27 March, 2012

New voice for Gort

My trusty '08 FJ Cruiser Gort comes with a piss weak sounding plastic horn. It is not very loud at all and I have been wanting to ad some oomph to the trucks. It is something i have been wanting to replace from the start.

There is a spot inside the engine compartment set aside for a secondary horn. The wiring is already there, and one has to only order the spare from Toyota. However it is just another small plastic "snail shell" horn. This will just not do.

I got my hands on a nice replacement. I was told it was from a 1938 mercury, but I cannot completely verify this.

The original paint job was giving way a little. So I took high temperature black spray paint and refurbished the horn. I quite like the results. 

I have a perfect spot behind the bash plate on the truck where it will have maximum effect.

Once it is installed, perhaps I will post photos or a video.


                                            

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