Horn Installation Walk Through

[ragingfish]

quote:Where did you get the second set from?A guy on ebay...not the same guy the first set came from...he's exchanging them for me...but since i already got a set from griot's garage (they cost more, but have the lifetime replacement warranty), i'll just sell the exchanged set...

[meathead333]

quote:But during the day, they are not as easy to see. Overall, this is an easy mod that is well worth the time and money. They sound awesome and put the stock horn to shame.i like those ALOT! are they alot louder or just a bit louder than the stock ones? what are they and what did they cost? thanks

[ragingfish]

Believe it or not, they're the same as the stock: 113db.However, the dual tone resonates better, and carries better, making it seem significantly louder...

[meathead333]

is it a deeper sound or still that wussy high pitch one, but louder? i want like a f-350 horn! lol

[ragingfish]

Oh, this is no wussy horn. I've scared many a person on the road who dares to bring me to use my horn...

[Geo]

The horn is actually a little higher pitched than I originally thought.However, when you are out in front of it, it is "Hella" Loud! *rimshot*I'll try to get a small video up of just how these horns sound in the next couple days

[meathead333]

anyone know of a good american sounding horn?

[DavidPIL]

The Dual FIAMM "Blasters" I installed are horn loaded and have a similar sound to my old Ranger. A lot more beefy than the stock horn and also plenty loud... maybe just not as nice as the Hellas though.$24.98 @ AutoZone.Dave

[ragingfish]

FINALLY got my new Hellas from Griot's Garage...installed and work PERFECTLY!Yay, I finally have a GOOD horn again!

[ragingfish]

quote:FINALLY got my new Hellas from Griot's Garage...installed and work PERFECTLY!Yay, I finally have a GOOD horn again!Glad to hear it. 3rd time's a charm!

[meathead333]

just have to say i finally put my hella dual supertone in. holy sh*t!!!! i am 100% happy with it. it actually was very very very easy with the help of ragingfish's walkthru(thanks dude!). its soooo much better this way! when i installed it, i drove around for about 10 mins just honking, i got my manhood back finally!!!

[chekwa]

hey guys,i know this is an old thread but i'm trying to find the how to steps on here but it ain't here anymore, i'm planning on putting hellas on mine, i have a matrix btw... if someone can direct to the right place, that'd be awesome, thanks for ur help!

[ragingfish]

http://www.ragingfish.com/genvibe/horn-install.pdf

[rAERRK]

Anybody got any new vids/soundclips of the Hellas?

[tnpartsguy]

I'm getting a set of horns from a 1993 Buick Roadmaster that a freind is parting out. If you've never heard these, they sound like a freight train!!

[Mase]

I have them in one of my meet videos.San Diego Matrix MeetRight-click, save as...Fast fwd to the 6:50 mark and turn it up! You'll hear these horns in this order:1. Hella's (Italy)2. Hella's (India)3. My quad Italian air horns4. Dual FIAMM freeway blasters*You'll need WMP 9 or aboveIt's the first video I ever made so please excuse the cheesiness

[tnpartsguy]

Awesome walkthrough Mike, Kudos to you!! Saved me a ton of time getting on Dealerworld to get the GM method....Installed my '93 Buick Roadmaster horns today!!! Can you say tugboat?

[NCVIBEOWNER]

This forum is great! After reading several posts, I installed a pair of Fiaam Freeway Blasters using a separate relay activated by the origional horn wire. I mounted the horns at the origional location with a longer bolt. There is a threaded bolt hole on the cover above the radiator that I used to re-mount the origional horn which is also powered by the relay. The sound is much louder and very distinctive with three notes.

[jeffgtx]

here are my fiaam duals out of a junked red tbird.thougha bout onyl doing one of em, but they make such a nice two tone sound together.used the stock dangle and the two way backet came witht he horns.

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[jeffgtx]

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[NCVIBEOWNER]

I mounted a pair of Fiam Freeway Blasters the same way on my 2005 Vibe. If you notice the hole on the top of the radiator cover just to the right of the horns ( the left side of the car), it is tapped and I used a metric bolt to mount the origional horn there. I now have a three tone horn that sounds great and really gets attention if someone tries to crowd my space or cut me off. I used a 30 amp relay with separate inline fuses to power each horn direct from the battery. that way if one horn fails, I still have two operating horns. I activate the relay with the origional factory fused horn wire.

[zionzr2]

A blast from the past....This thread was chosen to grace the master DIY List.

[n2ho]

I installed on my 2007 Vibe horns (high and low tones) from old 1987 Chevy Caprice. Very nice loud sound and easy to install without drilling etc. as shown on the photo.

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[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by n2ho »I installed on my 2007 Vibe horns (high and low tones) from old 1987 Chevy Caprice. Very nice loud sound and easy to install without drilling etc. as shown on the photo. You could have at least painted them old honkers LOL

[n2ho]

Yesterday was unusually warm weather condition to work outside (73F was in New York!), just took them off the shelf in my garage and decided to give 'em a try. Those honkers are loud! Now, to take them down and paint, nay, too lazy!Regards,George

[NCVIBEOWNER]

Nice Job. I mounted my fiam Freeway Blasters (130 Decibels each) on the origional bolt. I used a 30 Amp relay activated by the origional horn wire. I also mounted the origional horn facing down using the metric threaded hole next to the yellow caution sticker on top of the radiator cover. All three horns are fed by the relay. It sounds great with the three notes.

