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#91610 08/07/2002 2:59 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 39 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 39 | i bought a generic replacement horn for my 48 gmc and proceeded to install it. knowing nothing of what i was doing, it was all trial and error. i found that the horn worked no matter which way i hooked up the two horn wires to the horn. cool with me! so does it matter which wires go to which terminal on the horn? also the old horn had a relay, do i need one? how about an inline fuse? its working without either. thanks!
1948 GMC 250 Series Flatbed
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#91611 08/07/2002 3:35 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | the reason for the horn relay is to run the full power from battery to horn without having it go thru the steering column - safer and allows for lighter wires in the column, where their only function is to energize the relay. as for the pos/neg, should be ground to ground and hot to horn [thru relay]. or whatever works!  Bill | | |
#91612 08/07/2002 11:07 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | The horn body should be ground and the prong for the slip on connector is positive.
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