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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Oh no way, a ford part on my truck

Ohhhh noo way!

I couldnt help myself. I was at pick-a-part the other day, I came across a MINT 2000ish f150, I guess the motor was blown or something but I had to have my pick.

I was on my way after paying $8.50

I love it!!!



Wiring was super easy thanks to the writeup in the tech section.. A little tighter fit then the 2nd gen. I also dont have a stock bumper to hide them behind.

It all fits, and I didnt need anything but a relay and some wiring. I used the toyota horn bracket with a few bends, same with the ford mount. All mounts to the factory location. The relay gets hidden behind the horn in the attempt of keeping it somewhat dry...

So worth the $10 to do this mod!
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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sweet! anything is better than the meep meep of the stock horn.......


i'm waiting for my buddy to get me the stock horn off the Internationals he get in before turning them into fire trucks....
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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Sound clip? Interested. My horn sounds like this guy, turned into a horn.

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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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I did the same. Love it
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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hey my truck had ford spark plugs on it for awhile... not too bad. lol. nice.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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I want to hear this horn. Need sound clip haha.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt16
Sound clip? Interested. My horn sounds like this guy, turned into a horn.

ya my horn sounds like that too..only muffled......

im goin to the yard tomorrow anybody know of a LOUD horn..that will fit and work in our trucks???
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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does the horn use the body as a ground? and can you post the link of the writeup you used, i cant find it for some reason.

ive got some cadillac horns laying around.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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Hahah!! I have been running with my horn unhooked for the past 5 months. My horn button kept falling off so I just removed the fuse and didnt think about it. I never used that stupid horn when it was hooked up anyways!!!

I can get you guys a sound clip, but you will have to wait for it. Next week sometime, I dont have a camera that records sound...

The horns (like most domestic) Are just a simple power and self grounding.

You need to tap into the stock wiring, I just cut off the connector and wired everything in.

Here is the write up.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127...ick-up-162857/

Its quite a bit tighter than the 2nd gen as you can see. If you got the stock bumper then you can hide them behind it...

I cant wait for somebody to cut me off


You can use any horn you want, as long as its self grounding and one power wire. Its super easy.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Heres how the horns are positioned.




I also forgot to mention, if you do it this way, dont forget to sand off the paint on the factory little bracket. Or the horn won't ground.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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i just picked up a set of horns out of a buddies Scion tC that was totaled (R.I.P) and am looking forward to getting them installed...

jay, your no longer an inspiration to my build... no truck with F*rd parts in it will ever be an inspiration to me... goodday sir!
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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Years ago a guy I worked with had a 94 Toyota. One day I honked the horn on the big bad Ford work truck we had and it sounded like a sad, sick little girl. WTF? Then the guy told me he swapped horns with his Toyota haha.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by space-junk
i just picked up a set of horns out of a buddies Scion tC that was totaled (R.I.P) and am looking forward to getting them installed...

jay, your no longer an inspiration to my build... no truck with F*rd parts in it will ever be an inspiration to me... goodday sir!
Hehe, I wonder how you will feel once there are 63" chevies under the ass end of my rig

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Years ago a guy I worked with had a 94 Toyota. One day I honked the horn on the big bad Ford work truck we had and it sounded like a sad, sick little girl. WTF? Then the guy told me he swapped horns with his Toyota haha.
Hahah I hate the toyota horn. I guess its a sort of anger management deal from toyota. If you honk the gay little horn nobody will take you seriously, so you don't use the horn Easily fixed though
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Its domestic horns or a big rig air horn (just because I can).
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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the best stock horn i know of is out of a caddilac eldorado. like a 98. sounds like a mac truck.
(i went searching for a cadi horn and could only find a civic with a cadi horn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1USnRQ8n0Fk&NR=1

other than that is you want to go the other dirrection, porsche horn man, the only way to go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQftCK4Q6g

and while lookin for the cadi horns i found replaced cadi horns, (watch your volume)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwhn1w4Pa90
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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lol. I love those train horn videos.

My horn can't even move geese out of the road....
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 02:57 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Kong-2-Triple-Tr...3%3A1|294%3A30

That's what I have except I bought it back when they included a viair compressor and a higher quality solenoid. It's my favorite part of the truck.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 03:32 AM
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Wow... I feel let down. I was hoping it was either a powerstroke diesel... or a set of full powered bucket seats.

But horns? You keep the stock horn... and add air-horns for those peeps that don't get the first beep.

Just kidding. Whatever works.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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well dang, my first thought was a 5.0 engine swap. oh well. must be nice to not sound like the roadrunner though!
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 07:47 AM
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Pshhh A 5.0 would be nice, but a lexus 4.0L would be nicer

I want to get airhorns, but at least this is something I can use all the time and not be embaressed...
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