Date:         Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:31:58 CDT
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Wanted: Suggestions for Replacement Horn
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On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 Carter said:
>I'm a guy who likes an attention getting horn. I VERY seldom use one but
>when I do, I want it to be effective. The stock horn, even after adjusting
>it for peak output, leaves me wishing for something better. Has anyone had
>experiences on this issue? TIA      8~)

the best 12v horn i've found is the Dodge Ram tuck horn. but the damned
Dodge dealers want $30 for it. :( it's not too high and doesn't sound like
a vw ... it sounds like a truck. :)

i've tried the air horns and was not impressed. there's a delay while the
compressor builds up speed, so by the time the horns blare out, the
cretin idiot who cut you off has already forgotten you and is likely already
gone. :(

what i WANT is an electronic horn. why not? if they can make a siren for the
cops or ambulances, why not a 20W amplified horn? and i want the horn to
sound like a freight train locomotive about to run over an 18-wheeler who
is blowing his horn at a tug boat blocking the road!!!! :) either that
or some discordant notes on the piano keyboard (when you hit two notes
that just irritate your ears!!). :)

Hella and Bosch make some "super" horns, but the pair of them are about
$60/kit. and the pitch/frequency is still about that of the vw horn ...
not any lower ... so people don't seem to notice any better than with the
normal horn.

i think the best thing to do is find a large american car or truck horn and
use it. the sound is what people subconciously recognize as a "large
american car or truck" and they react accordingly: soiling their seatcovers
and so forth. :)

remember: if it sounds like a truck, people react as if it is a truck.
          if it sounds like a vw, people react as if it is a vw.

joel