Replacing the Alarm Speaker to Car Horn
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Topic: Replacing the Alarm Speaker to Car Horn
Posted By: percyv143
Subject: Replacing the Alarm Speaker to Car Horn
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 3:21 PM
Hi. I have an alarm and it is currently connected to the speaker that came with it. My problem is the sound is too soft. Can I instead connect the output wire the the + side of the car horn? Would there be any problem? Do I need to connect a fuse in series with the outout wire? Thanks.
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Posted By: davedyer79
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 3:26 PM
Kinda need to know what year, make and model of the car along with the model # of the alarm. If the alarm has a low current horn output, you need nothing. Just plug the wire from the alarm to the car wire. If not, you can use a relay to convert the siren's + output to a -output.
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Posted By: percyv143
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 7:21 PM
my car is a celica 1989 ST manual and I just installed the car alarm myself. The wire that comes out from the alarm is color brown to be connected to the Siren (O/P +1A). Thanks.
Posted By: OhioMike1101
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 7:44 PM
Does the alarm have a horn wire? If not, can you program the siren wire to be constant or pulsed? You may not want a 35 second straight horn going off. You can always buy a different siren.
Posted By: percyv143
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 7:49 PM
the alarm is pulsed. so i guess it will not be honking straight for 25 seconds :)
Posted By: percyv143
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 9:04 PM
My OEM horn wire is : GREEN/ BLUE (-)located at the STEERING COLUMN HARNESS. If my output wire is a + how will I connect the horn(-) wire? Is there a horn(+) wire in the steering column? What color? thanks.
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 01, 2005 at 11:40 PM
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Posted By: percyv143
Date Posted: June 02, 2005 at 6:40 AM
The alarm box has the model : OP168-6-C ... It's a generic car alarm that I bought from eBay. Thanks.
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