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#61 ·
Installed the Hella supertones, I did not reuse the stock mounting hole. I mounted both in the smaller holes beside it for symmetry. At first they didn't work, scraped paint of the frame, and they work perfectly.
Also, if you have big hands, good luck. Getting the nut on is a bitch!
 
#63 ·
I added just the 400hz Land Cruiser horn. The 200 series Land Cruiser uses a 15 amp fuse for the horn pair. The GRC horn fuse is 10 amps. It'd be interesting to see if one of you who installed both can get your 10a fuse to blow. The 400hz horn is pretty good by itself too.
 
#65 ·
Just finished the Hella horn swap. Had a pair of horns stashed away for the Yaris but since that's been a driveway ornament figured why not! Had a Grimmspeed wrx wiring kit I used the ring ground connecter to twin female spade connectors for ground. Bought a horn wire splitter for car harness to both horns for power. Beep beep
 
#67 ·
Many years ago, when I had my beloved AW11, I installed 2 upgraded disc horns that were rated at 118db each (stock is 110db for reference). That was not loud enough for my liking, as my AW11 was largely invisible.

So... I got a pair of these and installed them.


They're rated for 140db. To translate that into real world usage, if you lay on the horn, 2 standard home blocks in every direction will know that a horn was active.

So, I had 2 118db, and 2 140db horns, compared to the original 2 110db horns. It was absolute overkill, and it was glorious!

There was 1 instance where I needed to use that amazing wall of sound. I was making a right (2 right turn lanes) from the outside right turn lane, and there was a lady in the inner right turn lane. Well, we went and she immediately began crossing over into my lane, so I laid on the horns. Her reaction was to steering so hard to the right that she nearly hit the curb. I just kept going. Hopefully, next time she'll pay attention and not illegally swerve into the wrong lane.

So, I'll be getting these horns again.
 
#70 ·
A91supra said:
Installed the Hella supertones, I did not reuse the stock mounting hole. I mounted both in the smaller holes beside it for symmetry. At first they didn't work, scraped paint of the frame, and they work perfectly.
Also, if you have big hands, good luck. Getting the nut on is a bitch!
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I did the same thing using the smaller hole adjacent to the default spot. I used a random 1/4"-20-1" zinc hex bolt I had lying around and it's not 100% tight though...couldn't find a 10mm bolt. I might try again on the weekend to remount it.

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#73 · (Edited)
Clearly, the stock horn is an abomination. But for the five times a year that I honk my horn, I didn't want to spend a lot of money. Got these guys on Temu for less than $12 shipped. One high and one low tone. Plenty loud enough! Kind of a shame that the back side is red and not the front side, but I'll survive it. Totally pegs my bang for the buck meter. I might clean up the wiring a bit when it's not 15 fucking degrees out. Wrapped most of it in split loom for now.

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#76 ·
NuBieGRCorolla said:
I thought the one on the passenger side is a little off compare to the original hole on the right? Some people drilled another hole to make it even on both sides?
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Yes, there's no counterpart for the stock location on the other side. But there are 2 other holes you can use. You just need 2 bolts, 2 pairs of washers and 2 nuts etc.
 
#77 ·
A91supra said:
Yes, there's no counterpart for the stock location on the other side. But there are 2 other holes you can use. You just need 2 bolts, 2 pairs of washers and 2 nuts etc.
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That's definitely not true on my car. There's an identical indentation on the passenger side on my car, it's just not drilled. I drilled it on mine, and they look pretty damn even to me.

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#78 ·
ijuswannaride said:
That's definitely not true on my car. There's an identical indentation on the passenger side on my car, it's just not drilled. I drilled it on mine, and they look pretty damn even to me.

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I'm sure it is. Next to the stock location there's a hole, corresponding with a hole on the other side.
 
#79 ·
I'm lazy so I didn't want to put a two tone, I just want something that is a bit louder.

www.amazon.com

Amazon.com: FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn : Automotive

Buy FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn: Horns - Amazon.com âś“ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
www.amazon.com
" FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn "

there's also a low note version.

Need this wiring harness pigtail, though the wire diameter on it is ridiculously thin.

With this bill of materials you don't need to do any crimping or soldering. Prepare the horn by bolting it to the flat bracket, and attach one of the terminals with the included ring terminal to the bolt, electrically bonding it to the flat bracket.

You take off a bunch of plastic rivets (and these are like the easiest rivets I've ever touched; maybe it's cause it's a new car) and you have direct access.
Use a 12mm socket wrench to take off the old flat bracket, and then unplug the connector. It's hard to release the connector with the bracket still on the car.

Bolt the new bracket in. Plug in the connector. Zip tie the wires so it doesn't flap around.

This is a very easy install. Highly recommended even for the beginner.

I used the low note one for my Miata track car because the old one straight up rusted and it's been great.
Don't make the mistake of pointing the horn forwards, if you get water into the "horn" part of the horn, it will stop working until the water gets out. Point it downwards which is the "natural" orientation if you attach it without bending the bracket.
 
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hatsunearu said:
I'm lazy so I didn't want to put a two tone, I just want something that is a bit louder.

www.amazon.com

Amazon.com: FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn : Automotive

Buy FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn: Horns - Amazon.com âś“ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
www.amazon.com
" FIAMM 72102 Freeway Blaster HIGH Note Horn "

there's also a low note version.

Need this wiring harness pigtail, though the wire diameter on it is ridiculously thin.

With this bill of materials you don't need to do any crimping or soldering. Prepare the horn by bolting it to the flat bracket, and attach one of the terminals with the included ring terminal to the bolt, electrically bonding it to the flat bracket.

You take off a bunch of plastic rivets (and these are like the easiest rivets I've ever touched; maybe it's cause it's a new car) and you have direct access.
Use a 12mm socket wrench to take off the old flat bracket, and then unplug the connector. It's hard to release the connector with the bracket still on the car.

Bolt the new bracket in. Plug in the connector. Zip tie the wires so it doesn't flap around.

This is a very easy install. Highly recommended even for the beginner.

I used the low note one for my Miata track car because the old one straight up rusted and it's been great.
Don't make the mistake of pointing the horn forwards, if you get water into the "horn" part of the horn, it will stop working until the water gets out. Point it downwards which is the "natural" orientation if you attach it without bending the bracket.
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How much difference did you notice in volume/sound?
 
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