The entire process is easy & anyone can do it at home without spending a lot of money. Also, there’s no need to cut any wire.
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DIY: Install Original Creta Horn in Tata Nexon
Recently, I bought a Tata Nexon XM(S) for my day to day commute. Though the car gives you a somewhat SUV-like feeling, the stock horn doesn’t really compliment the SUV look of the car. So I decided to switch from the original stock horn, K-90 twin tone Uno Minda horn, to Creta’s original stock horn, Hyundai Original Creta 2015 HITGT Horns.
After doing thorough research, most of the guides told me I would need to cut the wires because Tata is notorious for using their proprietary connectors, i.e., 2 pin fuel injector connector, instead of using universal horn adapters in their cars. They do this so people will not use aftermarket horns and just use Tata original horns. Cutting a wire in your brand new car is like setting fire to your warranty card, if any wire is cut, your warranty on the whole car is suspended.
So, I went to several workshops and came up with a way to change the horn without cutting a single wire. The whole process is easy and anyone can do it at home without spending a lot of money.
Now, we know we can’t cut the wire but installing the new horn is a must. To save us from this crisis, adapters come to the rescue.
If you are someone who understands better from video, you can watch the videos below:
- Installing Original Creta Horns In Our Tata Nexon | Part-1 How To Remove Tata Nexon Front Bumper
- India’s First Tata Nexon with Original Hyundai Creta Horns | Part-2 How To Install Horns with Wiring
Both of the cars have one high tone horn and one low tone horn. This is why I had to buy both adapters, 2 male Tata Nexon adapters (2 pin fuel injector) and 2 female adapters for the Hyundai Creta horn. Also, as per BHPian Reinhard, Nexon’s connector is known as 282762-1 connector worldwide.
We will use each adapter, connect them together and then connect the horns using them. I got a pair of male-female Tata connectors from a CNG service workshop for INR 200 and to get Hyundai connectors I had to go to Kashmiri Gate, Delhi. Each connector costs INR 120.
Tools required
- Screwdriver set
- Spanner/ratchet set
- Wire cutter
- Tape
- Horns (of course)
- Hand safety Gloves
- 2 Male Tata connectors
- 2 Female Hyundai connectors
Now that we have all the tools and equipment ready. Let’s start with replacing the horn.
Procedure
- Step 1: To replace the horn, we will need to remove the front bumper first. There are a total of 15 nuts and screws which you need to open in order to remove the front bumper.
Specification for all the nuts, bolts and screws:
- 1,4 – Bolt (10 no.)
- 2,3 – Star head plastic screw
- 5,6 – Philips head screw
- 7,15 – Nut (10 no.)
- 9,13 – Bolt (10 no.)
- 8,10,11,12,14 – Philips head screw
Important Tip: Arrange the nuts and screws properly after taking them out so you can easily put them back from where they came from.
- Step 2: To remove the first four nuts and bolts, open the bonnet. Here, you will find 2 nuts and 2 screws. You will need 10 no. socket to open the nut and a star head to unscrew the screws.
- Step 3: Remove screws number 5 and 6 using a Phillips head screwdriver. Tip: Turning your tyre in the opposite direction will help you in accessing the screws a little more easily.
- Step 4: There are 5 screws, 2 nuts and 2 bolts under the front bumper.
- Step 5: Remove the bumper from the screw in the bottom. Note: The bumper will not fall even after removing all of the screws, nuts and bolts, as it is locked in the positions using locks.
- Step 6: Remove the bumper from the fenders by disengaging the locks. To disengage, slowly and firmly pull the bumper out. Do this on both sides. Tip: You will need a person to assist you while removing the bumper, otherwise you might end up damaging it.
- Step 7: Before removing the bumper completely, remove the indicator lights by rotating them counterclockwise and pulling them out.
- Step 8: Remove the bracket by unscrewing the nut.
- Step 9: Replace the horn on the bracket.
- Step 10: Plug in the male Nexon adapter in the car’s female connector.
- Step 11: Connect the male Nexon adapter to the female Hyundai adapter. Note: when connecting connectors, check if the horns are working or not. If they are not working, don’t panic and switch the cables and then it should work.
- Step 12: Plug in the female Hyundai connectors in the Creta horn.
- Step 13: Screw back the brackets on the chassis. It is important that your horn should face downwards because we don’t want any water to go in the horn and stuck there.
- Step 14: Put back the bumper and engage all the locks. Note: Don’t forget to put back the indicator while putting back the bumper.
- Step 15: Screw all the screws, nuts and bolts back.
And with that, your new horn and car are good to go.
Keyword: DIY: How to install original Hyundai Creta horn on Tata Nexon