Airhorns.. legal?
30 March 2005, 03:13 PM
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30 March 2005, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Yes but it must be single tone; no 'Colonel Bogey'.
What about the Dukes of Hazzard?
30 March 2005, 03:20 PM
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30 March 2005, 03:20 PM
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Isn't it legal to fit single or twin air horns to a car but the musical ones can only be fitted to pre 1973 ( I think ) cars ???
Intreseted in the outcome of this as I am thinking of upgrading my horn !!
Intreseted in the outcome of this as I am thinking of upgrading my horn !!
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30 March 2005, 03:34 PM
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I dont think that tunes were ever legal but twin (constant) tone horns can be fitted to earlier cars as Mark says. The MoT site actually mentions 'Colonel Bogey'; I doubt theyll go for 'Dixie' either.....
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Originally Posted by GC8
I dont think that tunes were ever legal but twin (constant) tone horns can be fitted to earlier cars as Mark says. The MoT site actually mentions 'Colonel Bogey'; I doubt theyll go for 'Dixie' either.....
Damn those dukes!!!
30 March 2005, 05:34 PM
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but you can have the musical airhorns fitted on the car as long as they are additional and not there to replace your standard horn, i.e wired onto a seperate switch, 
30 March 2005, 06:48 PM
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31 March 2005, 11:36 AM
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I concur...lol
My scooby horn is pathetic. It should sound like an old montego horn or something, they were monsters..!!!
Whats with the PIAA one..??? What the heck does a "sports" horn sound like..?!!??
Any suggestions for a straight swap replacement? ie. one piece...?
Nige.
My scooby horn is pathetic. It should sound like an old montego horn or something, they were monsters..!!!
Whats with the PIAA one..??? What the heck does a "sports" horn sound like..?!!??
Any suggestions for a straight swap replacement? ie. one piece...?
Nige.
31 March 2005, 12:41 PM
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Airhorns.. legal? - who cares! 
I'm sure you're probably running a decat anyway!
I've got a set at home, just got to source some nice thick wire and they'll be on the car. For a high performance car they have very low performance horns!
I'm sure you're probably running a decat anyway!
I've got a set at home, just got to source some nice thick wire and they'll be on the car. For a high performance car they have very low performance horns!
31 March 2005, 12:50 PM
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yeah gotta agree... just got my 1st scooby (MY05 STI Type UK).. nice to see people who you know and think "hmmmm XX is over their they gotta see my new mota!!" then you pip the old horn and shrivel up in the seats hoping they dont see ya 
Sounds like a fekin old Datsun horn or something ... pathetic really cummon subaru sort the horn and wipers out ffs hehe
Sounds like a fekin old Datsun horn or something ... pathetic really cummon subaru sort the horn and wipers out ffs hehe
31 March 2005, 07:34 PM
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Not strictly true; my first car was a Lancia HPE and it had an airhorn as standard; I had a FIAT 131 Sport too, that had a similar airhorn.
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31 March 2005, 10:18 PM
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My understanding is that air horns are legal on any car as long as they emit a single continous tone. This can include harmonics, e.g. one/two/three/four horns as long as all horns are blown at the same time etc.
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01 April 2005, 06:37 PM
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Ring (and no doubt others) do an electric air horn (snail shape). I got one from Halfords £10 and it's very good. Just used one instead of the oem two (taped up 2nd connector). You have to bend the bracket a little that comes with the new horn to clear the radiator. One thing is they do a 'hi' and 'lo' tone. The high is defo the best.
01 April 2005, 06:43 PM
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i had the ring air horns on my rs turbo last year. passed the mot fine. they were rather loud though. halfords still sell them and i think they are £19-99. i will be getting some for my scoob as soon as i can be ar$ed to go to halfords. the standard one is all a bit limp risted imo.
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