Ford Ranger Horn Upgrade

Have you ever been fed up with how quiet your Ranger’s horn is? Well, the reason is that the Ranger only uses a single, low tone horn as seen here. You will be upgrading to a dual-tone, high-low horn.

Fortunately, the fix for this issue is pretty simple. No wire splicing or complicated wiring diagrams are required.

Use caution when doing this! I take no liability for any electrical work you do and damage you may do to yourself or your property! (Or any work for that matter!)

Items Needed:

• 8mm socket and accompanying wrench
• 10mm socket
• Horn from Ford Crown Vic, Grand Marquis, etc… (you are looking for horns with AM80S on them)

Procedure:

Open your Ranger’s hood and disconnect the electrical connector going to the horn. The horn is located on the passenger side in front of the radiator.

Using the 8mm socket and wrench, remove the single bolt holding the bracket that has the horn mounted to it.

Now the horns you will be installing should look something like this…

In order for the horns to fit properly, you will need to undo the nuts holding the horns to the bracket and switch their positions. The 10mm socket will be used here. (Horn on left is removed and mounted on the right and vice versa)

Be sure to check fitment and ensure the horns will fit, as well as ensuring no electrical connections are pinched. Then, tighten the horns down.

Finally, install the bracket with the new horns in and retighten the 8mm bolt. Make sure you connect your electrical connector to your horn again!

Complete! Enjoy your newly installed dual-tone horns!

This information was provided by forum member Ranger Blue 2011 to be share here with other Ford Ranger owners.

Update 04/08/2026

Forum member ben_2_go states that his 2001 Ford Ranger XLT 2.5L, auto, standard cab made in November 2000 came from the factory with dual horns. These horns are FIAMM AM80S dual horns with high and low tone.

Specifications

• Sound level: 110 db
• Low note: 405 Hz
• High note: 500 Hz

You can replacements from Rock Auto:

FIAMM 7201223 OE Replacement Tone – Low Note

FIAMM 7200223 OE Replacement Tone – High Note

The FIAMM FORD OE Replacement Horn Assembly kit is P/N 7201122. I have not found it online.

The FIAMM 7201622 kit is listed as the GM and Chrysler OE Replacement Horn Assembly. This kit is listed on Amazon as FIAMM 7201622 OEM Dual Horn Assembly, GM / Chrysler / Ford. I saw a review from someone that had a 2000 Ford who said the plug on the horn didn’t fit his factory horn connector, so he swapped his old harness onto the new horn, and somebody else had a 2002 Ford and said the plug fit. So, if you buy these horns, you may have to swap your connector on anything older than 2002.

 

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Last updated: April 8, 2026