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Glenn
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 10:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hi,

I swapped out my stock horn for a low tone "Fiamm Freeway Blaster". It was definitely an improvement over the stock horn but just didn't have the PRESENCE I was after. A few days ago I was looking at the horn comparison on Web Bike World at http://tinyurl.com/676sup and noticed that the paired horn sets had louder db high tone horns.

Well I did a temporary test adding the stock horn to my Freeway Blaster and it was LOUD. Last night I installed it and thought I would share the results. It sounds so much better and louder with the paired set.

This is how I started with just the Freeway Blaster.

Just the Freeway Blaster installed
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I bent the stock bracket to get it to fit

I bent the stock bracket to get it to fit






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Johnboy777
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What's the clear plastic thingy - do you have the high or the low FB? Thanks

John

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Glenn
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 11:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hi John,

I figured someone would ask about the "thingy". It a relay/timer (DEI 528T Delay Type Relay)for my low beam HID headlight which I have triggered by the Euro parking light wire. I have it set to turn on after 10 seconds which gives me plenty of time to get the bike started.

I have the low tone Blaster. I put that in after listening to the Meep-Meep of the stock horn.
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Armymedic
Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 12:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Did you just use stock wiring for the FIAMM horn?
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Glenn
Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 02:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, I just used the stock wiring. They are plenty loud and no fuse problems so far with brakes and horns on.

Glenn
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 06:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


I figured someone would ask about the "thingy". It a relay/timer (DEI 528T Delay Type Relay)


That relay looks familiar : )

Tipsy
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Glenn
Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 06:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah Tipsy but its mine now :-))
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Sparky
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 01:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's nice to have a "manly voice" in traffic, huh. Glad you were able to get them in there.

For the long term though, your horn switch will no doubt last longer if you in put a simple sealed relay like Aerostich.com #4667 (12V/40A $4) to power your high-amperage horn setup. Similar units can be had at most auto parts places too. As a bonus, the horns will sound louder being powered straight off the battery through larger gauge wire. Just a thought.; )
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Armymedic
Posted on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How did you wire the original horn back in with the Fiamm? Looks like you used the ground cable that came with the Fiamm horn for the original horn. How did you power the positive on the original horn?
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Glenn
Posted on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 02:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hi,

What I ended up doing was run a 14GA wire from from a fused line off of the battery to the #30 terminal of a relay adjacent to the horns. I cut the yellow/green wire and used that to switch the relay at terminal #85, grounded the relay #86 terminal and then ran a bifurcated line to both horns of off of terminal #87. I grounded both horns at the connection at the horn mounting stud.

The pictures were before the relay police got after me ; )
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Armymedic
Posted on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 02:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Excellent! I initially threw my Fiamm in in place of the stock horn with the plan of eventually running a wire harness. I'll just split the outgoing hot wire to the horn for both. Schweet.
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