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[boble94]

Alright guys. Hello there. This will be my first How-To ever so excuse me if i have troubles explaining it well enough. So let's get started shall we?

So today, I didn't have work so i decide to be on my quest to find a new louder horn to replace the wimpy matrix horn!
So i went to my local junkyard and went on to look at horns from Tundras, to Siennas, to RX300s, and to the ES300. I chose the ES300 horns because they were already clean, or somewhat and they had both Hi and low. haha.

Here's all of the horns together:


Backside:


Part Number for high, low, and stock:







Moving On to the install:

First, you locate the horn: (I do not know what happened to the picture. LOL.)


Then you would unplug the connector to the horn:


Unscrew the bolt that holds the horn up:


Then screw the new horn into the same spot, and make sure it's on there tight, but not too tight:


Finally, reconnect and enjoy your new horn! HONK AWAY!

Stock Horn:


High Note:


Low Note and Current Horn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-1S4LQ28Q

["BOLUDO"]

Nice how-to. Looks pretty easy!

Now I need to find a horn like that

[freshrican11]

this is a good Idea. I have been laughed at for the sound of the stock matrix horn. its so pewwwwny and feminine. the sounds high and low sound better for sure. Im planning on doing this.

[boble94]

yeahh. it wasn't hard at all. Like i said, i went to the junkyard and picked off the high and low horn from an es300 for 5 BUCKS! worth it! doesn't have to be an es300. I think all TOYOTA vehicles have the same connectors so they're all good!

I'm also pretty sure you can add dual horns too!

Edited by boble94, 28 March 2011 - 07:37 PM.

[trixster2005]

im going to a local junkyard april 2 and 3 for a 50% off sale, does anyone need something fairly cheap and ill pick it up if i see it. you can pay me at next meet or what not..

[boble94]

i wish my junkyard has at least 1 matrix, or a darn vibe!

[yotatrix]

Nice sound..Haha funny... I put two oems and it sounds like herbie..

[Vipfreak]

lol

[boble94]

haha. i like my horn. soo

[Whosjorgey]

I need to bump this old thread, I picked some Lexus horns today and I connect them but non work :/ ...I tried them on my dads Tacoma and they worked fine, I even tried the Tacoma horn on the trix and no sound :/ ... anyone have any ideas ?

[Vipfreak]

Maybe not wired right then? Blow a fuse?

[Whosjorgey]

^ they're the same connector?... and naw no fuse I checked before and after, I even switched between 10 and 15

[Vipfreak]

Connections clean?

[davda113]

Did you tighten the horn all the way down? If you didn't there's your problem in our cars that bolt is the ground and wont work unless its tightened all the way. Im running dual lexus horns and they work fine

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Edited by davda113, 17 February 2012 - 05:59 PM.

[Whosjorgey]

^ this man is a genius !!!!

fail on me... all I did was hook it up to sound test it ____-

[CORZRYDE]

^ This is the type of shiat I would have done & would have been like "wtf did I do?"

Good to know just in case I decide to swap horns.

[Whosjorgey]

^ I kept pressing it like a duche and saying "wtf WORK!" ,I even turned the car on and off a few times to see if anything would work .. I feel soo stupid right now

[CORZRYDE]

Whosjorgey, on 17 February 2012 - 09:11 PM, said:

^ I kept pressing it like a duche and saying "wtf WORK!" ,I even turned the car on and off a few times to see if anything would work .. I feel soo stupid right now

Been there.......done that.....have the occasional cuts & bruises to prove it