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08-21-2003, 04:27 PM

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Air horn install brought to you by an obsessive compulsive...

Here we go, removed the grille, headlight, blinker, coolant reservoir.

http://www.xshots.com/upload/4RUNNER/01.jpg

The air pump. 12 gauge wires soldered on as any corrosion and poor contact in the future would be a pain to fix. Wires bonded to the body just for neatness and so pulling on them won't damage anything.

http://www.xshots.com/upload/4RUNNER/02.jpg

This is the view from driver side wheel well. The hole was there and not used for anything, so perfect place to mount the pump.

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Pump mounted under the coolant reservoir. Battery on left, radiator on right.

http://www.xshots.com/upload/4RUNNER/04.jpg

Top view of the horn mounted on a small custom bracket. Wire loom on air hose so it doesn't rub a hole. This is a one horn setup. Two horns had an annoying "buzz/resonance" to them. One is just as loud and low! It's all about placement anyway.

http://www.xshots.com/upload/4RUNNER/05.jpg

Front view. The horn is tilted upward so no water will enter. It is also front firing with virtually no obstruction.

http://www.xshots.com/upload/4RUNNER/06.jpg

And another view from inside the bumper.

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No drilling involved. Thinking up and the locations took up most of the time. Think the idea is worthy of a writeup?

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08-21-2003, 07:04 PM

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Your pics are impersonating a red "x".

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08-21-2003, 07:11 PM

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Damnit :pat: They show on my end.

Fixed (sort of).
Do the links work though?

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08-21-2003, 07:14 PM

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Work for me, the pics worked for me too.
NICE install! mine was almost as neat as yours. We didn't even cut the stock harness so I can plug the stockers back in if I want. My set also comes with two settings, one side of hookups are regular blast of both trumpts on. But if powered by the other side then they oscilate. Makeing a euro-police sound. So we made up a little circuit with two relays giving me the ability to switch the horns from the cab. I put the setup in the runner the same time I put the TJM on and the trumpets fit perfectly where the winch goes. I will have to mount them elsewhere when I get a winch, but I have a little while. Nice work!