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ultimate horn?

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andrewclaycomb said:
So far my only complaints are it doesn't come with a relay harness, no inline fuse holder, you have to drill out a hole in each of the aluminum mounts to accommodate the bolt into the frame, and the "chrome" is cheesy looking plastic.
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The inline fuse I just got at autozone for like 5 bucks I think, plus the fuses. I didn't have to drill out the brackets for where I mounted them, but should be an easy exercise. I totally agree with the crappy chrome.
andrewclaycomb said:
The instructions are very good, and I should have this finished tomorrow morning. They are mounting up so it looks semi-stock, just stick out a little on each side. I'll post pictures in the morning.
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If you have them in the stock location be careful of condensation/water. As with all trumpet horns, they *should* be pointed down so the water will drain. I read some reviews of other horns where this happened, and the suggestion was to take them apart and clean the insides before putting them back together. I def. want to see pictures of how it worked for you; I was afraid of melting them being so close to the valve cover.


andrewclaycomb said:
One question though, in the wiring instructions it didn't distinguish between the two wires that went to the old horn. I just connect one to a side of the relay and the other to the other side of the relay. Is that right? Basically, I have a fused lead to the battery positive, A power lead going directly to each of the horns, and the two existing horn wires plug into the relay, doesn't matter which goes to which prong (except for where the main power wires are. They have to go to specific tabs on the relay.) Basically the two wires are interchangeable with each other on the relay? ...and then of course to ground the horns to the frame.

What are the two original wires for the old horn? Power and ground?
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There is a specific place in the relay, I believe... I copied this from the relay mod article: "Pin 85 to negative, pin 86 to positive, pin 30 input voltage to switch, pin 87 out from pin 30 when relay is operated."
 
J_C said:
There is a specific place in the relay, I believe... I copied this from the relay mod article: "Pin 85 to negative, pin 86 to positive, pin 30 input voltage to switch, pin 87 out from pin 30 when relay is operated."
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OK so maybe the instructions aren't as clear as they could be. If I have it on backwards, then the horn will always be on correct? In the diagram there were just 2 original horn wires (not marked positive or negative) going to 85 and 86.

Here are the installation instructions.
http://www.bikerhiway.com/installinfo/Stebel/stebel_magnum_install.pdf


and I have the horns facing down and the brackets are bolted in the stock locations with the horns on the outside edge of the frame.
 
Yeah I know, that threw me for a loop at first too. I can't remember which wire was positive and which negative. I don't know what will happen if you cross them, even though I did that at one point, because I inadvertantly loosened a connection under the tank and I was trying to trace it down. In the process I looked through the coil article and found that blurb.
 
The funny thing is these are replacing my last horn that went missing somewhere in Southeast Kansas. I have no idea when I lost it, or how. I just see it as a good time to upgrade. My last one was circular and pretty loud. I don't remember if it was stock or the previous owner upgraded it. I'm guessing the two of these are going to be monstrous sounding.
 
I compared to my F150's horn.... My buddy and I judged the magnums to be louder =]
 
Alright, got the magnum horns wired and they are slightly louder than my Mitsubishi Lancer's horn. Big difference from the old motorcycle horn. I'm very satisfied. I did add locking washers to all of the fasteners so I don't have another repeat of last weekend and lose these horns too.

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I think they look good. Only thing out of place is the 12 gauge red wire I used as the power wire.

When I was wiring, I guess I got lucky because I had the right original wires wired to the correct places on the relay. I was worried I had the two reversed.

Ugh, these pictures make me want to change out all of the gaskets in the engine even more now. Thankfully I don't get oil drippage on the ground.
 
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Ah I see, that's where I mounted mine as well... My stockers were originally up under the tank but above the valve cover. Glad it all worked out for you!
 
actually i just looked at an old picture and it looks like my old horn was a trumpet style too, but I didn't have 2 of them. So maybe it wasn't the stock location, but it looked perfect with 2 threaded holes already in the frame.
 
I love this from the Ear Cannon site:

... If Ethel Merman, Sam Kinison and John Philip Sousa ever had a band, and played through a wall-of-sound amp rack, it would sound like this...
 
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