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#1609887 08/22/2026 2:29 PM
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My 54 has been converted to 12V w/ alternator, and came with no horn or relay. The catalogs all show 55-56 relays as different from 57+. Does the horn really care?

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No, they don't care as long as it is a 12v relay.

Get one like this and mount it on the engine side of the firewall with the connector pointing down just because I like screw connectors better than slip ons and it looks better with the wires hanging down.


'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
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Bill--that is what I thought, and I agree with your sense of under-hood aesthetics

treegrower #1609918 08/23/2026 4:54 AM
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Here's mine on my 12V '46. I had an issue with the wiring, but got it corrected and the horn works now.
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