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Old 01-04-2013, 01:14 PM
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Best way to wire up train horns?

Just bought a train horn setup off craigslist and it's got all the wiring and hoses attach to it already, all I need to do is wire it to the car... but I'm no good with this type of stuff.

Where do most people tap into for power for accessories? Could I just ground it and tap into a fuse and be done? That's what I did for my boost controller on my 240sx.

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What kind of a train horn setup?
I have a 5gallon air tank and a compressor behind my JL sub box in the trunk. Train horn switch under steering wheel. One horn behind foglight grille on 63 bumper, other facing out the slashes in the bumper.
I took the horns out after a year though, they were fun especially in tunnels, but not nearly loud enough at speed and my setup was the biggest you could fit in there period, without cutting holes in the trunk floor and facing gigantic ones down there.
Enjoy though, first few weeks are hella fun.
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Here's what I'm twerkin with...

Probably going to separate the horns and figure out a place/way to mount them.. but that should be the easy part.
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Seems silly and NO.
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Seems silly and NO.
Of course it's silly. That's the best part.
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I had train horns on my F-150. I decided, since I never use the horn, to tap them into the factory horns wiring harness.
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not sure what you have there most likely simple big rig horns. true train horns are triple bugles which require upwards of 250 psi of air to operate. on big trucks a separete air tank and compressor are used to supply the huge amount of air needed

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