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Air horns I need to know can a set of air horns be hooked up to the OEM horn system.

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  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    If so how do I find the right wire to hook it to?

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    I think you missed my comment on how do I find the right wire to hook to.

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    The advice is insufficeent. I need my comment paid attention to. That is the eighth answer telling me it is easy, but no one tells me how to find the wire I need to tie into.

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    I already have everything hooked up except the horn button. I don't know which wire comming from the steering column is the horn wire I need to hook to. I have the wire running out of my air horn relay that is supposed to go to the horn button, but instead of buying an extra horn button I want to hook it up to the OEM horn system. Thanks.

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You can check this website for some full color wiring diagrams and I think they will have the one you are looking for. Once you have the diagram and it tells you what color the wire is from the steering colomn you need, you can then find the correct wire with some real certainty.

http://www.ahdol.com/

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Hi,
You need the switched live from your ignition, to control the pump and valve assembly on the air horn system. This wil lensure the system is primed the moment the engine is started.

You then use the OEM horn feed wire that is connected to the old horn itself, to go to the solenoid valve on the airhorn, the other side of the valve needs to be going to ground - anywhere -ve on the chassis.

Hope this solves the problem for you.

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Hello sorry to hear that you are having problems getting this solved, the best way to find out what wires you need to hook up is to pull them off the stock horn and hook them to the switch of the air horn, if you could email me some pics of what you have hooked up, and what you still have that isnt hooked up i will do my best to help you my e-mail address is fixya at whypayforhelp (dot) org

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Can u repost ur problem more precise way

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Yes it is easy to set a air horns to be hooked up to the OEM horn system

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    can you provide the schematic diagram of your system so that i can help you giving connection

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You can use the switch but you still need to wire the pump and what not.

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  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    cause youd have to wire up the air pump and the tank. You should just have a regular horn, right now.

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    whats the right wire? theres a few wires involved. Can you be more specific to what the right wire is?

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    i think id need alot more specific detailed information. Your rating is premature as i have not completed my assistance and you haven't completed your question..


  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    you could tell me the style of air system and type of air horn and i could help you. But if you cannot provide any details beyond you have a 2000 dodge ram and need the right wire to hook something to. We will not be able to assist your accurately. should be 5 wires if you get the right system. One that allows it to be wired in to the oem system. if you have a simple 3 wire canister horn you most likely will have to use the switch it comes with.

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    the green wire.

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    you removed the wire already... Its the green one. If the haynes manual is correct. which im pretty sure it is...

  • Anonymous Jun 23, 2008

    also thank you for providing a detailed post of your problem.

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