Hey everyone, was hoping I could get some input from people with better electrical skills than me. I am going to install the TM80 magnums (twin) horns into my foz and have read many places about needing thicker gauge wire as well as a relay.
The wire gauge I'm not too worried about because I can just match the wire gauge to the amount of current they will draw, but more of my confusion is towards what size/type of relay I need as well as how exactly to wire it. I don't plan on keeping the stock horns, but I know I obviously need to tap into somewhere in order for them to power when I hit the horn.
The specs of the horns are below, again I have the dual tone so any insight would be helpful. Thanks a lot.
EDIT: After a little more research, it looks like a 30A relay is close to as low as they go and I will probably use 14 gauge wire to be safe for the current draw. If this sounds correct, how exactly would I wire them to work correctly? I assume I will have to draw power from the battery (which I can do with a single wire), to the relay, then to the horns with both of them being grounded. Would I run the stock horn wire to the relay as well for the signal? Does this sound right?
The wire gauge I'm not too worried about because I can just match the wire gauge to the amount of current they will draw, but more of my confusion is towards what size/type of relay I need as well as how exactly to wire it. I don't plan on keeping the stock horns, but I know I obviously need to tap into somewhere in order for them to power when I hit the horn.
The specs of the horns are below, again I have the dual tone so any insight would be helpful. Thanks a lot.
EDIT: After a little more research, it looks like a 30A relay is close to as low as they go and I will probably use 14 gauge wire to be safe for the current draw. If this sounds correct, how exactly would I wire them to work correctly? I assume I will have to draw power from the battery (which I can do with a single wire), to the relay, then to the horns with both of them being grounded. Would I run the stock horn wire to the relay as well for the signal? Does this sound right?
