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so ive got a 98 civic EX and i just bought a "blazer5 horn highway blaster" with the "big rig sound" but im new and i dont know much about cars. i looked at removing the front bumper but i dont have any jaks to hold it up, HELLPP??!~ i want a truck horn...is that possible? or maybe a train horn??

 
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Sweet. I'm new to this site myself, but I think a truck or train horn would kick ***. Image that--honking at some SUV, or anyone for that matter.

Ahem, anyways, I know I've seen a DIY on removing the factory horn on this site. It might've been in a thread instead of the DIY section-try searching.

Good luck and let me know how it works out for you.

 
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the DIY is in the DIY section, it is really easy, heres the link

http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...howpage&pid=55

 
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you should have a jack in your trunk.look under the board.

 
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ahh thanks dude now ive just gotta get down to the dirty work....i'll prolly have more questions , sorry, like i said im new to this stuff. actually...since ive only got one jack, should i just work on takin out the screws on one side then jack up the other and work on that side or what?

 
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oh god i started on gettin the bolts out but one of them is all rusty and corroded, is there some kind of chemcial or somethin i can put on it to get the **** off it? oh and i was wondering, anybody tried that gator wrench tool? that thing that works with like any bolt? thanks a bunch

 
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I upgraded mine to the FIAMM Freeway Blaster low 32 decibel one and i honestly dont think its THAT much better. Its better, but not by much. It was an easy install though.

 
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I installed the FIAMM freey blaster the same one u have, it's louder but rattles, so I took it back and returned it. Plus I don't use horn that much, not to mention Civic horns sound sissy; I rather use my finger or my gun.

 
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Mines doesnt rattle but i just expected it to be, i dont know, louder and more "big-rig" like the box said. lol

 
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Sublime, wtf? On the '98 Civic you don't need to jack the car up to remove the bumper. It's just two phillips screws on each side up in the wheel wells, some plastic "pop" inserts across the top (under the hood), and two 10mm bolts underneath holding the splash gaurd to the bumper. To work on the horn, you don't need to remove the fender all the way, you can leave the passenger side phillips screw in and just let the bumper gently hang down off the internal metal bumper.

For you guys who want big horn sound: leave the stock horn as is, those "replacements" aren't very much better. Get an airhorn kit, which runs off a compressor powered by your battery. You run a switch inside your 'Vic and can 'toot' the stock or 'blast' the airhorn, depending on your mood/situation. There is an airhorn DIY on this site. Good learning experience if you've never done any automotive wiring. But not too hard. You guys really should give it a try.