Whelen SA315 Siren Speaker Mounting Bracket Installation Guide

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Installation Guide:
SA315 Siren Speaker Mounting Bracket
2005 Dodge Magnum or Charger
DANGER!
Sirens produces extremely loud emergency warning tones! Exposure to these
tones without proper and adequate hearing protection, could cause ear damage and/or hearing
loss! The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov) provides information
necessary to determine safe exposure times in Occupational Noise Exposure Section 1910.95.
Until you have determined the safe exposure times for your specific application, operators and
anyone else in the immediate vicinity should be required to wear an approved hearing protection
device. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDATION COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS!
Safety First
This document provides all the necessary information to allow your Whelen product to be properly and safely installed.
Before beginning the installation and/or operation of your new product, the installation technician and operator must
read this manual completely. Important information is contained herein that could prevent serious injury or damage.
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Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good understanding of automotive electronics,
systems and procedures.
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If mounting this product requires drilling holes, the installer MUST be sure that no vehicle components or other
vital parts could be damaged by the drilling process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before drilling
begins. Also de-burr any holes and remove any metal shards or remnants. Install grommets into all wire
passage holes.
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If this manual states that this product may be mounted with suction cups, magnets, tape or Velcro®, clean the
mounting surface with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and dry thoroughly.
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Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air bag. Equipment mounted or
located in the air bag deployment area will damage or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, or become a
projectile that could cause serious personal injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owners manual for the air bag
deployment area. The User/Installer assumes full responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based
on providing ultimate safety to all passengers inside the vehicle.
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For this product to operate at optimum efficiency, a good electrical connection to chassis ground must be
made. The recommended procedure requires the product ground wire to be connected directly to the NEGATIVE
(-) battery post.
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If this product uses a remote device to activate or control this product, make sure this control is located in an
area that allows both the vehicle and the control to be operated safely in any driving condition. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE OR CONTROL THIS DEVICE IN A HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION.
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It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and
referred to when performing maintenance and/or reinstallation of this
product.
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FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND
INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR
VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS!
ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!
CAUTION
Wear
Protection!
Loud siren noise can cause
hearing damage and/or loss.
Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior
to putting ANY siren into service!
For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty
©2007 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14125C (043008)
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10-0320496-00
Automotive: Sirens/Switches
ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: (860) 526-9504
Fax: (860) 526-4078
Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [email protected]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [email protected]
Customer Service e-mail: [email protected]
Fig. 1
Engine Compartment
Remove plastic covers
Disconnect
Hood latch
assembly
Use hood latch hardware
Brace
Support
Remove
plastic
rivets
Support Brace
Flexible front
of vehicle body
Both front "ears" of the bracket
sit on brace on both sides of vehicle.
Horn wire located here
Replace plastic rivets with supplied Hex Bolt
and U-Nut (2 places).
Fig. 2
Installation: 2005 Dodge Charger or Magnum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Remove the 2 plastic covers that
protect the front area under the
hood (Fig. 1). They snap into or
5/16 - 18 X 1
out of the vehicle.
Hex Head Bolt
Remove the 2 bolts that hold the
5/16
hood latch assembly on and set it
Flat Washer
aside (do not disconnect the
1/4 - 20 X 1-1/2"
cables). Unplug the horn wire and
Flexible vehicle body
HEX HEAD SS
(Shown cut off)
place the wire out of the way (Figs.
1/4" SPLIT
LOCK WASHER
1 & 2).
SA315
Mount speaker to bracket (Fig. 3).
Remove all the plastic rivets from
the top of the front of the body of
Slide U-Nut onto
the vehicle, then pull the body
Vehicle Support
1/4 X 20 X 1-1/4
Brace
HEX HEAD
toward the front of the vehicle (the
1/4" SPLIT
LOCK
WASHER
body is flexible). Slide the 2 UNuts onto the support braces (Fig.
4) and place the bracket (with
wire passage
/drain hole
Fig. 3
siren attached) on top of the UNuts. The front “ears” of the
Plastic cover / passengers side
Plastic cover / driver side
bracket rest on the two U-Nuts
which clip onto the support braces
Cut and
Cut and
(Fig. 4). The rear of the bracket will
remove
remove
mount behind the hood latch
assembly using the hood latch’s
mounting hardware (Fig. 2).
Be sure all the hood latch cables
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
are properly located, then secure
Vehicle body
Vehicle body
the hood latch assembly over the
rear of the bracket using the hood
latch assemblies two bolts. IMPORTANT: Make sure the two bolt heads line up with the two indentations on the hood latch assembly made by the bolts
original position, so that the hood latch assembly reinstalls in the same position and lines up properly with the hood.
Reattach the horn wire then replace the plastic rivets you removed in step 5, except the 2 rivets that line up with the front mounting holes of the siren bracket.
Replace those rivets with the supplied mounting hardware (Fig. 4) securing the front of the bracket to the vehicle.
First trim some plastic off of each of the two protective covers you removed in step 1 (Fig. 5) to accommodate the two ears on the front of the bracket, than snap the
two plastic covers back on.
Extend WHITE (positive) and BLACK (negative) speaker wires to your siren amplifier and connect as shown in the amplifiers instructions.
Caution: It is the responsibility of the installation technician to make sure that the installation and operation of this product will not interfere with or
compromise the operation or efficiency of any vehicle equipment! Before returning the vehicle to active service, visually confirm the proper
operation of this product, as well as all vehicle components/equipment.
A
A
SA315 / Rear View
wire
exit &
drain
hole
A
A
The SA315 siren speaker mounting kit comes with 3 long bolts (1/4-20 X 1-1/2” Hex Head).
The longer bolts are needed to go through the mounting bracket, the siren housing and
into the siren driver. They will replace 3 of the 4 shorter bolts (“A”) that now secure the
siren driver to the speaker housing. Your speaker is shipped with 2 of the shorter bolts
installed. A short bolt must be used in the hole that does not go through the bracket so it
will properly secure the driver to the housing. If you need to remove all 4 bolts at once be
sure to hold the driver securely in place.
CAUTION
Loud siren noise
Can cause
Hearing loss.
Minimize exposure.
Close windows when using
IMPORTANT: For drainage purposes, the speaker must be oriented so that the wire passage hole is in the “6 o’clock”
position (closest to the road).This is also the drain hole for the siren. Improper mounting will result in premature driver
failure and void the product warranty.
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