i need some help on wiring. I know that from the relay 30 goes to battery through a 39A in line fuse. 87 goes to the + side of compressor. I know that 85 and 86 have something to do with horn but do now know what.. If someone would tell me where the wires for 85 and 86 go i would appreciate it. Also the negative side of compressor goes to battery also?
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I ran a wire from the positive side of the original horn to terminal 85 then a wire from the terminal 86 to ground. When you supply power across these terminals, they close a switch across terminals 30 and 87 making your horn honk. Ignore the sketch you attached since it shows horn button off of terminal 85. I've wired about 10 of these like I explained above. I use a piggy back terminal on the positive side of the original horn so they both honk when the horn button is pushed.
Quote from: BA on September 29, 2009, 10:05:05 PM
I use a piggy back terminal on the positive side of the original horn so they both honk when the horn button is pushed.
I was going to do this just have not had time to go back and do it.
how do you know which one is the + side of the horn? it is not marked in any way that i can see
I disconnected the wires from the stock horn and plugged them to the relay.
I believe the brown wire goes to 85 and the black wire goes to 86
(http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/MagnumMagna/stuff/HORNRELAY2.jpg)
Thanks everyone who sent info. I am glad to report that I am hooked up and have gotten to scare the ---- out of some jerk that pulled out in front of me. I love these horns :)
I installed mine three weeks ago, but have yet to use it in traffic. I have scared the crap out of a couple friends though. I put one on a friends VTX and he is always honking it at people and waving.
I don't ride in blind spots but I was moving through traffic when someone started changing lanes into me. I was afraid he hurt himself.
They are effective! Cage driver's reaction is "where did that Kenworth come from?"
What brand of horn is this?
From Harbor Freight. They are even lower price now than when I bought mine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40135
I have installed the Stebel Compact Nautilis horn on a couple bikes, and the Wolo horn from Harbor Freight on a couple bikes. The Wolo horn is about half the price as the Stebel.
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2009/products.asp?IDserie=14&uso=&tipologia=TUNING
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=94117
Hold them side by side and they look identical except for the stupid bad boy sticker on the Wolo horn. Both are made in Italy, both are dual 530 Hz/680 Hz, and the markings on both are identical. The Stebel says its 115 dB/139 dB (at 2 meters/at 4"), and the Wolo says its 118 dB (no distance given). They sound the same to me.
Quote from: lragan on October 03, 2009, 04:22:50 PM
From Harbor Freight. They are even lower price now than when I bought mine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40135
Any lower and they will pay you to take them. :P
Quote from: TLRam1 on October 04, 2009, 01:21:57 AM
Quote from: lragan on October 03, 2009, 04:22:50 PM
From Harbor Freight. They are even lower price now than when I bought mine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40135
Any lower and they will pay you to take them. :P
That usually means they are discontinuing the product. The Chrome plated ones are now cheaper than the unpainted red ones. One of two things this means:
1) They plan to discontinue the product, change it up a bit and re-enter with a different part number and higher price
2) They do such a huge volume in these that they still make a buck at $10 -- and they are pre-emptively pricing to keep others out of their market space.
I think you nailed it Lawrence.