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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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kept the original horn hooked up for friendly beeps and installed a toggle for the ari!



cantwait for someone to cut me off! lol. I commute to Philthydelphia everyday!
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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Which ones did you get, how was the install, and how do they sound? I'm full of questions
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 08:41 AM
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I got the pep boys $30.00 jobbers. Install was fine, battery to supplied relay, from relay to horn stitch to ground and from relay to compressor to ground. Need about 20 feet of 12 gauge wire and some crimps. I like having my stock horn while having the toggle for those special occasions. I guess if you don't want your stock horn you could just unplug your horn and use those wires without having to use a relay and fishing wires through your firewall and up the dash.

They sound great for $30.00. I've heard better but for the money I'm not complaining. They are loud and get the point across.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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yea, i installed the hella two-tones and love em!! nice pitch and good audible level. i think next will be the train air horn for those silly non-drivers who need to wake up.
i removed the factory horn, and saw hella two-tone replacement for the stocker.
nice install man!
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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nice i got a few cheap sets gonna mess around with them
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Redeyejedi
yea, i installed the hella two-tones and love em!! nice pitch and good audible level. i think next will be the train air horn for those silly non-drivers who need to wake up.
i removed the factory horn, and saw hella two-tone replacement for the stocker.
nice install man!

thanks, yep, once these go out I will definetly upgrade to some metal train horns.

nice i got a few cheap sets gonna mess around with them
post some pics when your done. I'd like to see how others install them.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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So what are you running those off of? compressor? CO2?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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I got those hella's they are a little higher pitched than i thought , but still nice. i just need to find space under my hood for the train horn
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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So what are you running those off of? compressor? CO2?
It came with a compressor, no tank, just on and off.

On my way home tonight I was driving through west philly and this kid in a beater comes barrelin down the middle and tries to squeeze me. I layed on it and he backed in to his lane. A bunch of the locals were on the curb goin "dang thats a horn"! LoL.... This thing is fun!
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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who needs a stock horn???? i actually used the stock wire connector to the horn to hook up my set of horns. ive also heard them train horns can be REAL expensive......unless otherwise procured. if anyone has'm let us know how they scream.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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lol how they scream????????

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hammer-3-Train-H...QQcmdZViewItem

and go about 5in down theres a link to hear them there sick im getting them and ill post a video of them when i get them!!!
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil.Dingo
I got the pep boys $30.00 jobbers. Install was fine, battery to supplied relay, from relay to horn stitch to ground and from relay to compressor to ground. Need about 20 feet of 12 gauge wire and some crimps. I like having my stock horn while having the toggle for those special occasions. I guess if you don't want your stock horn you could just unplug your horn and use those wires without having to use a relay and fishing wires through your firewall and up the dash.

They sound great for $30.00. I've heard better but for the money I'm not complaining. They are loud and get the point across.
That's what I did, unplugged my stock horn and used the wires. Hardly use my horn, but when I do.....you should see the person jump when I blast my horn! haha
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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this might be a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways. Is it legal to have an air horn as your only horn? I was going to buy one the other day when Harbor Freight had them at 50% off, but my buddy told me they were illegal. Any of you know if this is true?
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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From: milwaukee, WI baby muddin in the streets!!
lol how they scream????????

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hammer-3-Train-H...QQcmdZViewItem

and go about 5in down theres a link to hear them there sick im getting them and ill post a video of them when i get them!!!
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