DIY: Horn/Bumper Removal - Page 4

RedTideSi · 07-20-2008, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asndragonboii

I'm doing mine this weekend.

BTW according to my service manual, the 08 SI's are the only one with 2 horns

Are you sure? Well, I mean you can tell just by honking your horn. Btw, those pix at the begnning of this thread made me wonder. I never had to take off my bumper to to replace the horn although I did jack the car a little and worked from under. I got my dual horns from the Philippines where my previous car there had a Type-R brand in it. The one I have now are Magnums. Dual horns rock!

asndragonboii · 07-20-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedTideSi

Are you sure? Well, I mean you can tell just by honking your horn. Btw, those pix at the begnning of this thread made me wonder. I never had to take off my bumper to to replace the horn although I did jack the car a little and worked from under. I got my dual horns from the Philippines where my previous car there had a Type-R brand in it. The one I have now are Magnums. Dual horns rock!

Yeah i'm sure lol.

The service manual says to take the bumper off to replace the horn. You did it without taking the bumper off on the civic?

RedTideSi · 07-21-2008, 03:25 AM

I had help getting it installed. Maybae I should've taken the bumper off because it took us over 2 hours to install the horn. Lmao

ThePirate · 07-23-2008, 01:58 PM

I have a 08 si.. are there any other horns besides the fit one that are plug in and play?

Eustace1080 · 07-23-2008, 04:05 PM

Here is the horn I installed in my old Subaru. I just ordered another one for my new SI so I will post pics and a sound clip when I get it installed.
Oh ya when I wired mine up it came with a relay so I ran power from the battery to the relay, relay to compressor, relay to ground I believe and then relay to horn button. I then tapped the power wire from the battery to the relay for the horn button and it worked perfectly.

RedTideSi · 07-27-2008, 02:56 AM

Wtf? Lol, **** looks mean.

asndragonboii · 07-28-2008, 09:49 AM

I installed 2 freeway blasters. When i make it beep by locking the doors, i think the stock horn is louder than both the new horns. The stock horn used to hurt my hears from loudness when i walked in front of the car and locked the doors. These new horns dont hurt. When i press on the horn button, i think the new horns are louder...... i cant really tell

All i know is that the tone is different.

simons2k · 07-28-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePirate

I have a 08 si.. are there any other horns besides the fit one that are plug in and play?

I'm guessing that most if not all of the oem Honda horns will be plug and play. I installed the S2000 (AP2) horns. Sounds much better. I just needed to adjust the bracket on the horns to make sure the horns were pointing down.

A friend just bought an '08 Accord V6. The horn on it is pretty loud too.

ThePirate · 07-29-2008, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simons2k

I'm guessing that most if not all of the oem Honda horns will be plug and play. I installed the S2000 (AP2) horns. Sounds much better. I just needed to adjust the bracket on the horns to make sure the horns were pointing down.

A friend just bought an '08 Accord V6. The horn on it is pretty loud too.

Where did u get ur AP2 horns from and how much did it sent u back?

simons2k · 07-29-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePirate

Where did u get ur AP2 horns from and how much did it sent u back?

Honda dealer. They were sitting in my garage for a while so I forgot how much I paid. I wanna say around $40.

Arjuna725 · 09-03-2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ndingler

I just did this mod... Thanks for the helpful pix!
I bought a low tone horn from Pep boys for $20 and spliced it onto the existing horn line like you did... Then I mounted it right beside the original horn, so I got the low tone from the new horn, and the high tone from the original. Sounds much better.

Thanks for the help

N

I did the same, got the fiamm F low tone from advanced auto parts, $12 and just spliced it next to the original, sounds cool, and way louder. I have pics if anyone is interested. This is a very easy install, once you get the bumper off :P.

CivicESigh · 10-31-2008, 08:12 PM

I replaced the two horns on my SI today with a High/Low setup from Autozone and they sound Awesome!!!

Installation took less than 1 hour.

tite681 · 11-02-2008, 01:36 AM

Just installed the Hella Supertones. Needed a little bracket fabrication to fit those two big horns. It's loud! Alarm chirp sounds kinda funny though.

