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Below:1. What to expect2. How to installWHAT TO EXPECTThis horn is loud. If you are looking for an air horn from a train or a semi-tractor, you will be disappointed. This is a dual note car horn like you would find in a typical American full-size car. It might be slightly louder, but you will not be raising the dead with this thing.The Japanese style dual note horn that came in my 2023 Toyota RAV4 Limited was louder than many Japanese economy cars, and worked fine for polite taps to get the attention of drivers dozing off at red lights, but on the interstate at high speed they were not sufficient. I believe drivers could actually hear the horn, but could not tell which direction it was coming from. I make that observation because several times when vehicles were entering my lane, a tap would make them move faster into my lane, not move away. If this happened just once or twice, I would assume I woke up a drunk. But it happened numerous times. Since I live in a large metropolitan area, it is often difficult to swerve out of the way of such vehicles because the adjacent lanes are occupied. Slamming on the brakes is risky because cars often follow too closely, especially at rush hour. So to know WHAT DIRECTION the horn is coming from is important in such circumstances.Likewise, when losing my car at a shopping center or event parking, I use my key fob to activate the horn to locate it in the sea of cars. Unfortunately, modern cars seem mostly to be of similar colors: White, black, silver/grey, dark red, dark blue. Very few have really distinctive colors. Mine is "Ruby Pearl", a very attractive red that is less common than some, but there are still a dozen in a sea of 500 cars. Except for sports cars or exotics, the days of yellow, bright gold, orange, bright green, bright blue, teal, bright red or distinctive two-tone paint seems lost in time. In the old days, even if you drove black, white or silver, you could 'landmark' your car by the brightly colored ones on either side. This is difficult to do these days. So now we locate our cars using the alarm.When using the alarm to locate my ruby pearl Rav4, I could often hear the horn, but I could not figure out the direction in large parking lots. With this new horn it is no longer a problem, even when at the limit of the range of my remote. With a fresh set of batteries, I would estimate the range on my remote is nearly 100 yards/meters. The first time I located my vehicle after the horn installation, I had forgotten I replaced the horn and was surprised how easy it was to locate my car.Videos you see of before and after demonstrations will not really convey the improvement in sound quality because a noise with twice the energy will not sound twice as loud and electronics recording these sounds may also "clip" the sound above a certain level. Therefore, it is more accurate to describe the ability to notice the sound and the ability to detect direction of the sound. So while this horn may not seem three times as loud as the old one, I would say it is three times as noticeable. I would also say it is far easier to tell the direction of the horn. In that second regard, I would say the original Toyota horn performed very poorly, even though it was "louder" than many Japanese and European style horns.So is this horn "louder" than the original horn? Certainly, but it won't rattle your teeth. However, it is FAR more noticeable and FAR easier to determine the direction from where it is coming. Therefore, in my opinion, it is a superior horn.If it is your desire to scare your neighbors, celebrate the football win, or make other drivers angry with you, then there are better choices. However, they will probably not be bolt-in replacements. They will also probably require dedicated power supply circuits and a separate switch, although you could install them so your steering wheel button activates a relay to power them.You can sound like a semi tractor or a train, but you will want an air horn for that purpose.Of course this then begs the question: Are there louder conventional 12 volt replacement horns. There might be, but not significantly so. This will be close to the top in terms of loudness, though you might find one that is a few decibels louder.One reviewer said they were looking for something like the horn on a Chevy Silverado. I suspect this horn is as loud -or louder- as that Chevy, and the difference was not in the horn itself but how it was mounted.Which leads me to the next portion of this review:INSTALLATIONI have repeatedly seen reviews mention that people install these horns by cutting part of the wiring harness binding material that holds the horn wires together.This is not correct.I have repeatedly seen reviews mention that people install these horns with the horn opening facing down.This is not correct.When installed, the electrical connector FACES DOWN and the horn opening in at the BOTTOM FACING SIDEWAYS.The downward path in front of the radiator is not open to the street. The area below the horns is covered with a plastic valance. If the horn opening is facing down, the sound travels down and reflects off the lower plastic radiator valance. This will REDUCE the horn VOLUME to some degree as the sound is not directed out of the grill but towards sound absorbing plastic surfaces, where it then reflects back up and has to make another turn to leave the grill. The sound waves have an indirect path out of the car. I did not do experiments to determine how much volume is lost, but I suspect it would be quite noticeable.Some of the reviewers say they orient the horns down to prevent rain from entering the horn. This is not necessary.When the car is stationary, no rain will enter the horn because it is far enough under the hood that rain cannot reach it. When driving down the road, any rain getting under the hood will get there horizontally through the front of the grill. That means the path of the water will be at a TANGENT to the horn openings no matter what position the horn is mounted in. In no case will water be directed directly into the horn, no matter what position the horn is in.The horns themselves will not be damaged by exposure to water. Look at how many off road vehicles get submerged to the the hood in water with no ill effects on their horns whatsoever. However, you don't want the horns to hold water, so you would not want the horns facing up like cups.The way I mounted my horns:The DRIVER'S SIDE horn opening is on the LOWER LEFT part of the horn and facing LEFT (passenger side) - as viewed looking into the grill. In this position the spiral of the horn is COUNTERCLOCKWISE.The PASSENGER'S SIDE horn opening is on the LOWER RIGHT part of the horn and facing RIGHT (driver side) - as viewed looking into the grill. In this position the spiral of the horn is CLOCKWISE.With the horns in this orientation the following advantages are realized:A. Most of the sound energy leaves the grill directly without reflecting off sound absorbing surfaces.B. No moisture can accumulate inside the horn.C. No modification of the wiring harness is necessary and the wires going to the horn are under no strain.It should be noted in this orientation, the electrical connectors are facing down and are at the back of the horns.The kit comes with four pre-drilled, oval shaped mounting brackets. The two holes in each bracket are of different sizes so be sure to use the smaller hole on the horn side and the bigger one on the car chassis side.There are no directions with these horns and the purpose of the second set is not explained. However, after mounting the horns, they seemed to vibrate a little bit and I was not satisfied, so I stacked the brackets in pairs and the horns seemed much more secure and no longer vibrated. Therefore, I suggest using both pairs of mounting brackets stacked together.Conclusion:I like these horns. With an understanding of how to mount them they are easy to install and should take about 20 minutes using simple tools. I believe they add significant safety in highway conditions and significant convenience in parking lot conditions. The materials seem to be of good quality and I would rate them to be a fair value, thus I recommend them.Toyota should take notice.

