virgin1
11/7/2007 8:02:40 AM
In another word, yes, but only if that circuit/horn is involved or caused the problem.
icspots
11/7/2007 10:18:24 AM
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ORIGINAL: npoll212
if i purchase an aftermarket horn will it affect my warranty at all if i end up having something go wrong witht he motor/intake system?
Why would another horn affect your intake?
SpeeDy3, as to electrical warranty as long as you're not putting something in and drawing way too much power off of the stock electrical system then you won't have a problem. I'm running two trumpet horns off of the stock wiring, and I know people who have installed several other kits (including ones that came with relay harnesses) also using the stock wiring.
SPeeDy3
11/7/2007 1:26:58 PM
Would i be able to install it as s secondary horn? meaning a separate horn from the stock (two horns! one to warn... the other to scare! muahahah)?
icspots
11/7/2007 1:49:20 PM
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ORIGINAL: SPeeDy3
Would i be able to install it as s secondary horn? meaning a separate horn from the stock (two horns! one to warn... the other to scare! muahahah)?
I can think of two ways to do this. One way is to wire up a separate horn (let's say an air horn) with an activiation switch of it's own somewhere (floor, dash, etc.). The other way would be to wire up a new horn and put a two way selector switch somewhere in the activation line to the steering wheel switch. That way you could select which horn you want to use and then still use the "horn" button to make noise. That's preferable I think since that's where your hand goes automatically when you want the horn anyway. That's also how our sirens are hooked up in the ambulances I work in. It can be set to be: the regular horn, the electronic siren horn, or the siren itself. I always check that mine's set to "annoying", i.e. the electronic horn, whenever I'm driving.
SPeeDy3
11/7/2007 2:21:54 PM
the two way selector switch sounds like a better idea. now how would i go about doin something like that? ne site where i can purchase the extra stuff needed?
jaimie08mazda3
11/7/2007 3:24:45 PM
sooo basically your gonna blow your money on something that is gonna scare the crap out of people... god bless you HAHA
SPeeDy3
11/7/2007 6:16:37 PM
lol.. just because your currency is above ours doesnt mean i cant buy useless crap!!!! lmao.. jk.. btw.. time to move to canada until bush is outta office and we have some1 hoo actually cares bout the country and not the money going into their pocket!!!
jaimie08mazda3
11/7/2007 6:41:15 PM
sounds good. ill welcome you to canada... but what would ur girlfriend think haha
virgin1
11/8/2007 4:24:23 AM
While we're still off-topic here but on the same line: To this day I speak to ppl that state that they voted for Bush/Cheney and still support them. When I ask why, they either have no answer @ all or they say, "well, Bush didn't take the 9/11 attack lying down. He did something about it."
Morons. My older brother is one of them. No clue.
But good luck getting all this mess straightened out. I don't know who I'm voting for this time around, as they all seem to have an agenda... even Obama, my first choice. I might've voted for Clinton 15 yrs ago, but she too is now too much a part of the machine, and I don't trust her.
icspots
11/8/2007 5:40:38 AM
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ORIGINAL: SPeeDy3
the two way selector switch sounds like a better idea. now how would i go about doin something like that? ne site where i can purchase the extra stuff needed?
Well in theory you would find the activation wire from the horn switch in the steering wheel somewhere in the wiring bundle. Cut that wire and run it into a two position switch. Of of one of the poles you run the other half of the stock wiring, off of the other you run the activation wire to the relay of whatever big horn you're using. There's probably a bit more than that but that would be the gist.
Let me look into it.
virgin1
11/8/2007 5:45:13 AM
For ultimate flexibilty, that sounds like a GREAT idea. Another one from Mr. Spots!!
jaimie08mazda3
11/8/2007 5:46:51 AM
THATS IT im buying the train horn >:D its gonna be awesome and evil and scare the crap out of anyone that comes within 2 meters of my car. BAHAHAHAHHA. loll... once again if i bhad the money.
icspots
11/8/2007 5:53:10 AM
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ORIGINAL: jaimie08mazda3
THATS IT im buying the train horn >:D its gonna be awesome and evil and scare the crap out of anyone that comes within 2 meters of my car. BAHAHAHAHHA. loll... once again if i bhad the money.
You can still get a lot of sound from a small air horn vs. a train horn. I was reading through a post someone on a motorcycle forum was making about the stebel nautilus compact dual air horn. He was getting ready to leave work (at Lowe's) and was installing his new horn on his bike in the parking lot before he left. When he was testing it all the people in the warehouse came out to see why there was a train in the parking lot. Sure it won't be as loud as a train horn, but there's really no need for something that loud. Advance Auto also sells a three tone air horn (w/ small compressor) for $30.
Also side note, do you have an alarm on your car? My old truck had a two tone air horn installed in it by a previous owner, as well as a security system. At one point when my brother still owned the truck the alarm either shorted or was activated (suffice it to say it went off) and was going off long enough that it burned out the compressor. Something to think about.
As to the horn switch idea, I have a question in to my electrical guy about how it could all work, and what wiring would need to be tapped. I'll let you know when I hear something.
jaimie08mazda3
11/8/2007 6:20:03 AM
no i dont have a car alarm on my car just the keyless entry... which sucks but oh well. sincei have the immobilizer im not too worried about people stealing my car. but that would be good. where do you go to get those horns? auto advance? what is that.... maybe ill loook at canadian tire to see if they have em haha
SPeeDy3
11/8/2007 8:02:06 AM
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ORIGINAL: virgin1
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ORIGINAL: SPeeDy3
lol.. just because your currency is above ours doesnt mean i cant buy useless crap!!!! lmao.. jk.. btw.. time to move to canada until bush is outta office and we have some1 hoo actually cares bout the country and not the money going into their pocket!!!
They impeach Clinton, one of our more centralist Presidents in YEARS, for getting a blow job in the Oval office, but have let Bush/Cheney/Rove, the REAL brains of the outfit, get away rape and murder. Bush is the stupid, arrogant figurehead we all have to look at on the news every night. Cheney is the danger, and Rove WAS an even bigger danger, imo. He was the hired gun that didn't have a real stand on anything except to please the "boss."
I just don't get it, but couldn't agree w/you more SPeeDy.
LOL.. i guess bush got his blowjob in the oval office too.. lmao.. ok back on the topic...
i dont have an alarm.. i have a panic button though (useless). seems like a whole lotta wiring for something so simple. spots thank u in advance for all your help.
icspots
11/9/2007 3:43:01 AM
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ORIGINAL: jaimie08mazda3
no i dont have a car alarm on my car just the keyless entry... which sucks but oh well. sincei have the immobilizer im not too worried about people stealing my car. but that would be good. where do you go to get those horns? auto advance? what is that.... maybe ill loook at canadian tire to see if they have em haha
Advance Auto is just a US national auto. supply store. Canadian tire would be the equivelant.
