Installed a new Horn last night, what a pain... Fiamm Hwy Blaster

[MOULIN6801]

Hey guys, I am posting this to help the next guy that wants to change his horn. I don't need to tell you that the M3 Horn is weak...like my son's bicicle!
In any case, I bought a Fiann HWY blaster for aroun $30 and it sound so much better, in fact, sounds like Titan that I traded in for the Mazda 3 !
The thing is that I have to buy a cheap Jack and 2 small supports, one for each front wheel side, because you have to get under the car. Don't even bother to try to find the horn looking from the hood. You have to get under it.
Looking for it, I took off the big plastic cover first, but I did not need to. I should only have taken the one immediatly under the drives headlight. The screws to losen it go around the drives front wheel also. Get a flash light too! It is a tight spot.
It is a one wire installed horn. I thought I would leave the original horn there and just add the Fiann to it, but when I saw how short the little wire was and how much trouble would be to try to split it, I gave up... Took that peace of junk out, and just install the Fiann on its place, that buy the way, looks exactly like the one that come with the car.
Total cost:
1 jack( i will be using it for tire rotations now) $18, 2 support stands $15
and the horn $30(around that, can't remember exatly)
I hope this helps!
David

 

[SgtP]

There should be a recall on our horns for being so stupid sounding.

 

[dparm1984]

Agreed. The 3 has the weakest horn ever. I had a 6 for a service loaner and it was much louder and deeper.

Even my old Acura Integra had a better horn, and it was even smaller than the 3.


I propose that Mazda make this the factory horn.

 

[Kynetx]

Yeah, I installed a set of Hella Supertones on mine and damn near killed myself in the process. It was still worth it.

 

[bbrich57]

I propose that Mazda make this the factory horn.

Well, that seems a little extreme...

 

[mrlilguy157]

i want an ice cream truck sound.

 

[2ManyCars]

There are some videos out there of guys with train horns on their cars. Too funny...

 

[bbrich57]

Seen 'em... like the guy that comes up on unsuspecting pedestrians and blow 'em away w/his train horns.
I don't know, but that seems awfully juvenile to me.

 

[bbrich57]

i want an ice cream truck sound.

There's always one in every crowd.... but it's usually me!!

Well mrlilguy, you can have that ice cream truck sound ... BUT DON'T PICK UP THAT PHONE YET!!
If you act in the next ten minutes you get the hand cranked, battery operated, self recharging police siren w/the bells and whistles tooo!! NOW HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY!!!

 

[GoFast]

i dont think ive ever used the horn for any other reason other than making sure my alarm was on when i am already in the house. it sounds ok from in here

 

[SuperProtege5]

anybody know if a mazda6 horn would be a good replacement for a mazda3 or protege5? Meaning that it wouldn't be a whole lot of trouble to swap them out. Make any sense?

 

[DusterAZ]

I don't know, but that seems awfully juvenile to me.

Juvenile??? Where do I sign up?

 

[GoFast]

Juvenile??? Where do I sign up?

(naughty) but still so much fun

 

[icspots]

I think the mazda 6 horn is a dual tone horn. The problem with the stock 3 horn is that it's high tone only. Add a low tone horn with the stock one and it will sound worlds better. I replaced the stock with both high and low tone Fiamm Freeway Blasters. bbrich added just the FB low tone to the stock high tone. Just the low tone will run you about $16 at advance auto parts so it's not breaking the bank.

 

[SuperProtege5]

how exactly would i go about installing one?

 

[FrancoNemo]

Hey guys, I am posting this to help the next guy that wants to change his horn. I don't need to tell you that the M3 Horn is weak...like my son's bicicle!
In any case, I bought a Fiann HWY blaster for aroun $30 and it sound so much better, in fact, sounds like Titan that I traded in for the Mazda 3 !
The thing is that I have to buy a cheap Jack and 2 small supports, one for each front wheel side, because you have to get under the car. Don't even bother to try to find the horn looking from the hood. You have to get under it.
Looking for it, I took off the big plastic cover first, but I did not need to. I should only have taken the one immediatly under the drives headlight. The screws to losen it go around the drives front wheel also. Get a flash light too! It is a tight spot.
It is a one wire installed horn. I thought I would leave the original horn there and just add the Fiann to it, but when I saw how short the little wire was and how much trouble would be to try to split it, I gave up... Took that peace of junk out, and just install the Fiann on its place, that buy the way, looks exactly like the one that come with the car.
Total cost:
1 jack( i will be using it for tire rotations now) $18, 2 support stands $15
and the horn $30(around that, can't remember exatly)
I hope this helps!
David

haha just got th4e horn at the auto parts store payed like 18 bucks and now it sounds like my nissan frontier (traded in). funniest part about it i packeged the original mazda hard in the box and returned it. kinda fukced up but w.e...(idhitit)

 

[mk_slayr]

i want an ice cream truck sound.

I want one that plays dixie a la the Dukes of Hazzard.

 

[robin2660]

how exactly would i go about installing one?

Follow the instructions that come with your new horn! (scratch)

 

[Aadden]

Glad to hear you are liking the new horn. Let's hope Karma doesn't cause it to combust (wink)

 

[FrancoNemo]

alright so i got that "big rid" one and i thought it was alright! but iw as bored at work and check out what i bought!!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...em=370030008474&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
lmao i can wait to get it lol