My Fiamm El Grande install

[NEexpat]

Just completed my Fiamm install. Wow, maybe because I'm used to the "meep meep" these are loud and well worth the $20 + change cost from Amazon.

Chose these over others because it is my understanding they draw less than 10 amps, so while there is a relay included, the less wiring, splicing, cutting, T-tapping I'm involved with the better. So I opted out of the relay. Others, don't take my advice, you do so at your own risk.

Several days ago I was hoping to ID the part number # for the female F connector on a Toyota premium horn install harness. I wanted that part to make my own harness. Well on my cyber travels I could plainly see that a lot of the "meep meep" horns, the flat round Denso's have that clip or one like it riveted to the back horn.

I went to the Pick and Pull got a horn off a Corolla drilled out the rivet got the clip home, dremeled off the plastic around the connector made my own harness and sealed it with some liquid tape.

I decided to just remove the bumper cover as well as the black, spacer clipped above the radiator, there is a threaded hole to left of the horn bolt that I used for the second horn

Anyway, quite simple really, the hardest part is taking off the cover and replacing it. I painted the brackets flat black, taped off both ends though, the bracket acts as the ground on these setups so that metal on metal has to be a good clean surface contact.

I liked the little grills over the mouth of the horns. I just didn't care for them being shiny silver, so removed them and painted them black as well.

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Thanks again Yarisworld!

Cheers.

[CTScott]

Nice! That's a resourceful way of getting your hands on that elusive connector.

[CoryM]

I bought my car as a rebuilt and the OE horn was not only damaged, but the wiring was also damaged. Making the already mild OE horn just plain sad. I went for the El Grande as well and highly recommend it. It has a nice sound, and one that is not out of place for a Yaris (no point honking and having people looking for the truck instead of you). It's definitely loud enough to get people's attention which is the whole point of a horn.

I did use relays and HEAVY gauge wiring to ensure I am getting maximum sound levels out of the horn. It's pretty loud, but would have to compare to one spliced into the OE harness to see if there is a difference.

Cheers.

[nookandcrannycar]

or illegal ... but do like those train horns!)

My grandfather always drove a Lincoln or a Cadillac during my lifetime. Whenever he got a new one, he'd take it to a guy he knew who would install a horn that sounded like a Southern Pacific locomotive (if it was illegal, I don't think he knew it was :iono:, or perhaps he didnb't want to know :eek:) . He loved trains. One of my favorite 'grandpa memories' was, at 5 years old, sitting up on a hill on a friend's ranch (just the two of us, for most of an afternoon) watching trains go by and counting the different types of cars.

[shepd]

Depends on how your laws are written where you, but in some places, you can have a horn as loud as you would like (well, 194 dB is the law) so long as you ONLY *EVER* use it to inform other drivers of an emergency situation.

[nookandcrannycar]

(well, 194 dB is the law)

:eek:

so long as you ONLY *EVER* use it to inform other drivers of an emergency situation.

:laugh:. Different jurisdictions....different definitions of emergency situation? I've been in the slow lane on the freeway or a multi lane in each direction surface street going the limit or 5MPH under and many of those times had idiots (sorry...mostly young....I hope I wasn't like that at that age :eek:) start to bear down on me and at the last second move to the next lane (without signaling :rolleyes:) on the left, barely missing the rear left corner of my Yaris and then driving as close to me as poissible...then as soon as they pass me..they center themselves in their new lane :rolleyes:.....if only for a few seconds before moving on to another lane without signaling :rolleyes:. I only sometimes do it, but honking in such a situation FEELS appropriate :laugh: (I looked it up recently....doesn't seem as though appropriate).

[shepd]

Don't worry, I put air horns on my previous car because the city installed a bunch of roundabouts but didn't do much educate drivers on how to use them. It is amazing how, when the horn is loud enough, you can guarantee you will see brake lights!

I consider any situation that could cause an accident an emergency. Never had an issue yet, even used my air horn within a few feet of a cop car when I was being cut off, no response.

So, as far as anecdotal evidence goes, go for it. Just keep the honking for dealing with dangerous drivers. It's people that get air horns and use them to scare pedestrians who are assholes. :)

[nookandcrannycar]

Don't worry, I put air horns on my previous car because the city installed a bunch of roundabouts but didn't do much educate drivers on how to use them. It is amazing how, when the horn is loud enough, you can guarantee you will see brake lights!

I consider any situation that could cause an accident an emergency. Never had an issue yet, even used my air horn within a few feet of a cop car when I was being cut off, no response.

So, as far as anecdotal evidence goes, go for it. Just keep the honking for dealing with dangerous drivers. It's people that get air horns and use them to scare pedestrians who are assholes. :)

:thumbsup:

Many places (but not all) in my county.....one rarely has to be concerned about more than an occasional pedestrian.....because there aren't very many of them.

[shepd]

Well, in the mountains, the law is lower than 194 dB. :D

[nortonfb]

The mountains of Kitchner?
Must have missed that.

[tomm9050]

Is there any way to make the turn signal indicator louder?

[invader166]

Is there any way to make the turn signal indicator louder?

Would be nice, but what's the point?

People hardly ever use them anymore these days. :mad:

[CoryM]

Is there any way to make the turn signal indicator louder?

If it helps, I've installed an LED in the dash that flashed with the signals for a guy who was forgetting to turn his off. Not on a Yaris, but you could do similar. The Yaris doesn't use the old style flasher relay, so can't swap it with a louder one.

[nookandcrannycar]

People hardly ever use them anymore these days. :mad:

This ^^^^^.....and it is worse here, IMO, than in the other large metros in the U.S. and Canada. The drivers are worse (than here) in parts of Florida, but they use their turn signals more often :biggrin:.

[NEexpat]

In one of my earliest posts I mentioned two complaints I have with the Yaris.

First, I wished the driver side seat rails were 2 inches longer, (couldn't care less about passenger side since I never sit there) and second, I wished the directional clicker relay was louder.

Looking forward to your solution.

Cheers.