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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Horn replacement options?

Where can I get a horn for my runner that doesnt sound like a bee fart?

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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I ran those plastic air horns from Kragen on my first 'Runner. Just keep the mud and water out of the pump. They worked alright.

I want some real horns next time though.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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Thanks guys,and thanks for new title deathcougar
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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junk yard and take some horns off like a ford or something if you wanna be cheap
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Thats a good idea Elton
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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for serious horns like mine !!! makes a cat do a back flip !!!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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I used dual horns off of a 2000 ford f-150. No real modification needed. I used the old bracket from the horn, then bent the ford horn bracket a little and rotated the horns to fit.

I love it! I use my horn all the time now

all you gotta do is wire in a relay. Cost me all of $5.00 for the horn from pick-a-part.


Here is how the horns have to sit to clear. I had to bend the ford bracket a little. You can see where I used the stock toyota horn bracket to hang it all, this way I didn't have to drill new holes for mounting.



All mounted, the relay is hidded behind the horns to protect it against the elements.



the ford horns use one power wire and are self grounding. So I had to sand off the coating on the toyota bracket and then just wired in a relay (toyota horns are switched ground with constant power)

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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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Thanks Jay,is it loud?
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Its normal for a domestic truck. Sounds like almost like a car horn mixed with a truck. I havnt double checked that both horns were working so
Im very happy with them.

Its 10000x nicer than stock!

If you look close you can see the horns are really Fiamm's

Most domestic horns are the same design and overall shape so you can litterally use whatever you wanted..

I used the 2000 ford parts because I found the truck at pick-a-part, only thing gone was the wheels. Looked mint, motor mustve been bad...
So I wanted to be the first to rape parts from it
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Ya i did the same thing with just one side of the horns. Took one off a 98 explorer and bent the bracket drilled the hole a little bit bigger and hooked it right up. Sounds way better then stock. Thats not saying much though...
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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