How to Install a Motorcycle Horn
It is not that difficult to replace a motorcycle horn. It is also not a time consuming process, but will depend your level of skills. A beginner will take more time than a person who has done it for a couple of times at least. If you are not confident about carrying the task, you should not start it and rather get it done from your mechanic.
Nevertheless, the process is not that difficult to understand. A horn has a positive wire attached to it and a ground wire. Make sure you have disconnected the negative terminal from your battery before starting changing horn of your motorcycle.
Since motorcycle horns are not repairable items, you are most likely to get a manual with a new horn that will have all the process explained. This can make your task easier if you have not changed horn of a motorcycle before, and if you have but might be ready to install a completely new style horn, by some new manufacturer, it is wise to read instructions before committing yourself to the task.
Things Required
– New Horn
– Screwdriver
– Open-end Wrench
Instructions
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Start With Disconnecting Battery Terminal
You should disconnect the battery's negative terminal with an open-ended wrench, before starting actual installation of the horn. Without doing this, never start horn installation and ask your nearby mechanic to do it for you, and closely watch the entire exercise so that next time you can install it on your own.
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Connect Horn's Red Wire
After you have removed the battery's negative terminal, it is safe for you to start installation of the horn. Start connecting the red wire of the motorcycle horn to positive connection in the motorcycle harness. The process is simple but will require some effort if you are changing horn on a motorcycle of a completely new model. All models have different positive connection harness and you might need a bit of concentration to find the positive connection location. Also, the actual connection of the red wire of horn varies. Some models have a screw attached to it and once you fix the wire in the harness, you will have to tighten the screw, which you can do either with a screwdriver or with an open-end wrench. -
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Connect Other Wire
The horn's ground wire can be either in green of black colour. Whatever colour it has you will have to fix it with ground connection, again in the motorcycle's wiring harness. The process is similar to the red wire connection, and again it can vary from model to model. Nevertheless, you can achieve the desired goal with a bit of concentration. Again, make sure you have tightened the screw either with a screwdriver or an open-end wrench. -
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Reconnect Battery Terminal
After you are done with fixing both wires and tightening the screws, reconnect the battery's negative terminal. Use an open-en wrench to tighten the screw, and the process of your horn installation is complete. You can check if the horn is functioning properly. If so then you have the job well done.
