blazinginder

hey guys, it seems both my horns on my 98 ML320 are rusted and have stopped working, and need to be replaced, I thought I'd try doing this myself, dealer is willing to do it for $145 for parts/labor...but i just thought I'd give it a shot if its not too complicated...

...any help would be appreciated

Stiggs

I got air horns. Love 'em!

azinn

Replaced mine with ML55 horns a few years ago. Now it sounds like a real Mercedes. Easy plug and play DIY. http://www.buymbparts.com/RenderScri...id=P6000@@Horn

blazinginder

^ I'm all for an ML55 horn if it sounds better then the originals, how easy is it to install and are there any actual stores you can get them from?

azinn

Just remove the nut that holds the original horn, unplug the wire connection, mount the new horn with the same nut, plug in the wire and repeat the same process on the second horn. You need one high tone and one low tone horn for this job. The link provided in my previous post sells the horns or you can get them at the dealer. My 2 cents.

blazinginder

I just went out and checked...you're right it doesnt seem that hard at all, ill have to go out and buy the new parts and install it myself...does it make a difference which side of the front the low/high tone horn is bolted on?

Also I see that the OEM parts are about $80 for both while the ML55 is about $145...is there a REAL noticable difference between them??

azinn

Does not matter which side they are on and yes the difference in the sound is like night and day.

azinn

Price of horns might be a little less here http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...layCatalogid=0

azinn

Not sure, I would call or email the parts department to be sure - http://www.trademotion.com/storefron...&siteid=214089

blazinginder

appreciate the help...I just found out that they were selling the same horns for $30-35 each a couple years back and changed the part numbers and increased the price haha...gotta love mercedes

blazinginder

HOW did you manage to take of the washer that locks the horn bracket onto the car??? I just went outside to try taking the horn off and its a really tough angle to get to that washer ...what did you guys use

blazinginder

tried again this afternoon and after an hour of working on it FINALLY got it to come off, azinn how long did it take to bolt the new ones on

azinn

Didn't take that long. I might have just removed the nut on the back of the horn and not the bracket. This was done a few years ago. Did you get the ML55 horns? Should not be that difficult of a job.

blazinginder

Oh that makes sense...yea i took the bracket off too....I just put the new horns on, I just ended up going to the local store and getting a pair for $45...and they sound really good

Darkmann

Careful what you buy. I found out that the cheap ones from local auto stores fail quickly when you get water in them. Since I replaced mine with the 500/55 horns, puddles don't seem to make any difference. I don't know if they're made differently, but just a note!

blazinginder

^ I dont doubt that at all, these apparently have a lifetime warranty so i'll see what happens, worst case ill go out and get the 55 horns if they fail

tt33

Could you tell what horm model you bought? I am thinking about buying these horns for MB SLK:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...=p4506.c0.m245

Any thoughts?

blazinginder

I bought some "generic" brand horn from the local Pep Boys...it's nothing special but certainly does the job well enough... these are like the ones I bought but mine weren't PIAA

http://www.amazon.com/PIAA-85112-115...gy_auto_text_b