The horn on my new car is more of an apology than a warning, any ideas on the best solution? (I don't want something Too road-rage inducing, though.)
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I wanna chang mine too
All I plan on doing is buying a "low tone" horn and adding it in parallel to the OEM horn. Its mounted just behind the grill on my '02 and the grill takes 5 seconds to unclip, just gotta get around to checking which type I need (earth switched or live switched) Have done similar things to my other cars in the past and it always makes a big improvement BOB :D |
Met a chap with a P1 over the weekend with a nice loud air horn that he reckoned is an upgrade that a subaru dealer can arrange.
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Just about all standard fit horns are the same now (God, I sound like an old git again....). Something to do with EC regulations stating that they can't be louder than a German policeman's fart.....
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Ask friends with different cars to sound their horns,decide on one you like then either buy it from the main dealer or be sensible and get one for a fraction of the cost at a scrapyard.Takes about 2mins to swap.Remember to get both horns though as just one by itself sounds like a noddycar.
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I have swapped my WRX horns for the ones out of a ford Sierra. (5quid, local scrappy) Wasn't sure about what this might do to the fuses, so fitted a new relay and 3amp wires.
Had an airhorn before, but finding space for the compressor and horns under the bonnets was a nightmare. Used the space next to the Airbox, but it was a right pain in the arse. Sounds a lot better, I'm not embarrased to use it now :D |
I got cut up, this morning, by a new Golf. When I finally got out of "his" way, he was kind enough to honk at me too. Nice of him really, because his honk was nice and strong :)
Since the horn on my Legacy is equally tinny and high-pitched, I'm thinking a replacement horn from VW is the answer. (I've had air-horns in the dim and distant past and found the compressor took the best part of a second to "wind up" :() Well, that's my ten-penn'orth anyhoo |
Dan,
stupid question but how did you wire the Sierra horns up? I've got a set off of an escort from a scrappy but the horns only have one terminal on them?? Where's the other wire go? |
Mo: The ford horns run on an Earthed Circuit, and the Impreza horns on a closed circuit (i.e. two terminals, +ve and -ve). the ford horns, when mounted in a ford, site so that the "-ve" touches the body and is hence earthed, thus one terminal.
On the Sierra horns there are two small flat metal circles (about 10mm across). The one nearer to the +ve I have used as the negative terminal, simply soldered on the connector :D |
Hella supertone :)
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Go to your nearest halfords.they sell twin horn sets made by Hella.
I brought some about 6 months ago. All you do is swap the horns for the original ones,that`s if you have to horns.(1 x near the battery+1 x behind the grill) They come in red but im sure they do blue as well. |
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