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Honk Honk
Finally after much delay I've installed some air-horns.
I gotta tell ya, its a wonderful thing. I got to USE them the very next day. The lady nearly jumped outta her car. When are people gonna LEARN to STAY in their lane in a rotory? Anyway, just wanted to let you know. The horns where from JC Whitney at about 23 bucks. It took all of 30 minutes to install them. I had to make a little bracket for the compressor, and make my own wires because it didn't come with those. No need for the included relay though because the existing horn wiring is set up for 20A. Piece-o-cake. There is NO delay and the sound is music to my ears...no more little eeehhheeehhhh. Just doesn't cut it on the four lane highway at 80. I've just had it with people not seeing my 'little' low black car with the HEADLIGHTS on.
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Jeff '97 LSi, Ebony Pearl, LSi, 155K |
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Did your horns wear out, Jeff? I've always thought mine were adequate.
But then, my Toyota pickup (and before that, Ford Escort) had a little 'excuse me' horn.
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Can you post a part number and some pics?
Thanks, Matt
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Mattski 97 LSi Ebony Pearl 130k Midlife Crisis 93 Legacy Wagon 180k Training Wheels 98 Outback 180k 98 Dodge Durango 120k Ski Bus A multitude of skis to feed my need to go faster, faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. |
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The very first thing I do when I get a new SVX is to swap the horns. I hate the tiny horns that came with the SVX.
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Here's the link to the horns
The stock horns just didn't cut through heavy traffic when an 18wheeler was going to drive 'over' me. Scared the daylights out of me when I realized that he simply couldn't hear my horns.
These http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jht...D=4550&BQ=jcw2 horns are not hugely loud and they easily fit under our hood with little fuss. I'll take a picture this weekend and upload it. There are plenty of other ones available at that site. Keep in mind you will need some wire and female blade connectors as they are not provided. Also, there is no air filter on the inlet (strange) just a hole. For now I have a piece of foam wedged between the hole and one of the horns. I mounted the horns directly to the radiator fan housing the included bolts (had to shorten them a bit so they didn't protrude into the fan area) The compressor is mounted to that bolt just to right of the ..aaa.. brake compressor (?). I'll get a picture for ya, and some better install instructions this weekend. Really a simple install using the existing harness. I know that dwayne has the same set up in his beatiful Pearly.
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Jeff '97 LSi, Ebony Pearl, LSi, 155K |
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i was acutally thinking about doing about the same thing....my b/f can get ahold of the horns they use on fire engines and police cars...maybe i can get him to put one in my car!! muuuuhahahahah....now is it legal is the problem
Kelli *move B**** get out the way!*
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Previous owner of the Princess Pearlie "Dimples" as of 8/6/03 1992 LS-L Pearl 124k "Yeah, that thingy!" owner of the new 1992 LS-L Pearl "Susie" I am a pessimistic optimistic. I think the worst is going to happen, that way when it does, i don't feel as bad, but if the best happens, i am twice as happy. |
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kel,
can G hook me up with an electronic horn that those guys use? L
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Kelli call me around like 9:15 and you can talk to him about it
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Previous owner of the Princess Pearlie "Dimples" as of 8/6/03 1992 LS-L Pearl 124k "Yeah, that thingy!" owner of the new 1992 LS-L Pearl "Susie" I am a pessimistic optimistic. I think the worst is going to happen, that way when it does, i don't feel as bad, but if the best happens, i am twice as happy. |
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www.galls.com Lots of police/fire equipment. They have sirens, light bars, computer brackets, etc for their vehicles in there. Right up your alley!
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Troy 1992 SVX LSL "Serenity" 250,000 miles! I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me... |
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Or the "whoop whoop" siren they use on subs before they submerege???
Perhaps that electronic blo-woff valve noise maker.....with rego plates "GIGARO1"
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Re: Here's the link to the horns
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i installed the "Freeway Blaster" from PepBoys. glad i did
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Here's the 5 million dollar question" Does the airhorn work with the alarm? Like, is the 'beep beep' louder?
- Ca$h |
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Does monopoly money count? :P
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