put a 10 or 15 amp fuse in it and splice it to some long leads with old multimeter probes or alligator clips (or a clip on one end and a probe on the other) on either end. A good jumper wire is dollar-for-dollar the best tool you can get for basic electrical diagnosis.

[bravekozak]

Since I'm not honking the stock horns and custom horns at the same time, I just hung an extra horn relay beside the other one and made a little pigtail connector assembly that acts like a splice and can be removed any time. The two green/white power wires pigtail over to the custom horn relay. I added two wires. One to go to the custom horn and one to go to a grounded horn button. I found a set of mint Jubilee Gran Prix horns that I forgot I had. Beep beep! Toot toot! Can Yogi come out and play?

[bravekozak]

I thought I would post a picture so that members might better understand what I was discussing in my previous post. The goal is to have a quieter beep for my Viper door locks, instead of connecting to my loud dual trumpets. The wire from the relay will hook up to the negative trigger on the Viper.

H1/12 BROWN (-) Horn Honk Output

This wire supplies a (-) 200 mA output that can be used to honk the vehicle horn. It outputs a single

pulse when locking the doors with the remote, and two pulses when unlocking with the remote. This wire will also output pulses for 30 seconds when the Panic Mode is activated. If the vehicle has a (+)

horn circuit, an optional relay can be used to interface with the system.

[bravekozak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sIRN69L0A

[harpon]

When those car alarms would go off in the city- sometimes from some truck just rumbling past the car- I'd say in my best Tommy Chong stoner voice: "hey man, I think somebody's stealing your car...."

anyway- Why all the obsession with NOISE- Don't know we live in an age where it's difficult to find ANY peace and quiet?

What's wrong with this one?
and save some money too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-12V-Loud-Auto-Truck-Car-Electric-Vehicle-Snail-Speaker-Horn-Sound-Level-/121354271169?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c414739c1&vxp=mtr

looks just like a stock Festiva horn-

personally I may buy an ah-oo-ga horn- had one on my first car -
great FUN!

a '49 willys wagon I bought for $220 in 1970

[needragr]

Where is the horn relay, under the dash or in the eng. compartment? whats it look like?

[bravekozak]

I think it's the gray relay, way up high in the Christmas tree under the dash.
Good luck.

[needragr]

ya found it, just got frustrated by this seemingly simple circuit.
Continue to encounter L vs LX confusion ...has dual horns and is wired but upon further investigation the drivers Horn appears to be a add on.
pulled the relay & tested continuity on the GRN w/Red wire to the pass horn ..GOOD. to the Drvs horn ..no joy.
No matter Im replacing the horn(s) & is already mounted on the rail below the washer reservoir.
Is the horn circuit supposed to have constant power or key switched?
Im getting no relay trip with two different relays...the wiring at the horn pad is is neg. trigger grounding against...what?
Is the horn contact the spring loaded pin on the back of the wheel?