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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Help me pick out a horn setup for the pickup....

Since I have the buick 3800 swap..I dont ahve a horn setup. I think legally i need to have a horn, and i just plain old want one. Im looking for somethnig I can hook up pretty easily, is loud as a mother and is cheap. A lot to want eh? Anybody know anything about this kit?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
If you know of another good kit, that is similar..please post up! I NEED A HORN
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Assuming that that's the same one under my hood, I don't like it. The PO installed the horn (Two little air horns with a Hella stamp on the resevoir). It is too high pitched for me, loud, but high pitched. It seems to get lost at freeway speed too.

There was one my ex had me install on her Passport. It was from Harbor Freight and shaped like a snail shell. All I did was tap into the original horn and mount it. That thing was loud and deep. I can't seem to find it anymore...

EDIT: http://www.shop.com/125dB_ADD_A_HORN...27694-p!.shtml

And anything over 120dB is capable of almost instantly causing hearing damage.

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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yea..I dont have ANY of the stock horn stuff to tap into. Not even the stock steering wheel. I run a GRANT race wheel with no horn button.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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maybe ya didnt see where I said cheap? Im probably just gonna pick somethnig up tomorrow at the local car parts store. It will be loud enough. Comes with a small compressor and is like 118 DB
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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dude you gotta get the horn that the General Lee had. there is nothin more bad arse than that horn... or a 5 dollar air horn from wal-mart. you could lean out the window and press the little button every time somebody cuts you off
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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haha...the place up the street sells a little dual air horn setup with like 5 differant sounds. One of those is the dixie horn (dukes of hazard)
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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trust me..SO DO I haha
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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I got some wolo maxihorns from pepboys for like 20 bucks. Loud enough and work good too.

But my real passion is finally installing the general lee horn, screw being a northerner I like that horn!

I think this ones cool too http://www.carcoverkingdom.com/audio...ycharge_455.au

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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:06 AM
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I want a freight train horn on mine, no seriously, kinda like this one

http://www.dieselairhorns.com/sounds/S-5t%20Ed%20K.mp3
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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i think the keyword here is CHEAP. go to a junk yard and get the dual tones off any german car: audi, vw, bmw. simple to hook up and a good loud tone, not that beep-beep that asian cars usually have. if you dont have a relay set up then grab that too while you're there.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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Hmm...The horn on my VW is WEAKSAUCE haha. Sounds like the roadrunner. My moms 7 series sounds beast though. Maybe i'l check that out first.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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just run to the local junk yard and grab a set of horns hell grab 4 if u want should be plenty loud
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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Just get some from harbor freight or kragen or wherever for like $20. Then just wire a switch into the car somewhere since you have no horn button.

I have 2 sets of the Wolo air horns, which equals 2 compressors and 4 horns. LOUD as hell. Not quite train loud but it suits me fine for the price.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-WOLO-GOD-FAT...QQcmdZViewItem

But seriously, I have a Wolo airhorn and it's awesome. The end of the meepmeep!
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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LOL I was really looking for freight train horns and ran across this video of one:

http://www.break.com/index/train_horn_scare_prank.html
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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I pulled a Hella OEM low-tone (there are 2 horns in the Mercedes: high/low) horn out of a Mercedes E-Class. Plug and play, just had to run a ground wire, its just a tiny bit bigger than the stock horn and it bolted in the factory location. Cost: free.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by crowley84
I pulled a Hella OEM low-tone (there are 2 horns in the Mercedes: high/low) horn out of a Mercedes E-Class. Plug and play, just had to run a ground wire, its just a tiny bit bigger than the stock horn and it bolted in the factory location. Cost: free.
Sound: ?
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