Anybody have air horns on their trucks? I wanted pictures or input on where to put them, and any input on brand and where to get them. Thanks.

 

My brother put a set on his 2008 F350. I'm not sure what the brand is but he installed them just in front of the front of the bed under the passenger side of the cab. They are louder then...you know what!

He's told me about a few of the unsuspecting victims that he's run across while driving. Heck, they make you jump even if you're expecting it.

One thing he did mention, his are facing forward. We get snow up here and have had a lot this year. He found that with them facing forward, they pack full of snow making them not work.



Craig

 

I have Seige Engineering triples mounted on the bottom of the driver's battery box on my '06. Had to pull the wheel skirt and reform it with a heat gun to fit. Only slight deformations. The horn trumpets ended up adjacent to the stock horns facing down and forward. They work very well (almost too well). With the valve on the air tank they sound very much like the local train horns passing by. Did not want to mount the compressor/tank underneath and expose it to the water and winter salt. Have them installed in the bed adjacent to my tool box (have a full cap). Mounted fuse and relay at fuse box and switches under heater/ac controls. Good luck on your install. You will enjoy them!

 

I have the Seige Kongs on my 1st Gen. 5 gal. tank under bed between the driveshaft and exhaust, trumpets under bed just aft above the axle, down-firing forward, compressor on the tranny pan. They are wicked loud - no, ridiculously wicked loud:

 

chech your friendly local truck stop and im sure you'll find them, up here in alberta they run about $200 a set, not including the compressor, air tank, plumbing, switches, relays etc

just let us know how they look and where you put them

Thanks

 

I was thinking of doin this up too. Where would be the best place to get the switches/relays, and other accesories. I have looked online a little bit, but don't know what setup is the best bang for the buck. I plan on running a CO2 bottle in my tool box regulated down to a 5 gallon tank under the bed.

 

Try these guys: www.hornblasters.com

 

I got the Seige horns also and they work great. I mounted tank and compressor in bed under tool box and horn assm under neath bed pass side on frame rail. It tucks them up there if you do any off roading more protected. beware these are very loud and they do cause some people to swerve when you do hit them.

 

Thanks guys I'll have to do some more homework on this. I do snow removal so the underside of my truck gets packed full of snow. My air tanks and compressor are inside my tool box. Dangier sounds like that would be the best spot. I'm sure you took pictures and made step by step instructions for dummies like me.

 

Which ever one you choose make sure your air tank has enough ports so that you can have onboard air.

 

I usually only hit the ones who don't swerve!

 

This is the 1230 kit from www.airhornsoftexas.com. I used my spare tire location just because I can't use the spare anymore. It uses a 2.5 gallon Viair tank with a 100% duty cycle compressor. I also fixed the tank to use it as an onboard air supply. Everything works perfect and it was a very easy install.

 

Dan1912-No pictures-I did not have my camera with me when I did the install. If I get some time, I can take some pictures. Pretty straight forward-installation site depends on horn size and available space. My tripple horns were about 16" in length max and fit very well mounted upside down on the bottom of the left battery box angled forward and down. Had to take the left battery out and used carriage bolts with fender washers to mount the horn bracket in the battery box bottom recess so bolts do not contact bottom of the battery. In heating and reforming the fender skirt it cradles the horn head assembly and protects from water and dirt. Power was taken from the power bolt beside the fuse box and fuse/relays are mounted on the side support bracket of the fuse box (do not drill into the fuse box). The power was run through a heavy duty 12 gauge extension cord I cut up and installed following the fuel lines back to the fuel tank area, then up following the fill pipe to a hole in the bottom of the rear box left front stake pocket. There is a hole in the stake pocket just under the box rail that goes inside the box. My power and valve control circuits goes through this hole and connects with my compressor, air valve solenoid, and tank pressure controls. The cables need to be protected with a hard plastic shield to prevent chafing when passing through metal areas. Control wiring for horn operation goes through the firewall (I poked a hole through an existing grommet and sealed with silicone), to two switches hanging down under the heat-a/c controls. I have two switches for the horn-1 for electric power to compressor through the relay to the pressure switch, 2-horn operation through a relay. Wanted the ability to lock out the compressor if I wanted to. Also have a quick disconnect on the tank for on-board air. The air line runs back along the power cables and connects to the horn. Mounted the tank and compressor in a milk crate secured beside my tool box. Truck has a full cap. I travel dirt roads a lot and wanted to keep the compressor clean and dry. Works ok so far. Running about 145 psi and the horns are very loud! Currently running a 25 amp fuse for the compressor. Your fuse size will depend on compressor load and wire sizing. Hope this installation makes sense to you. Let me know if I missed anything or if you have further installation questions.
David

 

Here's a link to the install write-up for mine on 1stGen:

http://www.1stgen.org/viewtopic.php?t=2970

 

I have mine set up like Dangier, but I put the set of Seige "Hammer4s" on the passenger side inside the fender well and mounted the air compressor and tank up inside the fenderwell on the drivers side... I wasn't too impressed with the sound of the "Hammer4s" so I installed another set of Kleinns 220s (those things are huge) over on the drivers side the same way the first set is installed... THEN I wound up burning up that little compressor that came with the Seige kit, so I plugged the compressor off (just to use the 5 litre tank) and installed a Q-logic compressor up inside of the passenger side fenderwell along with more hose and some quick connects for air lines and pressure gauge that just peaks out behind the passenger side battery... If you use your head there is alot of room inside those fenders, I am pretty sure I could get 2 compressors inside that fender with a couple more brackets...

The best part is nothing took up any space, all is hidden, and high enough from the elements that they will not be harmed.

Here are a couple of shots to give you some ideas...





The sound out in an opened area (closed area is MUCH louder), followed by teh factory horn to compare..