Date:         Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:04:07 EST
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From:         Sam Bateman <SBate82659@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon Wimpy Horn Solved
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Vanagoneers;

I have long lamented the wimpy horn with which my Vanagon left Germany.
And there was only ONE.
Not very fitting for a vehicle of this size or calibre.
But what to do?
I'm not really a fan of air horns except on Freightliners and boats and the
brutish and highly effective Hella Rally horns are $75 a pair - not too good
of a fit in Sammy's horn budget!

Finally a solution has been found.

While perusing the items for sale at a swap-meet at a recent British car show
I came upon a pair of BIG (these puppies are 6 1/2 inches in diameter) Bosch
horns on a table labeled 'anything $1'.
My guess is that they came off of a Merc. truck since they have steel grilles
over the diaphrams.
Needless to say I was soon $2 poorer and the proud owner of this pair of
hooters.
A quick cleaning and repainting yielded two nice-looking and POWERFUL
attention- getters that fit nicely in the existing recesses with enough
showing below the bumper to intrigue the unsuspecting.
I finally had a chance to try them out the other day when I encountered a deer
standing alongside the road.
A 1 second blast produced quite a show - the deer leapt vertically 2 feet,
pivoted in mid-air, and vanished into the woods as if a pack of hounds was in
chase!
Quite contented was I with my $2 purchase.

I would like to know what these horns were originally installed on.
They have a Bosch number of HO/FSA 12/9 and HO/FSA 12/10.
If anyone has any info I would appreciate them dropping me a line.


Sam Bateman (acoustic sadist of the Highway)
Fork Union, VA
'87 Vanagon GL