As noted in the "Things you don't like of the 2020+ Escape" thread, the horn is weak and not befitting of the Escape. It sounds like something a your would find on a low end foreign car. So I decide to upgrade.
I purchased this horn setup from eBay. These horn are larger then the OEM horn. So it will be a tight fit getting them in. But, there is plenty of room in the area where they will be mounted.
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Looking at the mounting location of the horn on the drivers side, I knew this was going to a bit of pain to get installed. But there is another horn mount on the passenger side.
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This opens up the possibility of mounting on the passenger side, or placing one horn on either side. But, since the connector is on the driver's side, I figured I would try that location first.
Horn connector.
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All you do is press the tang to remove it from the horn. It was a bit of a pain to disconnect because of the placement.
The OEM horn nut is tough to get to also. But there is plenty of room to stick your arm in from the back of the headlight. It requires a 12mm wrench get it off. The horn connector makes you hold the wrench down and away toward the rear in order to loosen it. As a note, short wrenches would work better then standard length. Small form factor ratchets may work, my ratchet wrenches were too long for the job.
I flattened the bracket and cut the tang off of it, drilled out the mounting hole on the right to the same 5/16 size hole as the mounting hole. I made a hole between the 2 dimples on the right, then bend the bracket at the 45 degree angle so I could mount the horn with room to clear the radiator and the headlight.The horns must be mounted opposite of each other to fit. I also taped over the end, just because I have ODC. The mounting hardware was a 5/16 X1/2 SS bolt, 2 SS washers and a SS self-locking nut. The horn mounting hardware is 10mm.
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It's a cast-iron pain in the butt to get the horns into position. This is best done slowly and carefully putting them in through the area behind the headlight. I left them loose so I could turn them easily. Once I had them positioned, I started the self-locking nut and then tightened the horns on the bracket. It took 2 of us to tighten the horn bracket to the mount because of the length of my wrenches. Again, shorter wrenches would be better,
Here's the horns in their final location. I'm going to modify the mount, building it from a piece of plate aluminum in the next couple of weeks. I think that will make for a better custom mounting solution. I may try and place them on the passenger side also. This will require a wiring run. But, I'll figure out the best way to do that, if I go this route.
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One tie-wrap is for the wiring, the other is on the mount just in case. This is not the final product, but it is a way to change out the horns with out much fabrication. I'll update this once I build the plate and determine if the passenger side or driver's is the best way to go.
These horns sound so much better.
I purchased this horn setup from eBay. These horn are larger then the OEM horn. So it will be a tight fit getting them in. But, there is plenty of room in the area where they will be mounted.
Looking at the mounting location of the horn on the drivers side, I knew this was going to a bit of pain to get installed. But there is another horn mount on the passenger side.
This opens up the possibility of mounting on the passenger side, or placing one horn on either side. But, since the connector is on the driver's side, I figured I would try that location first.
Horn connector.
All you do is press the tang to remove it from the horn. It was a bit of a pain to disconnect because of the placement.
The OEM horn nut is tough to get to also. But there is plenty of room to stick your arm in from the back of the headlight. It requires a 12mm wrench get it off. The horn connector makes you hold the wrench down and away toward the rear in order to loosen it. As a note, short wrenches would work better then standard length. Small form factor ratchets may work, my ratchet wrenches were too long for the job.
I flattened the bracket and cut the tang off of it, drilled out the mounting hole on the right to the same 5/16 size hole as the mounting hole. I made a hole between the 2 dimples on the right, then bend the bracket at the 45 degree angle so I could mount the horn with room to clear the radiator and the headlight.The horns must be mounted opposite of each other to fit. I also taped over the end, just because I have ODC. The mounting hardware was a 5/16 X1/2 SS bolt, 2 SS washers and a SS self-locking nut. The horn mounting hardware is 10mm.
It's a cast-iron pain in the butt to get the horns into position. This is best done slowly and carefully putting them in through the area behind the headlight. I left them loose so I could turn them easily. Once I had them positioned, I started the self-locking nut and then tightened the horns on the bracket. It took 2 of us to tighten the horn bracket to the mount because of the length of my wrenches. Again, shorter wrenches would be better,
Here's the horns in their final location. I'm going to modify the mount, building it from a piece of plate aluminum in the next couple of weeks. I think that will make for a better custom mounting solution. I may try and place them on the passenger side also. This will require a wiring run. But, I'll figure out the best way to do that, if I go this route.
One tie-wrap is for the wiring, the other is on the mount just in case. This is not the final product, but it is a way to change out the horns with out much fabrication. I'll update this once I build the plate and determine if the passenger side or driver's is the best way to go.
These horns sound so much better.