CaucasianAsian · 12-17-2008, 11:59 PM

i need some sound clipssssss

red_eg · 12-20-2008, 08:49 PM

thanks for this

chugiboi · 12-20-2008, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eustace1080

Here is the horn I installed in my old Subaru. I just ordered another one for my new SI so I will post pics and a sound clip when I get it installed.
Oh ya when I wired mine up it came with a relay so I ran power from the battery to the relay, relay to compressor, relay to ground I believe and then relay to horn button. I then tapped the power wire from the battery to the relay for the horn button and it worked perfectly.

i'll consider this as a second horn, i can't imagine if this is the only horn you have and you accidentally let someone use your car for a behind the wheel exam at the DMV.

***obert*** · 12-20-2008, 09:37 PM

Thanks for the great DIY man,good pics also.

octoberfestfan2008 · 12-20-2008, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chugiboi

i'll consider this as a second horn, i can't imagine if this is the only horn you have and you accidentally let someone use your car for a behind the wheel exam at the DMV.

whoa! Make a clip and put it on youtube or elsewhere, I want to hear it!

HTXSI · 03-27-2009, 12:18 AM

Can anyone say swap?

Between a 01 ford Excursion and an 08 Fa5

Jerm · 04-09-2009, 09:34 PM

Here's my horn upgrade.

<a href="http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/jermnlala/?action=view&current=PICT1412.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/jermnlala/PICT1412.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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07-21-2008, 03:25 AM	#63 (permalink)
RedTideSi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 29 Posts: 1,162 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I had help getting it installed. Maybae I should've taken the bumper off because it took us over 2 hours to install the horn. Lmao

07-23-2008, 01:58 PM	#64 (permalink)
ThePirate Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have a 08 si.. are there any other horns besides the fit one that are plug in and play?

07-23-2008, 04:05 PM	#65 (permalink)
Eustace1080 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 82 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here is the horn I installed in my old Subaru. I just ordered another one for my new SI so I will post pics and a sound clip when I get it installed. Oh ya when I wired mine up it came with a relay so I ran power from the battery to the relay, relay to compressor, relay to ground I believe and then relay to horn button. I then tapped the power wire from the battery to the relay for the horn button and it worked perfectly.

07-27-2008, 02:56 AM	#66 (permalink)
RedTideSi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 29 Posts: 1,162 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Wtf? Lol, **** looks mean.

07-28-2008, 09:49 AM	#67 (permalink)
asndragonboii Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,664 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I installed 2 freeway blasters. When i make it beep by locking the doors, i think the stock horn is louder than both the new horns. The stock horn used to hurt my hears from loudness when i walked in front of the car and locked the doors. These new horns dont hurt. When i press on the horn button, i think the new horns are louder...... i cant really tell All i know is that the tone is different.

10-31-2008, 08:12 PM	#72 (permalink)
CivicESigh Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Stewart, GA Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I replaced the two horns on my SI today with a High/Low setup from Autozone and they sound Awesome!!! Installation took less than 1 hour.

11-02-2008, 01:36 AM	#73 (permalink)
tite681 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hella SF Posts: 4,593 ButchMX! iTrader: 5 / 100%	Just installed the Hella Supertones. Needed a little bracket fabrication to fit those two big horns. It's loud! Alarm chirp sounds kinda funny though.

12-17-2008, 11:59 PM	#74 (permalink)
CaucasianAsian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 158 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i need some sound clipssssss

12-20-2008, 08:49 PM	#75 (permalink)
red_eg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 141 Albert iTrader: 2 / 100%	thanks for this

12-20-2008, 09:37 PM	#77 (permalink)
*obert* # 1 Friend Whore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Wa Posts: 40,263 Robert iTrader: 100 / 100%	Thanks for the great DIY man,good pics also.

03-27-2009, 12:18 AM	#79 (permalink)
HTXSI Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bluffton/Greer South Carolina Posts: 149 Jordan iTrader: 0 / 0%	Can anyone say swap? Between a 01 ford Excursion and an 08 Fa5

04-09-2009, 09:34 PM	#80 (permalink)
Jerm Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: DFW,TX Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here's my horn upgrade. <a href="http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/jermnlala/?action=view&current=PICT1412.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/jermnlala/PICT1412.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>