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Lightbar? Horn?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by CaptainCrunch, Jan 28, 2018.

  1. Jan 28, 2018 at 8:10 PM
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    CaptainCrunch

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    Has anyone installed a lightbar or a train horn?
     
  2. Jan 28, 2018 at 8:15 PM
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    Nope. I've never seen a Tacoma with a light bar.
     
  3. Jan 28, 2018 at 8:16 PM
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    OnHartung'sRoad

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    Are you asking for help on where to hook into? Both are higher amperage, and need relays with direct hookups, best by going into the battery possitive for power.

    The 12v relay for the caddy train horns is set off by tapping the positive wire going to the existing horns and it gets power from the battery (don’t power the 4-caddy train horn set directly from your existing OEM horn feed, it won’t handle their amperage).

    Same for the light bar, depending on amperage, best to power through a 12v relay to the battery and set it with a remote switch in your dash...

    If you don’t know how to do this, I suggest asking a local member here for help- there’s a lot of us around that can do it for pizza and a good brew!

    Warning: you assume all risk and release TW, it’s members, and all fellow bros, except mall crawlers and Walmart Overlanders, for any and all resulting behavior(s) and reactions you experience from the general public as a result of using your train horn! :)
     
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  4. Jan 28, 2018 at 8:21 PM
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    SirHeff

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    What’s a light bar?

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  5. Jan 28, 2018 at 8:33 PM
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    Someone told me the aluminum bars are lighter than the steel bars.
     
  6. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:24 PM
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    A bar with lights?
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  7. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:26 PM
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    stealthmode

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    Never seen a Jeep with one either.
     
  8. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:39 PM
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  9. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:40 PM
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    I thought this was gonna be a post on how to trigger a light bar to come on while you honked the horn. Color me disappointed.

    If you look in the lighting forum, lightbar setups have been discussed at length.
     
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  10. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:43 PM
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    I thought this was gonna be a post on how to trigger the horn to blast whenever the light bar was on. Color me disappointed
     
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  11. Jan 28, 2018 at 10:50 PM
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    I think it's legal the punch anyone with a train horn in the face.
     
  12. Jan 28, 2018 at 11:37 PM
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    Bar light? Light bar? This is what I think op is looking for

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  13. Jan 29, 2018 at 12:07 AM
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    You’re right, so I put a disclaimer on my post releasing our liability for suggesting how to install a train horn on a Taco.
     
  14. Jan 29, 2018 at 3:36 AM
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    Now it's stuck in my head
     
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  18. Jan 29, 2018 at 8:34 AM
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    Agreed, it should be.




    WTF does anyone need with a freaking train horn on the car ????

    Gonna scare the crap outa somebody and possibly cause a wreck. Obnoxious bullcrap.
     
  19. Jan 29, 2018 at 11:48 AM
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    Because, Florida! Same dudes flying the stars and bars screaming that they are "southern rednecks" I am like "bitch you are in Miami!"
     
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