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> Best horn question, What’s loudest/best horn for 914?
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post Nov 12 2019, 02:43 PM
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Going to try again, had some new Hella red/ black dual tone horns I installed last year after painting car but they crapped out on me, I have one old original OEM- but just not loud enough to get attention of the idiots that doesn’t look and cuts you off- if I can’t be seen I need to be heard!!

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post Nov 14 2019, 10:57 AM
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I figure that people who are quick on the horn have developed the wrong skill...
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QUOTE(eeyore @ Nov 14 2019, 11:57 AM) *

I figure that people who are quick on the horn have developed the wrong skill...


True in a car. Not if you are on a motorcycle. Many times have watched a car at a stop sign or light to the right just start to roll into my path - and the 120db air horn on the bike stopped them in their tracks.

On a bike you can't take the chance....

This horn is compact and great - self-contained compressor.....

https://www.amazon.com/Stebel-11690019-Naut...ASIN=B00CMX20H4

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QUOTE(Gatornapper @ Nov 16 2019, 10:28 AM) *



True in a car. Not if you are on a motorcycle. Many times have watched a car at a stop sign or light to the right just start to roll into my path - and the 120db air horn on the bike stopped them in their tracks.

On a bike you can't take the chance....

This horn is compact and great - self-contained compressor.....

https://www.amazon.com/Stebel-11690019-Naut...ASIN=B00CMX20H4

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The older Stebels are great, but since moving their production to China the new units have had problems with field failures. I recently installed a similar Marco "Tornado" unit on wife's Miata. VA state inspector said it sounds "real eye-TAL-yun." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Too rainy/windy to go out and take a pic, so screen-grabbed this off Thompson-Automotive's web-site:

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BTW, Miata already had a horn relay in place.
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Steve - Thanks for the tip - I have an older Stebel that still works great, and got one for a friend and noticed it was cheapened a lot.

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QUOTE(Gatornapper @ Nov 16 2019, 10:28 AM) *



True in a car. Not if you are on a motorcycle. Many times have watched a car at a stop sign or light to the right just start to roll into my path - and the 120db air horn on the bike stopped them in their tracks.

On a bike you can't take the chance....

This horn is compact and great - self-contained compressor.....

https://www.amazon.com/Stebel-11690019-Naut...ASIN=B00CMX20H4

GN



The older Stebels are great, but since moving their production to China the new units have had problems with field failures. I recently installed a similar Marco "Tornado" unit on wife's Miata. VA state inspector said it sounds "real eye-TAL-yun." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Too rainy/windy to go out and take a pic, so screen-grabbed this off Thompson-Automotive's web-site:

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BTW, Miata already had a horn relay in place.

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DRPHIL914   Best horn question   Nov 12 2019, 02:43 PM
johnhora   Search for the HELLA Supertone Seems like I remem...   Nov 12 2019, 03:09 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   I agree, the hella three note air horn is loud as ...   Nov 14 2019, 09:29 AM
bdstone914   Locomotive horns will get anyones attention.   Nov 12 2019, 04:02 PM
DRPHIL914   Locomotive horns will get anyones attention. :h...   Nov 12 2019, 04:08 PM
jim_hoyland   Best, loudest, most attention getting is the air h...   Nov 12 2019, 04:16 PM
porschetub   My car came with air horns that didn't work,ne...   Nov 12 2019, 04:39 PM
73-914   Locomotive horns will get anyones attention. :...   Nov 12 2019, 05:40 PM
Tbrown4x4   I have the red Hella Supertones. They're loud,...   Nov 12 2019, 07:05 PM
rgalla9146   I have the red Hella Supertones. They're loud...   Nov 12 2019, 09:40 PM
DRPHIL914   one question is about the relay that they include ...   Nov 13 2019, 07:06 AM
johnhora   I would think plug and play also...but could check...   Nov 13 2019, 08:02 AM
Olympic 914   I have the yellow Hella horns. They sound ok to my...   Nov 13 2019, 08:11 AM
DRPHIL914   I just ordered the yellow ones, and will be in in ...   Nov 13 2019, 08:16 AM
FlacaProductions   I have seen some comments in other threads where p...   Nov 13 2019, 10:02 AM
pt_700   having added a 2nd horn for more volume on my klr6...   Nov 13 2019, 01:10 PM
Retroracer   Like Jim H, I went for air horns seeing as I was b...   Nov 13 2019, 03:28 PM
raynekat   My factory horns (two different tones) are quite l...   Nov 14 2019, 03:35 AM
VaccaRabite   With the Hella Supertones you need to run a new wi...   Nov 14 2019, 10:47 AM
eeyore   I figure that people who are quick on the horn hav...   Nov 14 2019, 10:57 AM
Gatornapper   I figure that people who are quick on the horn ha...   Nov 16 2019, 08:28 AM
anderssj   True in a car. Not if you are on a motorcycle....   Nov 16 2019, 11:29 AM
Gatornapper   Steve - Thanks for the tip - I have an older Stebe...   Nov 16 2019, 05:25 PM
maf914   I figure that people who are quick on the horn ha...   Nov 23 2019, 07:37 AM
ndfrigi   https://youtu.be/KN5ZtHJNo58   Nov 15 2019, 02:59 PM
FlacaProductions   @Gatornapper - I have the same horn as an additio...   Nov 16 2019, 10:20 AM
steuspeed   I have the red Hella Supertones. They work well im...   Nov 16 2019, 02:11 PM
914 Ranch   I use a horne from Wolo, and I get them from O...   Nov 21 2019, 04:09 PM
DRPHIL914   I use a horne from Wolo, and I get them from O...   Nov 21 2019, 04:20 PM
dwillouby   I figure that people who are quick on the horn ha...   Nov 22 2019, 11:13 AM
rhodyguy   I have the stock :confused: dual tones on my car ...   Nov 22 2019, 11:21 AM
Bruce Edge   I have had much success with rebuilding the early ...   Nov 23 2019, 08:07 AM
Bruce Edge   Hey again, Tried to send more pictures, but had pr...   Nov 23 2019, 08:11 AM
dakotaewing   Hey again, Tried to send more pictures, but had p...   Nov 23 2019, 03:02 PM
Bruce Edge   Hey again, Tried to send more pictures, but had ...   Nov 23 2019, 09:15 PM
DRPHIL914   @Bruce Edge Bruce thanks for sharing the info on...   Dec 3 2019, 07:32 AM


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