Miata Mailing List: April 1995, Message #78
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   From: hsue@ixserve.ih.att.com
Subject: Re: Yep, one more air horn saga...
   Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 13:11:55 -0400


After seeing these posts on air horns, I had to install a set.
Brand-X, $24.99, plastic horns, no hook-up wire, no lugs, no fuse, 
and no bifocals to read the tiny schematic.  Just like the Hella kit?
I saw a $43 kit with alloy horns, but I bought the smallest size.
How did Dennis HeRR get a 4.5 inch diameter compressor into his car?

None of the kit hardware, except for the bolts that fit the horns
was of any help for my '94. I kept the OEM horn. The compressor was
mounted next to it, and the trumpets hang behind the hood latch. 
For power, I soldered a wire to a 25A fuse and plugged it into the
empty slot in the fuse box that only has one contact. With ready-made
brackets, and a pre-wired relay, this would be a one hour job. 
As it was, I took 5 hours, most of it scrounging for bracket materials,
solder, and lock washers in my junk box. You also work slower when it's
only 45 degrees. Brrrr. The horns sound nice. I hope they last. 

I'd like to run the new relay's ground wire to a cockpit switch to
only use the OEM horn if needed. Before I start drilling the firewall, 
I'm open to tips on where to put a hole and grommet? The area in front
of the glove compartment seems to be the most accessible.

Harry Sue
Naperville. IL