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Hella Supertone Install Walk Through w/ pics


j.reed

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I made a bracket this morning out of 3/4" steel stock. Thickness is like 1/8" or around there. Just need to paint it flat black now.

 

The horns will not look like they do in the picture.... they will be different.

 

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3797/dscn2042ob9.jpg

 

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5648/dscn2044pg4.jpg

 

The bracket:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9340/dscn2045bq4.jpg

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Here are a couple pics of my supertones. I used the hella relay and the diagram in post #3 to wire everything up. The relay is mounted in the left corner of the grille opening (you can see the blue wire connectors) using an existing threaded hole. The horns themselves I mounted using an existing hole in the cross support with a bolt and lock nut.

 

Jon

Nice. I just bought a set of Hella Compact Trumpet horns (I live in the city) and that looks like a great spot to mount them. The SuperTones only draw 2 watts each more so I can retrofit them if the 110db isn't enough.

 

 

http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaPortal/WebSite/Internet_usa/ProductsServices/Images/Compact_Trumpet.jpg

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Had the Hella Compact Trumpet horns mounted in lieu of the stock horns. They fit in the same location, but barely.

 

They're somewhat louder, and sound more like an American car horn. I liked my old air horns better but there are disadvantages to those in terms of mounting and response.

 

We may try the new three way integrated compressor horns on our van, which has lots of mounting room.

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Looks like the cooling air to the radiator is blocked with the front mounts. That cant be good! I would find a way around that.

 

I'm not worried, plus I have the fans-stuck-on problem, so I'm sure that'll compensate.

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Installed the Supertones over the weekend, very easy to do. I just put spades on the wires coming from the new horns, and plugged them into the existing connectors, no need for the relay that came with them.

 

I've positioned the horns like Casopolis has done, but closer together, not sure if I like it though as it is quite obvious from the front.

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Had the Hella Compact Trumpet horns mounted in lieu of the stock horns. They fit in the same location, but barely.

 

 

I got the Supertones mounted in place of the stock horns, and they fit in there quite comfortably. I had to grind the corner of the new (supplied) mounting strip, so that one of the horns sits at an angle, while the other one goes straight down, just like the OEM one.

 

I also had to bend it forward just a little bit to avoid touching anything.

 

The first time I tried it on an empty stretch of the road, my wife and I both giggled stupidly. Now I am afraid to use it, so that I don't scare anybody off the road :)

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