A better car horn?
 

I'm not very fond of our horn, it sounds kinda weak imo. :annoyed: Has anybody upgraded the horn to something that commands a little more respect?

Saw this the other day...

http://www.harborfreight.com/bad-boy...orn-94117.html

I have this on my pickup...:-) and it commands respect! Lol! http://www.hornblasters.com/products...3la-train-horn

you dropped 1k for that? lol I dunno about respect, but its sure to command a lot of :huhsign: :rofl:

Go honk the horn on a 2000-2005 mitsubishi eclipse..... all high pitched and super weak. I find the horn in our car above average

lmao! i got it used from an old timer that retired from the railroad for $500....probably the best 500 ive ever spent..I have A LOT of fun with it!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...1/PC050939.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...1/100_0513.jpg.

My horn is better than a lot of trucks i have been in. I don't find it weak at all. Maybe there are differences between the years.

^lol, now that's a horn..I'm sure u get their attention w/ it. gotta agree w/ OP, our horn it not the best

Lots of suburu guys use hella horns
http://www.icon-auto.com/online_shop...lla%20horn.jpg

^ Because OEM Subaru horns are wimpy?

acura tl horns are wimpy too

WHy else would one replace a horn?

Thanks to this thread I have spent the last 10 minutes on youtube listening to horns.

I might have found Boston's biggest idiots:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz09G...eature=related

jesus, a thousand dollars for that horn?

If you are willing to pay a grand for someones attention, you might as well drive your car straight into em and physically tell them whatever you wanted to warn them about.

Repairs will be cheaper than the horn

Go honk a horn in a G35. I fart louder than that thing.

people still use horns?

It's so low brow and simplistic, but for some reason that was one of the funniest things I've seen in a long, long time. I am crying with laughter!

Theres 2 guys in nyc who have bully horns or something, Peter did my lights and demonstrated his horn to me. Let me tell you, that horn will get any drivers attention!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPPKMAJ68O8

lol..those are probably the horns (or similar)I posted up..:thumbsup:

a girl called my horn wimpy lol but i rarely use it anyways

:thumbsup:, there are "cheaper" ones out there, but :toocool: for going authentic though

they are real deal train horns though

i have seen dumber in boston lol. btw i see a TL at about 3:25.. just saying...

:love: I love train horns :naughty:

also for the eye candy, because most subaru horns are visible behind the grill

^didnt know that.

a pic i found real fast for you, and being very visible in the upper grill (btw it's an 08-09 WRX in the pic, with the grill being the factory "sport" grill)

http://i53.tinypic.com/wsn5uq.jpg

but back to leedoggs question...IMO the only way to have a "loud" horn...is air..I have experience with this horn too, cant beat it for the money...http://www.hornblasters.com/products...train-horn-kit

but then you have to factor in fittings, compressor, tank, relay, pressure switch.. etc. Itll end up costing around $500. Then where to mount them(everything...horns, tank, compressor) is a whole new obstacle. The hadley horns navarretg posted up are decent in real life too. We have them on some of my Fathers wreckers.

I have yet to see any real decent 12v horns...:annoyed:
maybe someone else has found a decent 12v horn??

i think i have seen a kit for less then that though, but yes it is going to cost a couple of hundred at least to get a air horn on the vehicle though
and yes the next concern is mounting the components on the car, which is alot less forgiving then the open reality space like a truck has



as far as a decent 12v horn, just look at the air horns that use a 12v compressor to recharge the system :tongue:

I wouldn't mind adding a secondary "WOOP-WOOP" siren that sounds like this: http://www.mobiles24.com/downloads/s...en_-_woop_woop

I use a wolo bad boy (link) horn on my bike, for the money you cant go wrong.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

for all the people suggesting train horns....REALLY?

get a hella horn and be done with it.
and like friesm said, it adds a bit of sexyness, if the horns are visible.

u should hear the horn on my corolla...

Dixie air horn from the General Lee, or you are weak.

Are you a cabbie? Who else uses their horn?

Had this in my previous car....produces a very nice ear piercing sound to whoever you want to honk at

yea, but the other kits arent the same as this one..trust me :thumbsup:...this is about as close as you can get to a nathan, or a leslie, without actually having a nathan or leslie. Hell, even truckstops sell airhorns...usually cheepos though.

All airhorns use a 12v compressor....IIRC autozone has a setup that doesnt even require a tank, pressure switch, etc...But that stuff is necessary once you get to the bigger setups.

[quote=justnspace;12885983]for all the people suggesting train horns....REALLY?

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if you want something loud, that "commands a little more respect"....yes, really.:toocool: :rofl:

And yea, 1k is pretty steep, but u can find them used on ebay and shit.... and c'mon guys, we drop 4k on rims and tires, 1k(or more) on coilovers, catbacks, etc....would I put a nathan on my TL?:no: but it all depends on what you want. and BTW, those videos dont do the trainhorns any justice..Once I heard them in person, I had to have it....

For comparison, listen to a freight train next time, those are the same exact horns, only difference is they are running about 90psi, and with an on board air system, you'd be running anywhere from 150-200psi:tongue:

train horn ftw

Why buying an expensive horn. Instead, get this bumper sticker:

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm28/jab_au/horn.jpg

:tongue:

the factory horn and alarm system on my '98 CL is amazing....wish acura continued using that...very loud...