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11-10-2006, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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Vehicle:2004 350Z 406WHP/350WTQ |
How To: Install Supertones
EDIT (1/13/09):
DO I NEED A RELAY? This question has been asked over and over again, now we have conclusive testing done ... Go HERE for testing results: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&postcount=361 Thank you to forum member Mike Costin for providing an excellent test and documented results. -CvD ---------------------------------------------------------- Reason why I'm posting this is because I couldn't find a complete "how to" on installing Supertones. Sure, there's a few threads on there, but I had to look at 3-4 different ones to get the complete picture. So, here's the complete installation and everything you'll need to do it. I hope it's helpful. Supplies Needed: 1. Electrical Tape or Shrink Tube 2. Wire strippers 3. 14G Wire 4. 14G Male Connectors 5. 14G Female Connector 6. 20 AMP In-Line Fuse Terminal 7. 20 AMP Fuse 8. Zip Ties 9. Sime Wire Loom (if you want) 10. Small nuts, bolts & washers 11. 14G In-Line Wire Connectors 12. Vampire Clips Tools Needed: 1. Screwdrivers 2. Wrenches (for small nuts and bolts) 3. 10mm Wrench 4. Wire Strippers 5. Pliers What to do: 1. Remove the front grill. And figure out how you're going to mount the horns. I used two existing holes in the radiator support that centered both horns between the side of the grill and the Subaru emblem (see pictures). 2. Disconnect one of the factory horns (or both if you desire). Don't cut the connectors, you will need to use one of them later. 3. Look at the relay that came with the horns. The terminals are numbered, this is what those numbers mean: 87 - (+) Lead for the supertones. 86 - Where the stock horn wire conects. 85 - Relay ground wire. 30 - (+) Power wire, connects to the battery with a fuse. 4. Figure out where you want the relay, because that's going to decide on how you run the wires. Once you have that figured out ... 5. Use your 14G wire to make a harness for the #87 to go to the horns. I ran one 14G wire to one horn, then spliced the second horn with a vampire clip. At all three ends, I used 14G female connectors. 6. Take some 14G wire and crimp a 14G male connector on it. Plug this into one of your disconnected factory horn wires. Then put a female connector on the other end and plug it into terminal #86 on the relay. 7. Find a suitable ground and wire up #85 on the relay. I used a stock ground location next to the batery (see pictures). 8. Now, you need to ground the horns. I ran the ground to the passenger side ground location (see pics). I also made the exact same kind of wiring harness for the ground wire as I did with the (+) lead from the relay. 9. Last is making the connection to the battery. I used a ring terminal and conencted it right to the battery and ran the wire through the protective cover for a clean look. This is where you need to use a 20A fuse terminal. 10. Install your fuse into the fuse terminal and test your horns. Some things to note: 1. On the horns, the copper connection is (+) to the relay. The silver connecion is (-) to the ground. 2. These mofo's are LOUD. 3. Safedrives kicks ass. Thanks Charles! Buy your supertones there! Tools and connectors needed: 'Wiring Harness' - I made two of these, one for (+) and one for (-) to the horns: Note that the vampire clip is not taped/shring wrapped yet. Make sure you wrap or tape it. Battery connection with fuse: Relay ground location: Relay all wired up: Ground for horns: The final product: Enjoy! Let me know if I misstated anything, I just did the install, so it should all be accurate. ~CvD Last edited by Car vs. Driver; 01-13-2009 at 01:01 PM. |
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