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advice on horns!
My car has come with no horn- PO did'nt even bother with seatbelts!!!!!
I do not fancy the idea of a Porsche stock horn as my Carrera horn was pathetic!. Has anyone found an upgrade -loud horn which does not sound like a 'Semi' or 'Amtrak' but still get you noticed!. Just something to stop those SUV's driving over me - having not seen me!. Thanks in advance Ben
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Hella air horn
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After getting very tired of the wimpy stock horn I put on my favorite. It is as subtle as a brick upside the head.
Behold... The 130db Freeway Blaster. They are a whopping $9.99 at Harbor Freight. I replaced the high tone stock horn with the low tone blaster. That combined with the low toned stock horn sounds good AND PEOPLE NOTICE. (which is saying a lot on LA's freeways.) Remember that every 6 decibils is a doubling of the volume. Links... Low tone horn. High tone horn. Wayne The racers motto: If more is better than too much is just right. Last edited by Quicksilver; 01-31-2003 at 06:31 PM.. |
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heheh, take your muffler off and use the gears, no one misses me if I scoot by at 5 grand....
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Watch ebay for stock horns, I bought two and it now sounds
like a Porsche again. Keith |
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Yeah, the stock horns aren't really loud, but I prefer to think of it as like "speak softly and carry a big stick" Not much point in honking, I accelerate or hit the brakes. If I am next to an suv I try to make sure I am a fender ahead of it.
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Re: advice on horns!
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Quicksilver
[B]After getting very tired of the wimpy stock horn I put on my favorite. It is as subtle as a brick upside the head. Ha Ha, great descriptor! That said, I don't have a problem with my stock '79 horns. They certainly sound loud enough to me inside the car, guess I should check to see which way they are pointed. Gary |
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Thanks jim/randy- think i will go for the Hella horn!
The stock ones are just not worth the hassle- seems I am not alone in this opinion!. Thanks all Ben
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1970 Porsche 911T
Twin plugged Targa - SOLD
RUF Clone
86 Ragtop
IROC RSR Replica
1987 Porsche 911 slant nose cab 3.2 liter 
