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Old Aug 20, 2005
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horn fuse

not sure if this is more of a tech question or a electrical, but my 15amp fuse went out i noticed my horn wasnt working, at the most inopportune time, some ****er in a benz almost hit me, so i look on here, i checked the fuses first but some how overlooked the horn, stop fuse (#7 - under the hood) so my question is, should I have replaced it with another 15amp fuse, I currently have a 20amp fuse in there now, I havent driven it yet tho. just tested the horn/brake lights..

so is this a good idea or bad? I have plenty of 15amp fuses I might put a 15 back in there until I get advice on the 20amp fuse.

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I would put a 15 back in should be o.k. unless there is a problem. (always stay with correct amperage rating)

On my Corolla I had a set of GM horns mounted and it would blast nicely. With this crappy OEM Honda horn, I have just been letting @$$hole drivers know they are # 1
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well its weird because heres what happened.. I bought a low tone horn, then the air horn, so i wired both of them, just tapped into the stock power, the low tone went out (for some reason just kinda quit working) then my air horn is gone and so were my tail lights, seeing as how the fuse is for both, kinda dumb, but overall, it'd be my fault. now with the 20amp fuse everything is working fine, even the low tone, im sure it would all work fine with a 15 too, but why did it take about 4months for the low tone to go out then another 2 months or so for all of it to go? .. I guess it would prolly be best to go with a 15 again since its stock, but wouldnt the second horn be enough to require a little big bigger fuse? I'ma keep fuses with me since I know what the problem will be if it happens again. I have a 20 in there now havent driven anywhere, but im still debating..

anyone else have any expereince?
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If you are using 3 horns total ?? You may need a somewhat larger fuse 20 should be safe. I would be concerned pulling that much current through the stock horn relay they are not very heavy duty.
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