Clifford RS2 Horn Question

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Printed Date: October 31, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Topic: Clifford RS2 Horn Question

Posted By: WillTS
Subject: Clifford RS2 Horn Question
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 2:26 PM

I was wondering if I could hook up my RS2 to my horn, so that when the alarm sounds it also honks the horn. But in a beep- beep fashion, not just a constant blast. Thanks

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Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 7:16 PM

You should be able to get a relay and reverse the polarity of the horn sense a lot of horns are negative trigger.

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 7:20 PM

You could use two relays to make a horn honk circuit. Relay 1: 85 +siren output from alarm, 86 ground, 30 ground, 87 output to relay 2. Relay 2: 85 +parking light output from alarm, 86 ground, 30 input from relay 1, 87 output to car's -trigger horn wire.

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Posted By: WillTS
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 8:41 PM

But will that make it go beep-beep or just beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep? Thanks
William

Posted By: RufNUSD
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 11:06 PM

Ooh goodness.
86 +siren output
85 ground
30 12v
87 to one pole of two pole flasher
other pole to positive horn

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Posted By: RufNUSD
Date Posted: May 10, 2004 at 11:08 PM

Teamrf wrote:

You should be able to get a relay and reverse the polarity of the horn sense a lot of horns are negative trigger.

Yes and no. Modern day horns are negative in the vehicle but positive under the hood while most all older vehicles are positive both in and out.

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Posted By: WillTS
Date Posted: May 11, 2004 at 9:02 PM

Thanks, I think that is the perfect solution. I feel like a dumb ass now, flasher, DUHHH. LOL Thanks again
Will

Posted By: WillTS
Date Posted: May 16, 2004 at 10:53 PM

The only modification that I had to do to this is to put the flasher before the relay, that way there isn't a lot of amps going through the flasher and when I arm and disarm the alarm the horn chirps, otherwise it doesn't respond fast enough. Thanks for the help!!!

Will

Posted By: raydawg357
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 8:37 AM

with the clifford alarms, as long as your horn is (-), all you have to do is connect the BROWN / black wire to your horn wire. It will honk your horn the way you want. It will not give you a steady blast.

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Posted By: WillTS
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 5:16 PM

Raydawg, I don't have any brown with black stripe from the alarm. But what I did do was take an electronic flasher, connect that under the hood to the siren+. Then from the load side of the flasher to the relay 86, then 85 ground, 30 to 12v+, and 87 to the positive horn wire(connector is right next to siren). And it works perfectly, short honk when arm, two when disarm, and honk-honk-honk when alarm is activated. Though if I were to do it all again, I would have taken the H1/10 brown right from the alarm, and used the relay in a negative fashion to the black negative horn wire that way I could have everything up under the dash instead of in the engine compartment. Which if I am feeling frisky I might just redo it so to be more professional, though I hate soldering while standing on my head. posted_image

I was messing around under there yesterday and took one of my aux outputs so that when I push the trunk release button it honks my horn. Fun messing with people walking down the street. Thanks for everyones help and hopefully I will be adding some more features in the future.
Will