Cadillac Horn
So today I went to a junkyard to help a friend pull some parts and I happen to come across a 1976 Cadillac El Durado. The car was a boat and since I have been needing a horn I decided to pull it off. I payed a whole 4 bucks for it!
The horn sounds amazing! Such a big upgrade from the stock! The only downfall to this is after installing it I played around for a bit testing it and when I went to show my brother it just stopped working. I checked the fuse in the engine bay marked HAZ/HORN and all of the fuses in the fuse box and they all seem fine. The wiring looks like it didn't fall out of place so I am stumped. Any ideas? |
Originally Posted by 93YotaGuy
(Post 51205155)
So today I went to a junkyard to help a friend pull some parts and I happen to come across a 1976 Cadillac El Durado. The car was a boat and since I have been needing a horn I decided to pull it off. I payed a whole 4 bucks for it!
The horn sounds amazing! Such a big upgrade from the stock! The only downfall to this is after installing it I played around for a bit testing it and when I went to show my brother it just stopped working. I checked the fuse in the engine bay marked HAZ/HORN and all of the fuses in the fuse box and they all seem fine. The wiring looks like it didn't fall out of place so I am stumped. Any ideas? |
I just checked it and sure enough it was the ground!
Thank you for the insight! Sometimes I miss the smallest easiest things... Now it's back to sounding amazing! :) |
haha, maybe it's because it's a 33 year old horn :roll:
I've been meaning to upgrade mine... it sounds so puney... it's imbarassing... |
Ha yeah well I haven't had one for years now cause the other one broke. When I get my camera back i'll post a video of what it sounds like.
The horn works great now. I threw in a couple of lock washers between each one and fixed the grounding issue. before I just had them attached to the frame with a bolt and now it's fastened on their nice and tight! I highly recommend getting this horn setup! Although it may be 33 years old it still blows the stock horn out of the water! Jealous much? ;) |
Did you put more than one in? Some Caddies had a four horn setup, that sounds like a train. Where did you mount them?
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Sweet! I love my ford 2 horn setup. Best $10 I ever spent.
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I like my air horn, runs off 160 psi from my air tank, makes small children cry
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Coolest horn I ever swapped was from my old 83' Volvo 244 DL. If you ever have a chance to hear one, I would recommend it! lol
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Originally Posted by OutlawMike
(Post 51205384)
Did you put more than one in? Some Caddies had a four horn setup, that sounds like a train. Where did you mount them?
I ended up mounting them right by my license plate. There was a 12 bolt hole there and I just filled it up! You can't even tell unless you are really looking for it. |
Well I got my camera back today so here's a vid of my new horn. First in my garage and then on the street.
Enjoy! Also, make sure the sound isn't too loud! [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dteizgnvHI[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-df7incssU[/YOUTUBE] |
Sooooo much better than the stock horn. I think it is about the same tone as the two that I have, the tone E and tone F. I have mine mounted inside my ARB Bull Bar. It acts like and Echo chamber....
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my hilux came with 2 horns under the front bumper... they are LOUD!!!
not air loud but pretty loud! |
Yeah I think mine is a little loud... Definately was expecting it to be a little quieter but I love it!
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so this is a plug and play type thing?
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Yep plug and play. I jsut bolted it onto my truck and re-routed the horn wire and BAM!
New horn! :) |
that is fricken awesome! now i have to actually find one of these cars!
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I'll post some pics tomorrow of the horn and how it is hooked up.
Any electrical horn should work though. Just get one from a big truck or old caddy like I did and you will not be dissapointed. I payed 4 bucks for mine and it took me about 10 min to put it in |
Nice... I swapped my xBs horn for that off of a Saturn SL1 because it didnt sound like a cat being strangled. I might go to the yard later this week and look around
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would a 68 or 84 horn work?
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