Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hmmmmm Bit of T&C and repairs today as off for a few days Hoen didn't work Check fuse etc etc etc ended up peering at the horn which was a full-of-mud-rusty-mess and thought "Ah found the problem " So, Off to the scrappy maybe tommorrow, whats the best tips for a vechile / horn that has a decent loud horn rather than the 'Mouse trodden on squeak' that so many cars etc seem to have ? Nominations please ?? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorboy16 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 i had a peugeot one which lasted two off road trips on my series, then a old transet van, no good either, Went for air horns in the end and had the horn of my fiesta i used to keep in the shed for the mot and that was it!! plus, the compressor was great for camping, saved alot of breath for the air bed!!! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Mondeo horn will deafen an old lady at 100 paces. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Mondeo horn will deafen an old lady at 100 paces.Les. Hmmmmmmmmm very Promising ....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Get a Train horn like i have on my wagon not exactly road legal but sooooooooooo much fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I have a cheap airhorn (mine was £14 IIRC) fitted to the CBR600. Keep the pipework shortish and run it's relay in parallel with the normal (for MoT) horn. I also used only one of the horns supplied - the piercing one Don't forget to warn the MoT tester though - last time he complained that it had given him a heart-attack On the subject of using them for inflation - do it with caution... Many years ago I tried to do a motorbike tyre with one and it overheated the pump... It never worked again My current airhorn is the cheapest I could find, is seven years old and gets used extensively most weekdays (I commute in Leeds). An occasional shot of WD40 up it's intake is the only care it has had and it's still going good. With the normal (Mondeo?) horn - how about covering it's mouth with a thin plastic film or even a stocking to stop most of the crud? Should still be loud enough for an MoT methinks... TS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 The one on my P38 is quite effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Mondeo horn will deafen an old lady at 100 paces.Les. Headline in tonights Swindon Advertiser "Collection of old ladies found in Swindon house" a quite from one of the old ladies "This strange man made us carry his new chassis around the garden whilst he played a tape of a diesel engine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 i normally get mine working (read replace) once a year. been thinking about fitting air horns, do the compressors need to breath through a snorkel or will they survive water ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Living near the Uni in Portsmouth, I got fed up of stoodents dawdlin in front of me at juctions with thier epads in their ears, so I got myself a police siren from these people a couple of years back http://www.emergencyequipmentshop.co.uk/si...e7ead87ee1a7e27 and fitted the horn on the front of the roofrack, it's really funny watching a gaggle of 'em jump and scatter. but I've just noticed they now do a 200Watt version... They've also now started advertising in the Landy mags after the interest the got on the London to Brighton run last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Headline in tonights Swindon Advertiser"Collection of old ladies found in Swindon house" a quite from one of the old ladies "This strange man made us carry his new chassis around the garden whilst he played a tape of a diesel engine" Your about to be in soooo much trouble Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Have to say i've tried all sorts of things and the best I've so far found is the standard 90 horn cos it doenst seem to mind mud too much and is reasonably loud! I had a pair of horns off a mentego which come on a nice ickle bracket on there before, but they kept dieing cos of the mud! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Living near the Uni in Portsmouth, I got fed up of stoodents dawdlin in front of me at juctions with thier epads in their ears, so I got myself a police siren from these people a couple of years back http://www.emergencyequipmentshop.co.uk/si...e7ead87ee1a7e27 and fitted the horn on the front of the roofrack, it's really funny watching a gaggle of 'em jump and scatter. but I've just noticed they now do a 200Watt version... They've also now started advertising in the Landy mags after the interest the got on the London to Brighton run last year. That's fine until you either get nicked for having it fitted and using it on a public highway or perhaps there's an accident because they ignored the sound as they thought it was just some bloke in a Land Rover and not an emergency vehicle trying to get to an incident in a hurry. The electronic airhorn tone is ok but yelp / wail / piercer / hyper yelp & hi-lo etc are likely to attract the sort of attention you'd be best off avoiding. BTW 200W electronic sirens have been around in the US for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 That's fine until you either get nicked for having it fitted and using it on a public highway or perhaps there's an accident because they ignored the sound as they thought it was just some bloke in a Land Rover and not an emergency vehicle trying to get to an incident in a hurry. The electronic airhorn tone is ok but yelp / wail / piercer / hyper yelp & hi-lo etc are likely to attract the sort of attention you'd be best off avoiding.BTW 200W electronic sirens have been around in the US for years. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Well for speed of fix methinks a Mondeo one may be the answer for a few quid. However........... For those "Stubborn and hard to move ramblers, chavs, pedestrians * " ( * Delete as applicable) .........I do quite fancy me one of these : Me_want_one_of_these.wmv Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWell for speed of fix methinks a Mondeo one may be the answer for a few quid. However........... For those "Stubborn and hard to move ramblers, chavs, pedestrians * " ( * Delete as applicable) .........I do quite fancy me one of these : Me_want_one_of_these.wmv Nige Nige, that link don't work for me And as for "wooo wooo" on public hi-way - goes without saying, only use it for shows... honest officer N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Nige,that link don't work for me And as for "wooo wooo" on public hi-way - goes without saying, only use it for shows... honest officer N. Run it with Windows media player ?? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Mine Which I got from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 I feel a plan coming on........... Does remind me of when I was over at Rogue Vogues some time ago, his disco had a "Homemade" airhorn, Hmmmmm I thought, wonder whats its like Its loud Nige, Nick said, VERY Loud, So, we stood next to the disco, and he went 3 2.....1 BARP And we all jumped.................... even knowing it was coming - Kin hell Nick that WAS LOUD Still got it ? Can you post up a sound bite of it ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Run it with Windows media player Done - Mac was just having a paddy. Me likes :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Done - Mac was just having a paddy.Me likes :D I have enquired re postage costs and dimensions Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I have enquired re postage costs and dimensions Nige do tell, do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porny Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 HFH... Just for you http://www.hornblasters.com/video.php?pic=40 have a look round on http://www.hornblasters.com Can see the newspapers know.... man in LR terrorises locals with his horn Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Best I don't use my [ex-MOG] 2 tone air horns on the road, but then it might be good fun watching others reactions to the invisble fire engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Been to the scrappy 2 blokes run it, Mr Misery and Mr Helpfull. "Want a couple of horns" I said "yeah" said Mr misery "What sort ?" said Mr helpfull ? "Dunno" I said Loud and cheap ? "Grab A Battery and we can try some" said Mr helpful We then went around the yard a "Beeeeping" Barrrrping" and a "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeegghing" and Meep Meeeping, working our way around the motors, then going back to some to try and compare. After about 25 mins Mr Grumpy exploded "FFS you to just F pick one FFS you are both doing my F head in O F*****g K ?" Mr helpfull sniggered, "Got him, .......he's been a Misery and he's been winding me up all day - well worth the effort" So, £4 later saw me with a Pair of 7 Series BMW Fiaams - now wired up ........and Yep they are LOUD(ish) Do for the mo, now some more research as to Choo Choo option-time Plan B Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blippie Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 [...fitting a siren...] That's fine until you get nicked for having it fitted and using it on a public highway Actually, I don't it is illegal to fit a siren, as they are considered "audible warning devices" just like horns. However, you are quite right that they will attract the wrong sort of attention. A concerned police officer will find something else wrong with your vehicle ... We then went around the yard a "Beeeeping" Barrrrping" and a "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeegghing" and Meep Meeeping, working our way around the motors LOL!! Fantastic mental image! Cheers Blippie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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