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HOW-TO: Install Aftermarket horns w/ relay (FIAMM, STEBEL, etc...)

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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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HOW-TO: Install Aftermarket horns w/ relay (FIAMM, STEBEL, etc...)

Alright, well...this is going to be a pretty qyick HOW-TO as there is not a whole lot involved. The first thing you will want to do is determine where you want to mount your horns. Now, people on cell phones on the road really **** me the f00k off, so I am using both an FIAMM and STEBEL air horn set. I am going to be mounting them underneath of the battery tray. Here's how it looks all bracketed up...on the second bracket I will be mounting the relay for the horns.





Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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Now you will need to determine where you want it. I found ample space for these beneath the battyer tray. The FIAMM bracket was mounted using an open OEM hole. I simply used a bolt to slap everything in there. MAKE SURE YOU USE LOCK WASHERS!!! This will prevent everything from coming loose whiel you're driving. The STEBEL horn was mounted cloer to the radiator. I simply mounted this one using ome self-tapping screws into the chassis.





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Now that that is all said and done, the last thing you need to do is hook up the relay.

The pins were connected as follows...

(86) - Connect a lead from one of the OEM horns to this pin.
(87) - Connect a 12AWG wire with a 30A fuse to this pin
(30) - Connect the positive wire from the horn(s) to this pin
(85) - Ground this one. Again, I simply used a self-tapping screw to the chassis. Make sure you sand away all the paint and just tighten everything up.




...and that's it! I'll try and get some sound clips later on.
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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lmfao I want to hear some sound clips!
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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lol that's freaking hilarious. Reminds me of that hornblasters website. Definitely wanna hear some clips..
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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lol that's freaking hilarious. Reminds me of that hornblasters website. Definitely wanna hear some clips..
hahaha OT but that site is hilarious. Metal, you should make a video scaring the **** out of people like that trying out the new horns.
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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I'll get some clips up tommorow, fellas. I've had the pleasure of using them on more than one occasion already.
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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I put those same horns in my roommate's civic. The looks on peoples' faces are priceless.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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so I am using both an FIAMM and STEBEL air horn set
I bought the same Stebel Naultilus Compact to put on my bike....

The thing is NOT really that compact so I am having a hard time finding a spot...


And the idea is to also put one on the car... they only cost about $45 anyway... and they are WAY MUCH LOUDER than stock....


Now you are a little horn freak yourself to install FIAMMs + the Stebel... the stebel itself is almost 140dB
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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I think they look cooler ontop of the hood
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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Haha... I used to have a pair of those on my Eclipse before I sold it for my Max. They're known to have a higher pitched sound similar to a Trumpet. They're loud!... and on a quiet night you can hear them before you can see the car. I wanna say there around 110db.

They have a version that plays the Dixie Theme song from the Dukes of hazzard, 5 different sized horns.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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Did you cover up the relay in anyway?
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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I'll get some clips up tommorow, fellas. I've had the pleasure of using them on more than one occasion already.
where are the vids?

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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Very good idea there Dan. Those would have come in very handy a couple of weeks ago .
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Originally Posted by Orgullo
Did you cover up the relay in anyway?
Nah. All of the connections have been thoroughly wrapped to ensure they are protected. Plus it's mounted in a pretty safe location. Worst case scenario, I need to replace the relay.

Vids up tommorow fellas, I had an obligation to fufill tonight.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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nice metal. that is so hilarious, when i saw those horns i started to laugh
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