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Offline JimVonBaden

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Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« on: May 20, 2011, 07:01:37 PM »
The stock horn on the Kappas, as most realize, is fairly weak, so I decided to install the Fiaam Dual horn set.

The parts needed:


Mine are actually Wolo, but they are made by, and identical to, Fiaams:


The stock horn:


Easy to remove with a 10mm wrench and one bolt:


Once loose you can access the plug, and strip back the wire cover to expose the wires:


I used a Posi-tap to avoid cutting the stock wires if I wanted to reinstall it later.




Then remove the cap on the other end to expose the lug:


Now, create a wiring harness to connect the two sides:

Put a connector on the end of a 6” piece of 12ga wire, and strip back the other end.


Now, strip back a length of wire about 3 feet long, more if you want to route it more carefully than I did. Add another connector to one end, and strip back the other. Take the two stripped ends and add a couple inches of shrink wrap on them, the feed them through the end of the Posi-tap. Then slide the shrink-wrap over the end of the Posi-tap and shrink it.

It should look like this when you are done:


Now attach it to the Posi-tap and route the long wire to the driver’s side.

While you are there remove the nut similar to the one on the passenger side;


Now you need to make the brackets; First put bolts and nuts, supplied, on both ends of a bracket that you have layers two pieces to.

Snug them down, and place one end in a vice like this:


The point of the two bolts is to ensure your bends are even, and the two parts bend together properly.

Flip the bracket in the vice and bend the other side the opposite direction:


It should look like this:



Now, bolt in the two lights, angling them so they do not rub or hit on anything. Make sure you install the ground wire under the mounting bolts:


Also, make sure you install the positive wire on each before you bolt them up.

Here are the finished photos:

Driver’s  side:


Both installed:


HUGE improvement in loudness and range. I used the stock fuse and a 20 second burst did not blow it. I am confident it will work out fine!

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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 07:36:54 PM »
Wow, another very strong documented DIY tutorial, thanks Jim, keep them coming ;)
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 07:41:46 PM »
The only thing missing is a before and after sound clip.  Good write up.
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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2011, 08:18:03 PM »
Thanks guys!

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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2011, 08:20:13 PM »
Look forward to hearing it!

Great writeup! :thumbs:

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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2011, 08:48:12 PM »
Thats a GR8 write-up and the Pictures are Clear. I have never beeped my horn until this post. Where did you buy the Horns?     :yay:     :thumbs:
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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2011, 10:35:34 PM »
Great write up Jim but I don't understand why some feel the need to cross post on all three Kappa forums? Most of us are members of all of them.  :idk:
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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2011, 11:28:41 PM »
Thats a GR8 write-up and the Pictures are Clear. I have never beeped my horn until this post. Where did you buy the Horns?     :yay:     :thumbs:

I purchased them at AutoZone for $25.

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« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2011, 11:32:03 PM »
Great write up Jim but I don't understand why some feel the need to cross post on all three Kappa forums? Most of us are members of all of them.  :idk:

Well, most of the people who matter are here, but the Sky forum has 13K+ members, and the Solstice forum has 22K+ members, and the Kappa forum only has 1,482 members, so I figure I might help more people that way.

Thanks,

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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2011, 11:40:02 PM »
I no longer frequent the other forums, so thanks for posting here.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2011, 12:05:43 AM »
Oh don't get me wrong. I post everything here and if I go to the other forums and someone is looking for information I link them to a post here.

People didn't cross post years a few years ago and if they did it was brought to their attention. That's probably why the vast majority do not.

More of an observation on my part.
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2011, 12:09:58 AM »
Slybob,

I'm with U238, almost never check the others

Edit:  oops.... Forgot this part...

Great write up VonHornBlower!

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Re: Duel Fiaam Horn Install, with photos!
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2011, 12:30:32 AM »
I generally do my mod posts here and point folks over to here from the other forum(s) as appropriate - so as not to appear too much of a post whore (even though I am :)).  So I guess I would say I'm more in the Sly Bob camp.  

But it's a free country (almost) and you can do as you feel best. Can't we all just get along?  (except GJ of course)

But back to the thread in hand,  I'm hoping we can do horn blast comparisons at the MM.  It will cheer up DBG's neighbors no end!
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2011, 12:41:26 AM »
When you lock/unlock your car, is the alert honk noticeably louder?

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« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2011, 01:22:19 AM »
I generally do my mod posts here and point folks over to here from the other forum(s)
The only thing wrong with that is some members from the other forums (SkyRoadster for example) might not be member here on KappaPerformance, and if your Mod write up has pictures they will not be able to see them......

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« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2011, 01:31:51 AM »
Well, most of the people who matter are here..
Thanks a lot buddy, I'll remember this quote of yours.....  :poke:

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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2011, 03:07:14 AM »
Great write up Jim!!
very well documented!
pls post a video of the sound when u can!
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2011, 06:22:55 AM »
One of the best "how to's" I've seen, Jim.  Thanks for taking the time to document the steps so well with both photos and narrative.  Super job!

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« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2011, 11:07:02 AM »
Jim, are those connectors water/salt proof? That'd be cool if they were. :)
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2011, 11:23:43 AM »
Thanks a lot buddy, I'll remember this quote of yours.....  :poke:

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You ARE here though Vic! :lol:

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PS It is noticably louder when setting the alarm. Question: If you just lock the doors with the fob, is the alarm set if you do not make it beep?
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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2011, 12:28:37 PM »
Question: If you just lock the doors with the fob, is the alarm set if you do not make it beep?
Yes.  From the manual:

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Arming the System

While the ignition is off, press the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter lock button, to arm the system.
The system will arm after either of these things occur:
• Thirty seconds after all the doors are closed.
• Sixty seconds with any door open.
If you press the lock button on the transmitter a second
time while all the doors are closed, the system will
arm immediately. The system arms in 60 seconds if
a door is open, or after the open door is closed.
If you do not want to arm the system, lock the car
with the manual door lock knobs.
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« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2011, 02:14:29 PM »
You can turn the beep off, it is either on the back of the fob or in the owner's manual
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« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2011, 02:55:24 PM »
You ARE here though Vic! :lol:

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PS It is noticably louder when setting the alarm. Question: If you just lock the doors with the fob, is the alarm set if you do not make it beep?

Hmm, yah that's been a concern of mine.  I like many others would like a louder horn, but I was worried the lock/unlock confirm honk would get stupidly loud.  Guess that does happen.  I remember someone putting in an air horn, and apparently, the air horn didn't even really sound from the short honk burst for the lock/unlock.

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that the alarm does arm on the first press.  The second press also honks the horn to confirm.

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« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2011, 03:02:43 PM »
Thanks, good to know when I get home late and do not want to annoy the neighbors!

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« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2011, 09:53:50 PM »
One press of the lock button for me locks everything.  A second click only sounds the horn, no other difference.  For mine.
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