How to install air horns

[Beecher]

How to install air horns::

Loosen the lug bolts on the right front wheel and then jack up the front end using the right front jack point. Place jack stands under the rear of the front control arms and lower the car on to the stands. Make sure that the car is safe on the jack stands. Remove the right front wheel. Remove the wheel well cover in the front of the wheel well. It is held on with Torx screws, one phillips screw and three pop in fasteners. The pop ins are removed by prying out the center part then prying out the outside part. Remove the cover and look inside. My air horn kit had a long and short horn and a compressor. I hung the long horn from the stud that hangs down from the very top of the space above the radiator. Remove the nut and bend a U shaped bracket from mild steel and suspend the horn. Put a piece of tubing on the horn before you bolt it in. See the attached picture for locations.

Now look at the braces that run across from the inside to the outside of the space you uncovered. There is an upper one that is parallel to the ground. Slide the compressor over to the inside of the car and drill a hole and hang it. Don't secure it yet. The short air horn goes on the same brace toward the outside of the car. Look under the front end just toward center of where you are working. You will see two electric horns. Pry the wiring connector off the lower one and splice in about 30 inches of wire to both wires. The brown wire is ground and the black/yellow wire is positive. Run the wires along the inside of the space with the radiators behind the plastic shield. The wires will enter the radiator area at the brace. Attach connectors to the wires and push them on to the contacts at the bottom of the compressor.

Now run the air lines from the horns to the tee to the compressor. Tighten all the mounting hardware and try your horn. You should hear the two air horns along with the low electric horn. Very nice! Replace the plastic wheel well cover and bolt on the right front wheel. Unjack the car and tighten the lug bolts on the wheel to 130 nm. You are done! No more VW horn sound!

[Tool Pants]

I read your other posts on how to disconnect the annoying chime for the seal belt/key/light on. Very good. People have asked how to get rid of the chime for a long time. I gather you do not like noise pollution.

But then you put in air horns. :lol:

The next common complaint is that the turn signals are not loud enough. Maybe you can find a simple solution to that.