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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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Air horn upgrade

Another thing I am working on at the moment is getting rid of the stock sissy embarrassing horn. It doesn't quite reflect the image of the vehicle when it makes a laughable little beep. So I got a Hadley air horn set off a cement truck, just need a switch and some lines, turn it up to ~120 psi, good to go.

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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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Got the horns all refurbished, hooked them up to the compressor at work, holy crap they are loud!


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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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This is going to be epic. Are you going to wire the air horn so it goes off when you hit the center of the steering wheel or are you going have a separate switch? Definitely definitely post a sound clip once these are done!
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Are you going to wire the air horn so it goes off when you hit the center of the steering wheel

Yes. Removed the stock horns and will wire the air solenoid to the stock harness.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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The air/electric solenoid.

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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 03:42 AM
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Freaking awesome, I like the way it tucks behind everything. Great work!
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Nice horns! What are you using for a compressed air source?
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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Yeah I like pictures, reminds me I need to get a higher psi gauge.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:54 PM
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What brand compressor is that? How often does it kick on if you don't blow the horn (or is it a manual switch)?
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Dont remember the brand and the label is faded. I have it wired on a switch, but after it's full it doesn't come back on for a long time because nothing is hooked to it at the moment.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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Got the horn mounted and it's on the way back together.

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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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Those look pretty good!

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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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I bet they sound even better than they look
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Nice work. Is there any delay from the time you depress the center of the steering wheel, to the horns sounding off?
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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That's sweet but I would want both I like the idea of "meep meep" and if they don't listen you follow with the air horns
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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I'm runnin 2 kleinn horns I fricken love them. I dont know if I like where you have your compressor, it's best to keep those things away from exposure to moisture, or atleast I do. Clean setup with the placement behind the bumper!
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Rock Slide
Nice work. Is there any delay from the time you depress the center of the steering wheel, to the horns sounding off?

The solenoid is about 2 inches from the horn, so I doubt there will be.
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