I bought and installed these onto my 2020 RAV4 Hybrid which had the worst factory horn. It sounded like a pallet jack at Costco with a meep meep sound that couldn’t be heard by other drivers. It took me longer to find the socket to install this. Super easy and quick. There are a few YouTube videos on this and I watched all of them before doing it. No problems at all. New horn whomps loud and hard. Not obnoxious like we would all like, but it’s effective at letting people know they’ve cut you off.

Driving in LA traffic daily, you certainly need a loud horn just to get by. The horn that came with my new RAV4 Prime was not only too soft but also inadequate. You would think that Toyota would include a better horn for their higher trim but I guess not. I waned to make sure that my RAV4 had a proper horn suited for the car. This set was really easy to install. Just plug and play. One thing to note is that make sure you remove the other half of the mount or the horn may not work due to improper ground. Build quality is also good. Recommend getting this horn if you want something that is loud and solid.

The default horn on my Rav4 sound very similar to the sound of the cartoon Road Runner, just louder. It is a sound that is hard to take seriously as it is one you would expect from a scooter in some European country. This horn sounds like the one in my old Camry. Loud but not obnoxious. A horn that you hear and pay attention to. I highly recommend this for Rav4 owners.Be aware that for the 2024 model Rav4s you should have both a 10 and 12 mm ratchet AND wrench to make this install go quickly. I just had the ratchets and it still took me about 45 minutes. With both the ratchets and the wrenches, this would have taken about 20 minutes and that's with minimal mechanical knowledge and being careful not to drop anything. Smaller hands would be a plus at times so if you have a wife/gf or a tween son/daughter around when it comes to putting the (2) nuts back on (not tightening them, which is easy with the other tools), you'll be glad you recruited them. It is pretty much plug and play in terms of the device to the power.The horn itself is outstanding. I am extremely pleased.Two tips...1. If you are trying to hear what the horn sounds like before finishing the work, keep in mind that once you connect it, it still need to be grounded against something metal before it will work. I suggest attaching it fully without tightening any screws first to make it's working and to your liking2. Some people in the comments have mentioned a need to cut the tape that holds two braided connecting wires (one of which goes to the horn - this is true with both horns) however, if you turn the horns (once you have them attached - and before a final tighten) you can adjust them so that cutting the tape may not be necessary. I am not sure that I explained it well, but when you do this, you will see clearly what I mean. Cutting the tape is NOT a big deal as you will see.... but you may not need to if you rotate the horn.

Work great on my 2025 RAV4 plug-in. Easy replacement of the factory horns, plugged right into the factory electrical fittings. It’s a much louder horn, the way it should be.

A definite upgrade from the cheesy,toy factory horns! Quick& easy to install,you just need a screwdriver,a rachet,a extension,a 12mm socket&a 10 mm socket. There’s 2 bolts on the plastic cover with 5 pop tabs and 2bolts to mount the horns& do not forget to plug the wire to the horns before tightening the bolts,it is easier that way! You can bend the plastic piece off/on after you take the 2 bolts out & the 5 popups,but it’s tricky. You can also bend the plastic piece up to access the horns,but it’s hard to see the bolts. These horns a definite upgrade and easy to install!