Date:         Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:44:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Horns
In-Reply-To:  <DF5E98B0-85FC-4982-9BD2-87B9F9A6DF31@shaw.ca>
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I used to have a '59 Ford F-100 that had an air horn on it. I would so
love to have that installed in my van! I had somebody pull right in
front of me one time. I reached up and pulled down on the wooden chain
pull and blew the horn. The car careened off the road out of my way!
It sounded sort of like a semi, so I guess he figured there was a semi
roaring up his back side. Given that my truck was VERY old and had
drum brakes all around, it was a better thing that he got out of the
way and didn't become my new hood ornament. My van doesn't stop very
quickly either and sometimes it feels like people can see a big sign
on my van that says "Pull out now, otherwise you'll be BEHIND that big
piece of junk!"

My horn does actually work much better now, after I pulled the
steering wheel and cleaned and lubed the contacts. It used to be very
anemic...
Marc

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I was given one of these kits, well maybe it is a copy. I think the original was made by Fiamma, no?
>
> Anyhoo, I don't think the one I was given was anywhere close to 79 bucks.
>
> Before that horn I was using a stock vanagon horn plus a scrounged audi horn, all wired up with a relay the factory way.
>
> here is one of my blog posts about doing the dual horn wiring
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/dual-horn-relay-and-wiring/
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2013-08-15, at 4:45 AM, Bill Monk wrote:
>
>> Jim/All
>>
>> This one from GoWesty is incredible. I looked around to see if it could be purchased cheaper then from GoWesty
>> but not by much. GoWesty includes
>> a wire harness,relay and good directions. This horn will make people
>> jump out of their skin and truckers can hear it at highway speeds. Its
>> been worth every penny.
>> My kids may think otherwise as I can't help but honk at them when they don't expect it. Makes them just about fall on the ground and I get "dad don't do that!"
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23471&category_id=304&category_parent_id=
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 14, 2013, at 11:54 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're not running a stock eep-eep horn, what ARE you running? I'm thinking about upgrading.
>>>
>>> Jim