4th gen horns on a 3rd gen

cj80cruiser

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I found a set of 4th gen horns in the classifieds for a good price and decided to give them a try. Turns out the connectors on my 3rd gen plug right in but since the horns are larger I'm going to have to modify one of the brackets. I know there are better sounding horns out there but my love for toyota parts swayed me this direction.

I'm not sure which 4th gen horn is the high tone or low tone so does it matter which side I mount them? I'm thinking it wont but just double checking.
 
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All questions were answered this morning when I installed them.

I have a 99 grill on my 96 which provided enough space for the horns to fit. Other grills may fit as well but I cant say for sure.

Tools used:
Needle nose pliers
Standard pliers
12mm wrench
12mm socket
Flathead screwdriver
Wire brush


I took a pic of where to push your grill clips downward for easy removal (ppl seem to have trouble with these clips) It's not a great pic but hopefully you get the idea.

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3rd gen horns Labeled with (L) low and (H) high

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Remove horn fuse.

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Pic of old horns in place.

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Here are the 4th gen horns

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and the plug that accepts the 3rd gen connector

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Low frequency horn bracket modded to miss AC line.

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Here is the gap created by bending the bracket.

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Horns mounted

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I have a cell phone video clip of the sound difference but never posted video before so that will have to wait.
 
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