Replacing the OEM horn...oh, and Hey. I'm new.

[Campi3ell]

So, I finally jumped ship from Ford and got a GM. The new baby is a white '04 Yukon SLT, 4.8L, 2WD.

LOVE, Love, love the truck (more spacious than my Ford Five Hundred I parted ways with). I've had her about 2 weeks now and just find new reasons daily to praise the new baby. Except... the horn.

While it works, it's "wimpy" IMO for this... large suv.

I've looked through a few sites and don't really want the "air horn" sound, I like the tones of the electric horns a bit more from the comparisons I've heard.

So, what options are available in replacing the factory horn?

 

[donmateo]

Welcome. Train horn, maybe? lol

 

[2005yukonxl]

get caddy horns from the mid 80s..... u wont be dissapointed.

heres a utube of 4 caddy horns on an avalanche i just googled...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8PFL8IkNhM

my mom had an 86 coupe deville and man that horn was loud....

 

[blueflamed03]

welcome to the site.

 

[Campi3ell]

Thanks for the welcome!

@ Mateo: maybe for a later project, lol. But I have been amused by the youtube videos of train horns.


I had considered an old Cadillac horn, only thing is...where to get one from and who to have install it?

(and I may be wrong here) but it seems my truck has a "high tone" horn, so adding a "low tone" horn might give it a boost of bass...or tonal range...?

 

[2005yukonxl]

caddy horns, ebay, any other online source u can google, salvage yard, GM dealer...lots of places.

who to install? uh, you of course. if u cant install a horn, u gots issues haha JK but seroiusly, it would be a simple simple project

 

[Campi3ell]

@2005yukon Haha, yes I know. Grandpa was the mechanic/ engineer in the family. Though a weekend afternoon DIY might not be so bad, I haven't poked around under a vehicle's hood since he passed I wouldn't want to mess anything up. (That and he liked to work on 60s and 70s Mercedes so it's a COMPLETELY different set-up than today) but I'll look into instructions and see

 

[Yang1815]

welcome and have fun modding!

 

[rbtloe]

How about one of the old ooga horns.

 

[dwmmatt23]

Check these out, sell them at my store and have a pretty full sound. 128db. can find these with the pump fairly cheap or even the 12v electric trumpets are pretty loud

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...toreNum=10106&subdeptNum=10464&classNum=10465

 

[Venom One]

Not trying to hijack, but it goes along with this topic.....


I have an 05 Yukon XL....the passenger side horn doesn't work, the driver's side does. Which one is the low and which one the high?

 

[01HDtahoeNJN]

Welcome!

i have one everyone will love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fUtYEZwgXk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

sorry just had to lol

 

[dwmmatt23]

Welcome!

i have one everyone will love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fUtYEZwgXk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

sorry just had to lol

Hmm, How can I hide that under my truck

 

[Campi3ell]

Welcome!

i have one everyone will love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fUtYEZwgXk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

sorry just had to lol

0_0

ooooooooooooooo, I kinda like that one

---------- Post added at 03:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 AM ----------

Not trying to hijack, but it goes along with this topic.....


I have an 05 Yukon XL....the passenger side horn doesn't work, the driver's side does. Which one is the low and which one the high?

No, add to the topic! Now that you mention it, I may be experiencing the same problem. I stood outside the truck looking for the horn today and only heard it from the driver's side.