Horn Replacement
#61
When you honk with one of those horns, people won't know it's your little Fit making the noise--
they'll bee looking for the nearest "roach coach" lunch wagon. But look here- they've got them:
Auto Parts, Motorcycle Parts, Car Parts, Truck Accessories & Parts, Auto Accessories - JC Whitney
they'll bee looking for the nearest "roach coach" lunch wagon. But look here- they've got them:
Auto Parts, Motorcycle Parts, Car Parts, Truck Accessories & Parts, Auto Accessories - JC Whitney
Last edited by manxman; 11-03-2007 at 09:58 PM.
#62
#63
horn
I know it's crazy but I really like the Hey Horn from the Mini Cooper commercials. Maybe as a second horn. Does anyone know where you could get anything like this?
MOTORmate.com
MOTORmate.com
#67
LOL. i know a guy with the la cucaracha horn, it uses multiple compressors. haha. than you gota wait for it to fill up again.
#71
Has anyone tried to install one the bad boys:
Train Horns & Train Horn Kits By HornBlasters, The Name In Locomotive Horn Kits For Your Car Or Truck!
Train Horns & Train Horn Kits By HornBlasters, The Name In Locomotive Horn Kits For Your Car Or Truck!
#73
I know, lol, $300 is A LOT, but is would be a blast scaring the crap out of animals and people, especially the ones that cut you off going down the road. I guess the only downside is if you blasted an old lady and she had a heart attack. That would suck.
#74
rofl well if she cuts you off and makes you floor the brakes, she kinda shouldn't be driving anyway.....I will get a train horn for sure. Man I'd just drive around all day WAITING for some jerkoff to give me a reason lol
#77
I bought a different kind of horn, the Ooogah Horn from Harbor Freight!
I simply spliced into the positive of the OE horn and fished it over the other side.
The OE horn only has the positive going to it, so you have to ground the new horn.
I'll post a vid when get my video camera!!
It doesn't quite sound like I expected, it sounds like this:
YouTube - oogah horn klaxon style antique model a t AUTOWAREHOUSE SALE
But it is louder than the stock, so I'm happy with it!!
I simply spliced into the positive of the OE horn and fished it over the other side.
The OE horn only has the positive going to it, so you have to ground the new horn.
I'll post a vid when get my video camera!!
It doesn't quite sound like I expected, it sounds like this:
YouTube - oogah horn klaxon style antique model a t AUTOWAREHOUSE SALE
But it is louder than the stock, so I'm happy with it!!
#78
I've used a couple of horns so far:
Stebel TM80 Magnums and Bosch Windtones.
The Stebels were great. Not too loud, but they had a full tone. Unfortunately the stock horn mounting points (behind the bumper) are too low. The Magnums got destroyed when I had no choice but to run through a huge, deep puddle of standing floodwater.
The Bosch Windtones I replaced them with are a little harsher sounding but are otherwise a good replacement. The great thing about Bosch horns is that they come with a custom mounting bracket you can mount anywhere in the car. Learning from the low-mounted Stebels, I had them mounted higher up the car. They now dangle from the brace of the A/C refrigerant piping, where the hood support rod clips to when folded.
By the way, Stebel's website has sample sound clips of just about every horn they make.
http://www.stebel.it
Stebel TM80 Magnums and Bosch Windtones.
The Stebels were great. Not too loud, but they had a full tone. Unfortunately the stock horn mounting points (behind the bumper) are too low. The Magnums got destroyed when I had no choice but to run through a huge, deep puddle of standing floodwater.
The Bosch Windtones I replaced them with are a little harsher sounding but are otherwise a good replacement. The great thing about Bosch horns is that they come with a custom mounting bracket you can mount anywhere in the car. Learning from the low-mounted Stebels, I had them mounted higher up the car. They now dangle from the brace of the A/C refrigerant piping, where the hood support rod clips to when folded.
By the way, Stebel's website has sample sound clips of just about every horn they make.
http://www.stebel.it
#79
I got a horn that I installed in my fit a few months ago, but never got around to wiring. The instructions for it say to put a relay in there, wire it to an existing 30A circuit, and also to the stock horn. If I just want to use this as an auxiliary horn so I can still use the stock horn, do I need to go through all that trouble?
Couldn't I just wire the horn to ground and power, and throw a switch on it? Would I need to put a fuse somewhere? Also, what would be the best way to tap into the existing power?
Couldn't I just wire the horn to ground and power, and throw a switch on it? Would I need to put a fuse somewhere? Also, what would be the best way to tap into the existing power?
#80
JC Who
Damn! How long has JC Whitney been in business. BTW went there when I was in Chicago a while ago: bad, bad, bad neighborhood. Felt like I needed a gun!