Cheap horn replacement info including part number!
04-04-2004, 09:39 AM
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Cheap horn replacement info including part number! The low tone horn has been bad on my car since I bought it and I finally decided to do something about it this weekend. I stopped by the Chevy dealership only to find out that they wanted $58 for the replacement horn! I looked it over real well since I hadn't taken the horn out of my car to check it out yet, then drove over to Advance Auto Parts. They had some universal replacement horns on the shelf, and one of them looked VERY similar to the one from the dealership. So, $10 later I walked out with my horn. This is the one you want for the low tone but they also had the high tone there too, it is THE EXACT SAME HORN that came out of my car down! No wires need to be cut or anything...
The horns are located behind/under the passenger side headlight. Disconnect the two wiring harnesses from the back, remove the single bracket that attaches the headlight's bracket to the upper radiator support, then remove the headlight by sliding it towards the driver's side of the car so it unhooks from its mounting bracket and pulls free. You'll see what I mean when you look at it.
Once that's out of the way, the two horns will be easier to reach. The low tone is the top one, and is secured using one 10mm nut from underneath. Remove the nut, disconnect the wiring harness, then reverse the procedure using the new horn. Took about 5 minutes and now my car no longer sounds normal again!
The horns are located behind/under the passenger side headlight. Disconnect the two wiring harnesses from the back, remove the single bracket that attaches the headlight's bracket to the upper radiator support, then remove the headlight by sliding it towards the driver's side of the car so it unhooks from its mounting bracket and pulls free. You'll see what I mean when you look at it.
Once that's out of the way, the two horns will be easier to reach. The low tone is the top one, and is secured using one 10mm nut from underneath. Remove the nut, disconnect the wiring harness, then reverse the procedure using the new horn. Took about 5 minutes and now my car no longer sounds normal again!
thank's LS1 SOUNDS for posting it 
04-06-2004, 06:56 PM
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The horn that LS1 Sounds points out is 125 dB. SignalTone makes similar horns rated at 130 dB called "Freeway Blaster Horns." The following hyperlinks are to JC Whitney but we can find these at most car parts stores. Usually they are $12 to $15 each. I'm just using them to show that the horns look the same as the OEM horns. As a matter of fact I think SignalTone and Fiamm are owned by the same company.But if you really want louder horns then I'd recommend supplementing the electric horns with air horns (two or three "trumpets" and a small air compressor a little smaller than a can of Coca Cola).
