Deeper/louder horn mod?
03-05-2004, 04:52 PM
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Deeper/louder horn mod?
I am tired of the Road Runner (meepmeep) horn sound coming from my 4runner. I want a deeper louder horn that will make even the domestic rigs flinch. Can I take a horn from say a Chevy or Ford & wire it to my 4runner? Blue
03-05-2004, 05:26 PM
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might be a bit pricey, but...
03-05-2004, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SizzleChest
03-05-2004, 05:37 PM
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Ya, i guess it's tough to gauge the loudness just by listening to an audio clip. Mine are louder than any other passenger vehicles on the road, but still not very close to the big rigs. Keep in mind though that the air compressor's they are using are way too big to fit anywhere except in the bed of my pickup truck.
03-05-2004, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SizzleChest
Ya, i guess it's tough to gauge the loudness just by listening to an audio clip. Mine are louder than any other passenger vehicles on the road, but still not very close to the big rigs. Keep in mind though that the air compressor's they are using are way too big to fit anywhere except in the bed of my pickup truck.
Well Joey UK Meyers is coming up tomorrow from Spokane & I am pretty sure he has an AH set up. I will see what it looks like & let you know what I do. Thanks for the link. Blue
03-05-2004, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBadBlue
I am tired of the Road Runner (meepmeep) horn sound coming from my 4runner. I want a deeper louder horn that will make even the domestic rigs flinch. Can I take a horn from say a Chevy or Ford & wire it to my 4runner? Blue
03-05-2004, 06:01 PM
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Seriously! The other day on the 405 someone cut me off and I couldn't even hear my own horn!!! Well, when I get the $$...
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
See the Giant Roof Mount Air Horn. But like I said, when get the money.
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
See the Giant Roof Mount Air Horn. But like I said, when get the money.
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03-05-2004, 07:32 PM
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A bit off topic but, at the last Summit Truckstyle show, this fullsize from the mudden militia had 11 air horns under the toolbox in the bed. That was loud, the guy had that they were 4KW on his specs. sheet. Also, i too am unhappy with the 4Runner horns.
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03-05-2004, 08:25 PM
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I JUST posted the same topic a few hours earlier...
Ignore the lone flamer in there.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...483#post268483
Ignore the lone flamer in there.https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...483#post268483
03-05-2004, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Del
Seriously! The other day on the 405 someone cut me off and I couldn't even hear my own horn!!! Well, when I get the $$...
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
See the Giant Roof Mount Air Horn. But like I said, when get the money.
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
See the Giant Roof Mount Air Horn. But like I said, when get the money.
I too suffer the whimpy horn sound. I think the horn on my truck is saying "I am a weak and puny. Please don't run me over."
Air horns say "I have intestinal fortitude and I fear nothing but taxes and god, so get the ˟˟˟˟˟˟ out of the way".
03-05-2004, 11:40 PM
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From the Tech section.
https://www.yotatech.com/~corey/tech...orns/corey.htm
Very loud, and sound domestic.
People hear you with these.
http://pnw4runners.com/tando/horn.mpg
https://www.yotatech.com/~corey/tech...orns/corey.htm
Very loud, and sound domestic.
People hear you with these.
http://pnw4runners.com/tando/horn.mpg
03-06-2004, 11:59 AM
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Hella dual horn install CHEAP!
I have always built Saab rally cars, Any old Saab 900 in a bone yard will have dual Hella horns, one low tone one high tone. They are located on the passenger side front right behind the headlight. They have a nice universal type mounting bracket and wire hookups, you may want to wire a relay in to run them just to keep consistent power to them, all of the local bone yards here just give that type of part away, or even tell you hey that will fit in your tool box, take it!
03-06-2004, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by amusement
The air horn listed in wolo-mfg.com is 152 dB or 4 dB louder than the shuttle engine.
The solid rocket boosters would blow your eardrums out and send you flying if you were within 200ft of it at liftoff.
Even the minuteman and peacekeepers we launched were extreemely loud at a decent distance.
Anyway, those horns must be friggin loud to even get a comparison.
03-06-2004, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MTL_4runner
At what distance tho Jim?
The solid rocket boosters would blow your eardrums out and send you flying if you were within 200ft of it at liftoff.
Even the minuteman and peacekeepers we launched were extreemely loud at a decent distance.
Anyway, those horns must be friggin loud to even get a comparison.
The solid rocket boosters would blow your eardrums out and send you flying if you were within 200ft of it at liftoff.
Even the minuteman and peacekeepers we launched were extreemely loud at a decent distance.
Anyway, those horns must be friggin loud to even get a comparison.
03-06-2004, 02:29 PM
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I believe the shuttle engine makes 150 dB at ~1200 meteres. 300m to the shuttle engine is 200 dB.
That is LOUD!!!
03-06-2004, 06:10 PM
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03-06-2004, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBadBlue
I am tired of the Road Runner (meepmeep) horn sound coming from my 4runner. I want a deeper louder horn that will make even the domestic rigs flinch. Can I take a horn from say a Chevy or Ford & wire it to my 4runner? Blue
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03-06-2004, 07:44 PM
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I got a pair of "freeway horns" from my local harbor freight last week on sale for $9. They are red and had this ugly silver piece over the opening. I pried the silver junk thingies loose and painted them black before installing them. They sound much better - very similar to my wifes 03 Acure TL - which has a horn like a cadillac...
