Guest jet man Posted August 27, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 27, 2008 As you know' I'm not much of a writer; but I sure do read alot on the site. Any way I wanted to get the new stebel horn, as there as so many people who decide that they want to share the same blacktop as me so often. Well I did not want to wait to order one, so I went to the local harbor freight and bought a "BAD BOY" horn. HOLY s@#%, that sucker is loud! It was a simple add on and it looks exactly like the stebel horn. I'm not sure if the stebel is louder but I really don't think that I need it. Btw I used the little bracket off the original horn to install the new one. I simply enlarge the lower hole and mounted the horn sideways and used the upper hole to mount the relay. I also was able to get the horn at the on line add price of $34.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missionary Rider Posted August 27, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 27, 2008 The Stebel horn was on my "To do" list so I'm glad to know you are satisfied with the alternative. AND A SPECIAL thanks to you for including the notes modifacations to the bracket. Keeps me from spending extra. Good on ya! Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooder1 Posted August 27, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 27, 2008 Jet Man I bought the same horn about 2 weeks after install I went to use the horn and it barely had any sound coming out. I by passed the relay and it blasted. So if you have a prob in the future it could be the relay it seems to be pretty cheap to me. I just went down to local auto supply store and bought a nice heavy duty relay and havnt had a problem since. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted August 27, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 27, 2008 I now have both and am in the process of mounting them where the original horns go. Haven't tooted either of them yet so I can't say if either is louder. The compressor looks identical, the diaphragm covers are diferent shape plastic, and the Bad boy has a plastric cover over the compressor end where the mount is that the stebel doesn't have. I'm thinking the Bad Boy is a better deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jet man Posted August 27, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 27, 2008 I have only had it on for a short time so I don't really know how long the relay will work, but I sealed around the prongs and the horn progs as well. I also followed the instructions verbatum, which by the way are extremely easy. How ever with that being said, any thing louder than the stock horn is better! I am tired of drivers with their stupid head sets on and their seat up against the steering wheel trying to occupy my space on the road. I sure hope this gives them a really good wake up call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlh3rd Posted August 27, 2008 Share #6 Posted August 27, 2008 i've used my stebel a couple of times in the last few weeks including last evening.......boy, do they jerk their car back into their lane , and quick.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahamer Posted August 27, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 27, 2008 the compressor looks identical, the diaphragm covers are diferent shape plastic, and the bad boy has a plastric cover over the compressor end where the mount is that the stebel doesn't have. I'm thinking the bad boy is a better deal... on the stebel i took the chrome cover from the inside and glued it to the top then glued the outer one on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEAC Posted August 28, 2008 Share #8 Posted August 28, 2008 The Stebel is rated at 139 Dbs... I think the Bad Boy is 119... I could be wrong tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted August 28, 2008 Share #9 Posted August 28, 2008 Someone had mentioned that the Stebel was rated at 139 DBS "at 4 feet's distance". I don't know if the Bad Boy's rating is at the same distance, I do know that the ad boy is way better than the stock waste of good metal that my bike was originally equipped with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSpyder Posted August 28, 2008 Share #10 Posted August 28, 2008 The Stebel is rated at 139 Dbs... I think the Bad Boy is 119... I could be wrong tho... They are rated a bit different but I wonder how the test setups compaired. Similar design and actual outputs could be closer (or farther apart) then advertised. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted November 6, 2012 Share #11 Posted November 6, 2012 OK at the risk of finding out I'm as stupid as I feel right now I have a question on mounting an aditional stebel/bad boy on the right side. The horn I bought came with a relay harness. Well looking at the harnes and the diagrhams I have it was goofy to say the least. So I wired up acording to the diagrham I have #30 to batt hot, 85 to the pink wire on the orginal hor connector to supply power to set relay, #87 to the horn and 86 to a ground. When I honked the front horn never shut off. So I disconnected fron horn and it sound like it is causing the front relay to engage when you hit the button but will not disengage. What am I missing on wiring this thing up. I'm pretty sure it is probably something simple, but had to shut down the project for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiCarl Posted November 6, 2012 Share #12 Posted November 6, 2012 The wiring diagram that comes with them is for a switched (+), which is typical on cars and light trucks. Motorcycles (Japanese ones anyhow) switch the (-). Here is a diagram for how to easily wire for a motorcycle. It uses both horn leads which are simply slipped onto relay terminals 85 and 86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted November 7, 2012 Share #13 Posted November 7, 2012 OK at the risk of finding out I'm as stupid as I feel right now I have a question on mounting an aditional stebel/bad boy on the right side. The horn I bought came with a relay harness. Well looking at the harnes and the diagrhams I have it was goofy to say the least. So I wired up acording to the diagrham I have #30 to batt hot, 85 to the pink wire on the orginal hor connector to supply power to set relay, #87 to the horn and 86 to a ground. When I honked the front horn never shut off. So I disconnected fron horn and it sound like it is causing the front relay to engage when you hit the button but will not disengage. What am I missing on wiring this thing up. I'm pretty sure it is probably something simple, but had to shut down the project for the day. 3 pictures of a pair of air horns mounted on a 1st gen. They are on a set of aftermarket fog light mounts that show up sometimes on ebay. I think MiCarl also has duals on his. These are able to be heard well, and they are slightly different tones. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted November 7, 2012 Share #14 Posted November 7, 2012 I got it figured out. I refered back to the orginal post here. Then retraced my wires. I had a couple things off. One I tied in my grounds (relay and horn to motor ground) and I wasnt using the brown horn wire. So I guess the moral of the story is check your work over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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