Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:37:36 -0400
Reply-To: Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Subject: Re: horn
In-Reply-To: <71DBAB97-AEDD-4123-A72D-3416C1FE8759@shaw.ca>
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A local marine supply store was closing due to retirement and nobody
wanting to continue it, so I got a marine horn cheap. I wired it into my
cargo bike (my daily driver) and you can see/hear it here:
https://www.facebook.com/selfpropelledchallenge/posts/2660205914014435 and
a video with sound here:
https://www.facebook.com/selfpropelledchallenge/videos/2699058256856750/
Sorry if the FB links cause any problems. I haven't put a writeup on my
personal site yet.
I also have a bunch of old Volvo horns that I will put on the bus at some
point.
Ned
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Ned Savoie
Creative Director
Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
Savvy Software, Inc.
621A Islington Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 5:19 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Yup Raimund, I have the German diagram and my mod to the NA fuse panel to
> make it like the German, on the link I posted.
>
> Its working , 10 years or so now.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> > On Mar 25, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, Euro had dual horn optionally, but the wiring had bigger wire
> gauge, and a relay.
> > Single horn was using smaller wires and no relay.
> >
> > Relay 6 was used for dual horn, and connector "L" on the backplate of
> fusebox (rare connector!).
> >
> > Comparison dual:
> > https://t3-infos.de/images/Stromlaufplan_Doppeltonhorn.gif
> >
> > versus single:
> > https://t3-infos.de/images/Stromlaufplan_Hupe.jpg
> >
> > German, but you still get the difference.
> > The lower the Amps are on your own dual horn, you might get away with
> the standard wiring setup...just bridge wiring through the R6 relay plate
> >
> > Raimund
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 25.03.2020 um 21:35 schrieb Alistair Bell:
> >> And don’t forget the vanagon can have dual horn relay. Was a euro
> option, I wrote something about it here
> >>
> >> https://shufti.blog/2010/10/06/dual-horn-relay-and-wiring/
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
> >>>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 12:59 PM, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Eric,
> >>>>
> >>>> Two horns can be run off of a SPDT (Single Pole Double Throw) switch
> rated for the amps.
> >>>> If the stock wiring will work for either horn, you just need to take
> the wire off the factory horn and run it to the center terminal of the
> switch. From one side of the switch, go to the factory horn. From the
> other side you go to the second horn.
> >>>>
> >>>> GregM
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Eric Caron
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:36 PM
> >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>>> Subject: Re: horn
> >>>>
> >>>> OK,
> >>>>
> >>>> You guys beat me to this topic.
> >>>>
> >>>> I wanted to ask the group both, have they found a nice loud horn, but
> also, is there a way for me to keep my stock horn and power it with a
> button from my passenger seat?
> >>>>
> >>>> You see, Heidi is very conservative with the horn. As we approach a
> vW gathering or depart friends she almost never sends out the fun beep
> beep. Yet, she is good about hitting the horn in traffic situations,
> however, the beep at that time isn’t very helpful.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, how about a loud horn for her and the happy traditional beep for
> me?
> >>>>
> >>>> Ideas welcome,
> >>>>
> >>>> Maybe it is good that I don’t have my van now during lock down in
> VT. I could be doing way too many fun things!
> >>>> Eric Caron
> >>>> 85 Gl Auto Westfalia
> >>>> Locked down in Bohemia
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 1:18 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> are you still open for business? or I have to wait till the crisis
> is over?
> >>>>> what's the brand of the horn you sell?
> >>>> We are still open and shipping at this time, but with a skeleton crew
> so there may be a day or two delay on shipping. The horn comes from Just
> Kampers in England. I'm not sure if there is any branding on it besides
> that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ron Salmon
> >>>> The Bus Depot
> >>>> www.BusDepot.com
> >
>
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