Upgrade car horn
02-18-12, 04:00 AM
#1
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Upgrade car horn
What is the best after market car horn?
I find that the standard SC430 car horn is next to useless.
I want one that sounds like a freight train!!!
I find that the standard SC430 car horn is next to useless.
I want one that sounds like a freight train!!!
Last edited by gripau1; 02-18-12 at 04:04 AM.
02-18-12, 05:15 AM
#2
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Why limit yourself to freight trains? I don't know if it's the best, but probably the one that would get other driver's attention the fastest. Loudest car horn. The only issue I see with it will be the modification necessary to the car to get it under the hood.
02-18-12, 05:47 AM
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Back in the early 70's I knew a guy that had installed a steamship horn in his Buick Electra 225. He had twin scuba tanks permanently mounted in the trunk to drive the air horns installed under the hood. It was stunningly loud, effect like a flash-bang - people jumping sideways and ducking .... a thing of beauty to see.
Last edited by Jabberwock; 02-18-12 at 08:11 AM.
LOL
02-18-12, 08:15 AM
#6
I used a stebel horn [ google the name ] very compact air horn with no compressor works great used mostly for motorcycles. I installed it where one of the OEM horns was then relocated the OEM horn to the other side of the grill that would be on the right side inside the grill if you were facing the engine. I ran a seperate relay harness to the battery and I used one of the OEM horn wires to trigger it. So I have three horns now . I also installed a engine mounted rocker switch so I could turn off the stebel horn incase i was parking in an underground garage and did nto want that loud air horn going off if some moron were to accidently trigger my alarm by a loud engine or else some other issue that would cause my alarm to falsely trigger. Some people might go nutz on my car if all three horns went off underground in a garage .
02-18-12, 09:32 AM
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I had a set of Hella Supertone horns on a previous Lexus but I thought the Hella's were pretty obnoxious and I replaced them with louder horns from a later model year Lexus.
I recently added the OEM horns from that previous Lexus to supplement the ones on my 00 LS400: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...000-ls400.html
The 4-horn setup on my 00 LS is now a little louder but doesn't make people jump out of their skins like the Supertones or the Stebel air horns I had on my Triumph S#itfire back in the 60's.
I recently added the OEM horns from that previous Lexus to supplement the ones on my 00 LS400: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...000-ls400.html
The 4-horn setup on my 00 LS is now a little louder but doesn't make people jump out of their skins like the Supertones or the Stebel air horns I had on my Triumph S#itfire back in the 60's.
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02-18-12, 12:08 PM
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I had a set of Hella Supertone horns on a previous Lexus but I thought the Hella's were pretty obnoxious and I replaced them with louder horns from a later model year Lexus.
I recently added the OEM horns from that previous Lexus to supplement the ones on my 00 LS400: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...000-ls400.html
The 4-horn setup on my 00 LS is now a little louder but doesn't make people jump out of their skins like the Supertones or the Stebel air horns I had on my Triumph S#itfire back in the 60's.
I recently added the OEM horns from that previous Lexus to supplement the ones on my 00 LS400: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...000-ls400.html
The 4-horn setup on my 00 LS is now a little louder but doesn't make people jump out of their skins like the Supertones or the Stebel air horns I had on my Triumph S#itfire back in the 60's.
02-18-12, 12:33 PM
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The Hella Supertones are much larger and some of the Stebel are horns are even bigger than the horns on Lexus and Toyota vehicles.
Are their auto salvage / breaker companies in NSW? You could probably buy some used horns and the wires you need for a song.
12-05-12, 03:38 AM
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I suggest you to buy horns from warning lights. They sells product at cheap price but maintain the quality. Because they maintain the product quality very strictly and they offers a good price. You will also get free home delivery.
12-05-12, 04:40 AM
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I suggest you to buy horns from warning lights. They sells product at cheap price but maintain the quality. Because they maintain the product quality very strictly and they offers a good price. You will also get free home delivery.
12-05-12, 07:25 AM
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"They? Could this be the wrong pronoun?"
Perhaps. If the antecedent, "warning lights," is a company (the link is to Warninglightpro.com, which does not identify itself as a corporate business entity), then the pronoun "it" would be correct. However, an entity which contains or refers to a group of individuals can often be used collectively, in which case the plural "they" would also be correct. (For example: audience, class, staff, cast, crew, etc.)
The sad fact of the matter is that people are terribly afraid to use a singular pronoun because they might be forced into actually using "he." Even when the antecedent is clearly male and clearly singular, you will see "they." (For example, "If one more San Diego Charger forgets their helmet, they will get a substantial fine." --- The correct words would be "his" and "he." It's one person, but "they" get a fine; who is the "they" referring? One person? It makes no sense, but you hear it all the time, especially on the telly, where you would think our best sportscasters would be know better.)
Anyway, in this post, "they" is acceptable since the reference is to a collective noun; "it" would also be correct, and in most cases preferred.
Next: let's discuss the misuse of the reflexive "myself" when "me" is the correct word, which is also routinely avoided.
I gotta go.
Perhaps. If the antecedent, "warning lights," is a company (the link is to Warninglightpro.com, which does not identify itself as a corporate business entity), then the pronoun "it" would be correct. However, an entity which contains or refers to a group of individuals can often be used collectively, in which case the plural "they" would also be correct. (For example: audience, class, staff, cast, crew, etc.)
The sad fact of the matter is that people are terribly afraid to use a singular pronoun because they might be forced into actually using "he." Even when the antecedent is clearly male and clearly singular, you will see "they." (For example, "If one more San Diego Charger forgets their helmet, they will get a substantial fine." --- The correct words would be "his" and "he." It's one person, but "they" get a fine; who is the "they" referring? One person? It makes no sense, but you hear it all the time, especially on the telly, where you would think our best sportscasters would be know better.)
Anyway, in this post, "they" is acceptable since the reference is to a collective noun; "it" would also be correct, and in most cases preferred.
Next: let's discuss the misuse of the reflexive "myself" when "me" is the correct word, which is also routinely avoided.
I gotta go.
Last edited by tfischer; 12-05-12 at 07:27 AM. Reason: Delete references to the fiscal cliff.
12-05-12, 10:32 AM
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Interesting, but my point wasn't exactly grammatical.
He joined today and has made only one post that sounds a lot like a commercial, his user page says he drives a Ford, and he revives a long dead thread.
I think the correct pronoun is "we."
He joined today and has made only one post that sounds a lot like a commercial, his user page says he drives a Ford, and he revives a long dead thread.
I think the correct pronoun is "we."