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Hi Folks,
My Stock '13 F800GT horn had grown more and more tinny recently, and finally just stopped making any noise at all. I really missed the horn on my K75RT so I thought it might be a good time to upgrade. I read a thread over on F800 Riders about simply replacing the whiny stock horn with a robust K-bike horn and I thought I would give it a try.
I hopped on eBay and for $15 shipped I bought:
BMW K1200LT 1997-2004, HORN LOW PITCH PART # 61332305909
It arrived quickly and looked brand new. Physically the replacement had the exact same wiring bracket, mount tang, and was very close in size and shape.
Install was maybe 5 minutes. I needed a ratchet with a 6”extension and 13mm socket. I carefully unplugged the stock wiring bracket from the old horn (squeeze tab and pull). I removed the 13mm nut at the top of the old horn, removed the old horn, replaced with the new, replaced the nut, plugged in wire bracket.
Voila, new horn is LOUD, very loud. An easy, inexpensive, and outstanding upgrade!
My Stock '13 F800GT horn had grown more and more tinny recently, and finally just stopped making any noise at all. I really missed the horn on my K75RT so I thought it might be a good time to upgrade. I read a thread over on F800 Riders about simply replacing the whiny stock horn with a robust K-bike horn and I thought I would give it a try.
I hopped on eBay and for $15 shipped I bought:
BMW K1200LT 1997-2004, HORN LOW PITCH PART # 61332305909
It arrived quickly and looked brand new. Physically the replacement had the exact same wiring bracket, mount tang, and was very close in size and shape.
Install was maybe 5 minutes. I needed a ratchet with a 6”extension and 13mm socket. I carefully unplugged the stock wiring bracket from the old horn (squeeze tab and pull). I removed the 13mm nut at the top of the old horn, removed the old horn, replaced with the new, replaced the nut, plugged in wire bracket.
Voila, new horn is LOUD, very loud. An easy, inexpensive, and outstanding upgrade!
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