Horn Issues

[DownhomeVA]

here's the scoop: I installed a "bad boy" dual tone horn last weekend on the passenger side hookup. I left the factory single tone horn on the driver side still installed.

 

it sounded great for a week, got 3 nice tones out of it, sounding like a freight train. today i was bein a jackass with some friends and leaned on the horn for a good 5-8 second blast, and it cut out (without me releasing pressure on the horn).

 

now it won't work at all, neither the factory installed horn or the new bad boy i put in.

 

anybody have any ideas?

[no bull]

Fuse....or....burnt relay

[dewfpo]

Yep, fuse or relay. They draw a fair amount of power and you tripled the load on that wire.

 

DEWFPO

[lord-dogbert]

Could be the horn bearing.

[sirjeffro]

Hey man,

Get this kit and you won't ever care about the whimpy OEM horn ever again.

 

http://siege-engineering.com/Items/J-5L-120-A-W-H4?

 

Mount them under the bed, pointing down (trust me) and the compressor/tank in the bed. I had my horns under the hood, but my wife said they made the floorboard vibrate against her feet!

Underneath and pointing at the ground makes for great sound reflection and reverberation.

 

Or.....you could re-wire your horns with heavier wire and relay.

 

 

Later,

Jeff P.

[DownhomeVA]

thanks fellas!

 

so....what do i have to do to fix it? can i do it myself?

[BigJayDogg3]

I'm sure you can. Especially if it is a fuse. I'm not sure where the fuse box is in your truck (or mine for that matter). As for a relay I'm sure you can change thay too, I just wouldn't be able to do it.

[DownhomeVA]

It was a fuse. Replaced it and it works like a charm again! Now i know not to lean on it for a 10 second blast though.