Whelen SAK45 User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

CAUTION

Loud siren noise can cause
hearing damage and/or loss.

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior
to putting ANY siren into service!

Wear

Protection!

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

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SA315 Siren Speaker Bracket

2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice

Installation Guide:

Model SAK45

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DANGER! Sirens produce 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.

• Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good understanding of automotive electronics,
systems and procedures.

• Whelen Engineering recommends the use of waterproof butt splices and/or connectors if that connector could be
exposed to moisture.

• Failure to use specified installation parts and/or hardware will void the product warranty!

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 owner’s 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and
referred to when performing maintenance and/or reinstallation of this
product.

• 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!

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty

©2011 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14534B (071913)

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Installation:

The SA315 siren speaker mounting kit comes with
3 long bolts (1/4-20 X 1-1/2” Hex Hd). The longer
bolts are needed to go through the mounting
bracket, through 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
or more of the short bolts installed. A short bolt

be used in the hole that 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 in place.

must does not

Securing the Siren Speaker to the Mounting Bracket:

IMPORTANT: For drainage, the speaker must be
oriented so that the wire passage hole is in the
6 o’clockposition (closest to the road). This hole is
also the drain hole for the siren. Improper mounting
will result in premature driver failure and void the
product warranty.

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/4"

HEX HD BOLT (1)

SUPPORT BRACKET

1/4" SPLIT LOCK

WASHER (4)

1/4" FLAT WASHER (1)

SIREN
SPEAKER

SIREN
SPEAKER
BRACKET

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/2"
HEX HD BOLT SS

wire
exit &
drain
hole

A

A

A A

Rear View

The speaker bracket mounts toward the front of the vehicle, to the
vehicle frame near the radiator. There is one existing hole in the
frame you will need to widen for the rear mounting hole in the
bracket. You will need to drill the other 2 mounting holes into the
frame. the bracket is mounted with the supplied Rivnuts™. There is
also a bracket support that will mount to the vehicle using an
existing bolt which holds one of the electronic modules to the frame.

IMPORTANT NOTE! This installation uses Rivnuts™ to secure the
speaker bracket to the vehicle. This type of hardware requires the
use of a specialized installation tool. Refer to the owners manual
included with this tool for proper installation. Be sure to follow the
mounting hole specifications precisely!

1. Widen the existing hole in the vehicle frame with a 17/32 drill bit and
install a RIVNUT into the hole.

2. Using a 5/16 - 18 x 1” HEX HEAD BOLT (supplied), mount the
speaker bracket to the RIVNUT installed in step 1 using the rear
mounting hole in the bracket (Fig. 1).

3. With the bracket installed, mark the other 2 mounting holes off onto
the vehicle frame using the bracket as a template.

4. Remove the bracket and drill the other 2 mounting holes into the
vehicle frame using
a 17/32 drill bit and
install Rivnuts™.

5. Locate the vehicle
module which sits
adjacent to where
the speaker bracket
will sit. The top of
the support bracket
will mount here
using the bolt that
secures the module
(Fig. 2). Remove
and reinstall the
module mounting
bolt, while also
mounting the
support bracket.

6. Secure the speaker mounting bracket to the vehicle using the three
supplied 5/16 - 18 x 1” HEX HEAD BOLTS and 5/16 LOCK
WASHERS and tighten.

7. Mount the siren speaker to the speaker bracket using the supplied
hardware (Fig. 3) while securing the bottom of the support bracket to
the speaker bracket with the speaker mounting hardware and tighten
firmly. (See “Securing the Siren Speaker to the Mounting Bracket”)

8. Extend the WHITE POSITIVE (+) wire and BLACK NEGATIVE (-)
wire to the siren amplifier and connect following the amplifiers
instructions.

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