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07-31-2012, 09:00 AM | #1 |
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DIY: GR - Alternate/Oldschool Horn Install Location w/ SickSpeed Horns
My most recent project was to install some hella horns in my GR Sedan. I initially bought Hella Panther horns, I personally did not like the tone and color. Decided to give the SickSpeed horns a shot. When I installed the Hella's I used a home made bracket that bolted in the center support in the grill. It didnt seem all that stable, was hard to hide the wires, so I decided to go the oldschool route of mounting them on the radiator support beam using the preexisting holes.
I used 12awg wires throughout the entire setup w/ a 20amp mini fuse on the hot wire to the relay. I used the center bolt on the center support for the ground. I will eventually move it to the horn mounts for a complete no wire seen install. You have to pop out the plastic mount for the hood release cable on the drivers side where you will mount the horn. So far I have not found any problem with leaving the cable free/hanging at that location. The cable is pretty taught on its own. Overall I like the tone better on the SickSpeed horns. Much deeper and seem to be louder. I haven't been on the receiving end of the horns so I cannot tell for sure. I will eventually remove the secondary OEM horn as it sounds funny in concert with the new horns. (Pro tip: Pin 86 on the relay is for the horn signal wire. The instructions from SickSpeed are wrong.) (Pro tip 2: Click the images to make them larger.)
(poor bumper :crying
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07-31-2012, 09:00 AM | #2 |
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09-04-2012, 10:21 PM | #3 |
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i like the grill look on the horns
hellas are to much just for the look any sound clip from a subaru |
09-04-2012, 11:25 PM | #4 |
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09-05-2012, 02:04 AM | #5 |
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What's the difference between the panther and supertones?
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09-05-2012, 07:34 AM | #6 |
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Color, size, tone, and loudness.
Supertone: http://www.hella.co.in/Product.aspx?Id=113 Panther: http://www.hella.co.in/Product.aspx?Id=114 |
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