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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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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?
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 93YotaGuy
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?
Check the ground, when I put mine in I had to make sure the ground circuit was correct. I put two of them in, one Tone E and one Tone F. Damn, they are loud.
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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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!
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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haha, maybe it's because it's a 33 year old horn

I've been meaning to upgrade mine... it sounds so puney... it's imbarassing...
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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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?
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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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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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Sweet! I love my ford 2 horn setup. Best $10 I ever spent.
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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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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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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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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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by OutlawMike
Did you put more than one in? Some Caddies had a four horn setup, that sounds like a train. Where did you mount them?
The setup I put on only had two horns. The way it sounds it is more than plenty! I'll post a vid here tomorrow night so you guys can check it out.

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.
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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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]

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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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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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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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my hilux came with 2 horns under the front bumper... they are LOUD!!!
not air loud but pretty loud!
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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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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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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so this is a plug and play type thing?
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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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!
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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that is fricken awesome! now i have to actually find one of these cars!
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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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
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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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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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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would a 68 or 84 horn work?
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