Replaced Horn in Mazda5 Sport

[JMJinNC]

I replaced the OEM meep-meep horn in our 2012 Mazda5 with a Wolo 2-terminal Low-Tone Horn (380-2T). Access was through the top of the driver side fender, very tight but do-able (with some scratches and swearing). If you open the bonnet and look down and right in front of the radiator, you will see the horn. Move to the right fender front, there's a cavity there. Look down & forward and you'll see the horn bracket.

No wire cutting required, just removed the bolt holding the bracket, lifted the horn up enough to disconnect the single connector. Pulled the horn out and installed the new horn to the Mazda bracket (connecting the ground terminal to the bracket).

Lowered assembly into the fender cavity, reattached connector and bolted in place. The new horn tone is lower, and a tad louder.

JMJ

 

[ukulele]

Hmm... reminds me when it gets warm (scratch that, I mean HOT) outside I want to install a fog horn in front and one in the back, the freight train types. Great for those people that try to move forward on a green left arrow signal and you almost hit them because they are so impatient they can't pay attention to the traffic signal, I think a freight train horn with compressed air should wake them up. (rofl2)

 

[JMJinNC]

Well, there's plenty of room were the current horn is located. I was considering installing a mini kegerator on there, dispensing out the foglight hole plug. Considering that every cubic inch of wasted space in the cabin has been converted into storage cubbies, it's surprising to see a giant empty area inside the fender.

JMJ

 

[ukulele]

Maybe the space is for the intercooler?? (drive2)

 

[MarkVII88]

Input on Air Horn for Mazda5

I have just bought two different options for replacing the OEM car horn on my 2012 Mazda5 Sport with a more high-powered air horn. The pic below shows both of the horns I bought. The one on the left is the Wolo419 Bad Boy and the one on the right is the Wolo Airmite 2. Has anyone had any experience with either of these two horns or ones like them? I plan to use the existing horn wiring and not install a separate horn button for these. I will install a 20amp fuse in place of the 10amp one that's currently in the fuse box when I make the conversion as I have read that these compressor-driven horns need a beefier fuse. The Wolo419 is a one-piece unit and the Airmite 2 requires installation of both the compressor and the horns (connected with supplied air lines). Thanks for any input!

 

[kw_da]

I'd be careful about just replacing the fuse -the fuse is to protect the wiring and the rest of the car. You are doubling the amount of power that can go thru that line before the fuse blows - can the wire take the load under all temperatures?

 

[MarkVII88]

Today I decided to try out the Wolo419 Bad Boy air horn. This decision was mostly based on the fact that the Wolo419 is a one-piece unit and a one-bolt attachment and I could do it without going to the store for additional hardware. Below are some photos of the process. In order to get the horn mounted high enough to connect the power supply to the positive terminal I had to do some bending and filing. In the end, it was a good fit, and the sound is a great deal fuller and louder. I hope that I get some good years of use from this horn.

 

[MarkVII88]

This first link is for a quick youtube video I uploaded showing the OEM Mazda5 horn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WijFeR57GVU

This second link is for the video where I show the new air horn in the Mazda5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbw3f_kXYkI

 

[eyeballs]

Sounds good! Interesting that the last 2 posters have the same exact post count.

 

[TonyC]

Fwiw, the 2013 horn is a FIAMM low-tone, part no 55306, the exact same one I bought off Amazon thinking it'd be louder. Duh.