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please help..wiring an old boat horn(pics)

well so my stock horn....it died....and i found a spare horn that worked(some dude tested it for me and it worked, but i forgot to ask him to help me wire it)

so i was wondering if any of you guys can help me out here.....thanks

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boat horn that i need help wiring:






well thanks to whoever can help me
 
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You just mount the horn to your frame (make sure it has a good ground) then hook your existing wire up to that spade on it.

I think the original horn wire is a female spade.
 
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You just mount the horn to your frame (make sure it has a good ground) then hook your existing wire up to that spade on it.

I think the original horn wire is a female spade.
ok so i just mount it where it was before and only connect the hot wire to the little hook on the horn??wat do i do with the ground wire?
 
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What ground wire? Does you wiring have a ground wire?
 
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those look grounded via the mounting bracket...
 
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I would think that you could just cut your connetor off then if it does not work and put a female spade on the hot.
 
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Originally Posted by cghstrojan08
What ground wire? Does you wiring have a ground wire?
well the connector thingy has 2 wires.....a black one and a yellow one......the black one is the hot wire.....but wat would i do with the yellow one??
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
those look grounded via the mounting bracket...
Ya
 
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Do the two wire connect to the same spot?
 
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the other red circle is where i would be grounding/mounting it.....but wat should i do with the yello wire ...just leave it alone???

sorry guys ..im a noob into this
 
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This wouldn't have to do with a alarm system would it?
 
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Originally Posted by cghstrojan08
This wouldn't have to do with a alarm system would it?
i dont have an alarm..so no is just the horn
 
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Hmm
 
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