[n2ho]

Relay is a good idea. I don't know what is the original horn relay in the Vibe load capabilities and was afraid to overload contacts (works so far). But installing relay you need additional +12V wire (fused?) to power 3 horns up through relay contacts. Would be interesting to see where you connected relay to +12V. Did you install additional fuse?I am sure 3 horns give hell of a sound!

[NCVIBEOWNER]

I used a 30 amp fuse inline with a 12 guage wire to connect the relay to the positive terminal of the battery. I connected the ground terminal of the relay to a ground source. I tucked and tie wrapped the relay between the left side of the car and the battery. I connected three separate 14 guage wires, each with a 10 amp fuse to the high amperage output terminal of the relay and ran one of those wires to each horn. Some relays have two output terminals labeled 87 and 87A. I then ran extension wire using a blade connector inserted in the origional horn connection from the origional horn wire back to the proper relay terminal so that the horn button on the steering wheel would activate the relay which would supply the power to the horns. I surrounded all wires running between the horns and the relay with a spiral plastic conduit to avoid any chaffing.The wire that operates the origional horn is too small to carry enough current to operate multiple horns. In addition the vibe relay is very small and I don't know if it has enough amperage capacity for multiple horns. the origional Vibe horn relay and horn wire have enough capacity to operate the 30 amp relay without over heating the wire and or blowing the Vibe horn fuse.The Fiam Freeway Blasters instructions recommend a 10 amp fuse for each horn installation. I doubt that the origional Vibe horn draws more than 1 or 2 amps. I probably went overboard fusing each horn separately but at least the origiional horn wire will not melt and if one horn fails I still have two other operational horns. (as a pilot, I believe in redundancy)

[n2ho]

Man, you did a great job! You're absolutely right, original vibe horn relay is protected by only 10 amps fuse (still OK so far in my installation though) which tells me that contacts are for about 10-15 amps only. I didn't measure as yet how many amps my horns draw, but this thin wire to original horn works I guess like a resistor limiting current in the circuit. This should lower the horns sound output. I'll consider to install additional relay similar to yours, it's a good idea. Thanks.Regards,George

[NCVIBEOWNER]

GeorgeI sent you an e-mail. I don't know how to post pictures to this forum but I can send you pictures of my installation directly to you as an e-mail attachment.

[n2ho]

To make photos visible in the text you need to place them somewhere on the Internet and provide a link, which needs to be placed between attributes [img][/img], there is a button on the reply screen for them. I use http://www.photobucket.com, it's free and allows direct linking, so you can use your photos on any forum. When you have your photo posted somewhere just right-click on it, select from the menu "copy image location" option and left-click on it, then put your cursor between [img][/img], right-click, select "paste" and left-click on "paste". Your link address will be inserted there automatically. Thanks for your email, you should receive my reply on it.George

[Blanco_Diablo]

Finally installing my hella supertones today... had a question:One thing I didn't see in the instructions was what size drill bit/bolt you use for the second horn. Anyone know what size the current bolt is that holds the factory horn on? Don't feel like going through the process of taking the grilles out, checking the bolt size, and putting it all back together to pick up one bolt from the hardware store. If anyone remembers it would be greatly appreciated Otherwise, the instructions look pretty straight forward, thanks ragingfish!

[KNINE]

Too bad that the infampoud Gatlinburg thread chased VforVibe away. She installed Hellas on her '06. She would tell you.

[keithvibe]

you could use any size bolt you have laying around. I think i use a 5/16bolt and nut

[metaxa44]

Hi Guys , What kind of hornes you used, and from where ???How much are they???Thanks : Anton

[bull77]

Quote, originally posted by metaxa44 »Hi Guys , What kind of hornes you used, and from where ???How much are they???Thanks : AntonQuote, originally posted by ragingfish »The horns are made by Hella. They're called Supertone horns. They're built very sturdy, and are very reliable. I paid $55 with free shipping on ebay...a STEAL! I think they retail around $80...This is the best sound file I was able to obtain...it was really hard, because these horns are SO loud, they kept just blowing out the mic, and all you heard was loud noise...I couldn't do a long test either, didn't wanna freak the neighbors...but this is a test from about 10-15 feet away...I'll get a longer, better sounding one, tomorrow.

[satyr2k2]

Quote »UPDATE:Do to recurring problems with image hosting, the online version of the walkthrough is being removed, and is currently being converted to a PDF document. I will post a link to the PDF version here when available.Thanks for your understanding and patience.PDF document link below:http://genvibe.ragingfish.com/horn-install.pdfThis link appears to be broken-- anybody have a new guide I can take a look at?I'm thinking I want to upgrade the wimpy stock horn but am unsure about relays- this is not something I am familiar with.

[06pvibe]

Here, try this....BTW: Pins 85 and 86 are interchangeable. Do not use pin 87a (usually the one in the middle) if you have a five pin relay.

[tribalman]

well, to kind of ruin part of my surprise for the illinois meet i changed my horn this past friday to this: http://www.harborfreight.com/c...40134it was actually really easy and i only needed to change 1 wire. i didn't use their relay, i am using the stock one. i basically just removed the old horn and put the compressor in its place. although, you do need to up the fuse from a 10Amp to a 30amp. still working as far as i know, i'm not driving around honking at people just to honk and i haven't had a reason to honk except on friday.

[satyr2k2]

Any recommendations for the Stebel vs. Hella?

[midnighthunder89]

anyone heard anything about this horn? I like the sound of it. http://www.scooterworks.com/Ho...4.cfm

[midnighthunder89]

or this one http://velocityfactor.com/Scri...t=798

[ehoff121]

PIAA has my vote.