4-note horn conversion?

My 79 Buick and my old 95 Park Ave Ultra both have/had 4-note "tugboat" horns from the factory. My Roadmaster wagon is only a 2-note, same as the old '86 Caprice. I just learned the Roadmaster sedans use the 4-note horns. Anyone installed those on a wagon? I've not even looked to see where mine are mounted....just curious.

If I'm going to have a car this big I need a horn blast to match! ; )

Roady Sedan and Fleetwood had the four note horns. Two mount where yours are, left fender, the other two mount on the other side, same location.

Grab the horns from a boneyard car and to make life easier, grab the horn harness too.

Someone on here has done it. I hope to this spring, I have the parts.

Yes I have the "Love Boat" mod.......... Pulled horns from a Caddy I think or maybe a Roady sedan......

Love it!! Really gets respect when you light them up!!!!

I did it last spring when I swapped my fenders, thanks to Chris for alerting me to the difference.

The right side fenders already have the mounting points in them. I just grabbed the four horns and harness from a Buick (RM) Sedan. Bolt on the horns and wire in the harness and viola. Sounds like a boat and lead to me calling my wagon "The Barge" lol.

The "harness" I removed was really just a single wire with a split connection on one end for the two horns. I just spliced into my current horn wire and it works great.

Wagon is currently under a cover in the driveway or else I would post some pics.

Do you have to change all four horns, or can I just add the wire and the two on the other fender?

Sorry for being such a tightwad. ; )

I added the two and used the "harness" to jumper them in. No problems..............

Be sure to get the bolt that holds them in. You will need it........

10-4. I need an excuse to go salvage yard....

I have these horns too. Waiting until Spring Break to do it. It'll be legit.

Hehe....yes, I did that on the '96. The 95 will get the same treatment as I have extra.

https://s418.photobucket.com/albums/pp261/chrisandcarapowell/Project%20WWW/?action=view¤t=MVI_9860.mp4

Had to use the horn in the hearse once on the highway. That cleared some traffic

*Bump*

A friend traded me a set of these horns so I can do the mod. However, it didn't include the bolts to install them. Do I *need* them or will a bolt from Ace work?

Don't see why a regular bolt wouldn't work.

That was an easy and fun mod that made a big difference when the horn was honked. Loved it!

Here's the post where I did the walk-through. About to do this on my Cutlass.

https://gmlongroof.4umer.com/t3812-4-note-tugboat-horn-install?highlight=horn

81X11 wrote:

That was an easy and fun mod that made a big difference when the horn was honked. Loved it!

Here's the post where I did the walk-through. About to do this on my Cutlass.

https://gmlongroof.4umer.com/t3812-4-note-tugboat-horn-install?highlight=horn

Awesome Mike, Thanks. I forgot about that thread. Did you use the bolts from the car or just buy some at the hardware store?

You can only use the bolt that was designed to those horns. Since you don't have one, I suggest you box them up and ship them directly to me. I am an alchemest and will create the magical bolt and install them in my car.

Sprocket wrote:

You can only use the bolt that was designed to those horns. Since you don't have one, I suggest you box them up and ship them directly to me. I am an alchemest and will create the magical bolt and install them in my car.

I'll put them in the same box as your door pulls. Which are going out tomorrow for real this time with a bonus gift

So, this four note deal plays the first line of "Dixie"?

More like Move Over Beetoven.

I was able to attach Gary's headlight relay set to the fender underneath the rear horn. It all fits, but it's really tight.

Is that a 2 or 4 relay harness? Looks like a 2 relay or at least different from my 4 relay harness.

I have the two relay harness. It's also an older harness that I bought used. Gary may have redesigned the relay package.

Nick Danger wrote:

I have the two relay harness.  It's also an older harness that I bought used.  Gary may have redesigned the relay package.

2 relay's = four horns.