Well guys, it’s done! But not with a huge price… My bumper looks horrific, everything is out of alignment… you’ll see…
I decided to mount the horns between the radiator and the grill
Which means I had to remove the front bumper that mounts to the frame and have the stem of the horns right between the radiator and the bumper so it can fit in there.
Me and another good veteran friend started this install at 3am with no sleep…
He past out because he brought 2 cases of the Alkie
Brush guard, bumper, such a mess…
Even though I freed up alot of space by removing the old air box ducting, there still wasn’t enough room to mount a compressor there nor did I want to drill through my frame. We tried to tap the compressors power source to the 12v socket in the trunk, but I think we blew the fuse and I cannot find the fuse for that socket, so I ran the power line all the way through the interior to the battery.
I really do need to find a power source that only comes on with ignition without blowing up everything else that it’s connected to, because the compressor turns on everytime the air tank is even 3% used, so if there were ever to be a leak in their air lines, and my vehicle was turned off? The compressor would automatically turn on and kill my battery.
On my dash, there is a ON/OFF toggle switch to switch from OEM horns to TRAIN HORNS.
I forgot to take finishing pictures and videos because by the time we were done, it was 3pm and we were so exhausted.
THESE HORNS ARE RIDICULOUSLY LOUD!
We nearly shat ourselves on the first test run! My heart still skips a beat everytime I blow the horns even though I KNOW they’re going to go off! Aw man, this was what I needed all along to ease my road rage!
The horns and solenoid are all mounted on the bumper. I have the main airline running from the solenoid following the frame rails under the RAV and up through the drain plug in the trunk to the Air Tank. So far so good, but now with all the Horns facing downwards, the flare opening is making a HUGE bulge on the lower part of my bumper stretching everything out of alignment. The wheel well plastics are all out of place, I can’t even connect the tabs. The front bumper is only secured by the screws near the left and right fenders. I need to figure out a way to fix this.
I’ll post more pictures later and hopefully we can come up with some ideas. I also need to figure out a way to secure the Air Tank. Right now I have it strapped to the strap loops on the rear driver side of the trunk. I’m thinking either lots of velcro or drilling them onto a hole. Also with the way the compressor and air tank are bolted together and they have to be vertical, I can no longer put the trunk cover on.
And YES, I did have a ton of fun going through tunnels, under passes and scaring under-aged drinking kids outside of clubs on 8th ave lol.
