

| Subject: | Re: Dual horn wiring |
| From: | Mike Collum |
| Date: | Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:36:11 -0400 |
The horns don't actually know about polarity. Just "call" the left terminals on each horn ground and you'll be fine. Mike Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > Thanks, Mike---I'll try that when I get home. Only thing I'm not sure > about are which terminals on the horns are grounds. They are Hella > SuperTone horns and the terminals are not marked. Does it matter which > are 12V and which are ground.? Will the 12V or ground terminals be the > same on both horns---left side terminals or right side terminals, or one > left and one right? > > Jeff > On Apr 16, 2007, at 12:09 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > >> As I see it, you want power (fused) to go to relay terminal #86 with >> terminal #85 to ground through the horn button (horn button supplies >> ground). This is what will "Activate" the relay. Then ground relay >> terminal #30. Relay terminal #87 goes to the ground pins of each horn >> and the plus side of each horn goes to a fused (16 amp) 12 volts. >> >> You don't want to ground the horns where they mount as Vanagon horns >> are activated by supplying ground when the horns are to be honked. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> Jeffrey Vickers wrote: >>> Anyone have a diagram for wiring dual horns with two terminals each >>> horn? I did what I thought was correct but clearly I am missing >>> something. >>> Relay is is wired: >>> --- switched/ignition on power wired to #30 >>> ---one inside and one outside horn terminal wired to #87 >>> ---one outside and one inside horn terminal wired to ground >>> ---two VW horn leads to #85 & #86 >>> Horns bolt to bracket which is painted and probably not grounded. 87 >>> Syncro. >>> Thanks. >>> Jeff >> > >
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