whats best sounding horn? 

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 03/09/2015 at 13:01 • Filed to: None

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researching hella horns for a miata I came across this. holy crap there are horn enthusiasts!

bonus I love a good horn race.

Takuro Spirit > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:04

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That's a lot of horn nerdiness and shittily taped wiring just to hear OH MY GOD THATS LOUD

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:05

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Lol the horn on my Miata sounds so wimpy. I think it would be hilarious if I put a train horn in there or something.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:09

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There's a whole cult of horns in the Philippines and a couple other places. Vehicles with tens of them mounted. Bosch Supertones are a favorite.

McMike > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:09

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I like the Stebel Nautilus horns. 139dB

http://www.stebel.it/stebel/default…

Oran J Sands III > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:09

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I remember being taught that US cars had horns tuned to a 7th chord but Cadillacs stood out because they were tuned to a 6th. Much more pleasing.

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/09/2015 at 13:10

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I believe trains have whistles and that they go whoo whoo

Slave2anMG > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:13

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I'll take a Nathan P5, thanks very much :)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ 03/09/2015 at 13:18

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Haha that would be even better. Like a straight up steam whistle. I will have to watch some youtube videos on that later after work.

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/09/2015 at 13:24

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Here you go... If you haven't already seen it.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:33

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This is the horn you want.

Mercedes Streeter > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:34

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K5LA train horn. :D

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:42

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of course its hella.

Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/09/2015 at 13:43

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2 pleez.

Frank Grimes > Takuro Spirit 03/09/2015 at 13:44

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yup.

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:44

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Man I got so tired of that Disney horn.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:46

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Hellas are okay, but honestly aren't ear splittingly loud. I put them on my Crosstrek. And while they were certainly better than the stock horn, they weren't as loud as I had hoped.

Get a MB 600 Grosser horn

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:50

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I hear it's the one they used on the space shuttle.

Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/09/2015 at 13:54

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yeah I gogoled and found they used it on reentry so birds get out of the way and when landing on the runway cars and picnic people move.

Frank Grimes > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 13:59

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I think I might have made up my mind porsche 356 horns rebuilt for only $999! but I might pass the screws are clocked correct.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-of-Re…

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 14:22

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I quite like mine, it's not a note I hear on many other production cars:

The 4-noter on this old Bentley is pretty cool:

As are any of the old GM multi-note horns:

Also, any truck horn:

ALL THE HORNS!!!

crowmolly > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 14:38

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Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 15:12

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Space horns are the best, aren't they?

DanimalHouse > Slave2anMG 03/09/2015 at 17:34

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I've always been partial to the M-5... but they're ridiculously expensive.

http://www.dieselairhorns.com/sounds/M5%20mi…

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Frank Grimes 03/09/2015 at 22:46

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Go to your local u-pull-it and find a Cadillac of any vintage.

Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/10/2015 at 00:10

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yeah in space you need good horns, horns that are dependable.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Frank Grimes 03/10/2015 at 00:59

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In space, no one can hear you honk....that is unless you have that horn I posted earlier

Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/10/2015 at 01:57

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hahaha space horns.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Frank Grimes 03/12/2015 at 12:53

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OK, first dude's neighbors must hate him.

Second, hella lights on the front of a CRV?

Third, I'll have to try and get video of the Montego horns they are quite fun (there's 2) and a fun wide push bar to activate on the steering wheel.

Frank Grimes > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/12/2015 at 13:22

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I dont know how he even has neighbors anymore.

CRV with hella I dont even know and tons of horns has me more confused.

Old cars had the dopest horn setups. I really liked my 61 VW cause it had a horn ring that no matter where your hands were on the wheel I could find it and it only took a little tap on my miata there are two little buttons and its a pain like yesterday a car was entering my lane without signalling while on a turn and the bastard almost hit me and It took way to long and way too much thinking to find the tiny button to give him a toot of the wimpy miata horn.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Frank Grimes 03/12/2015 at 13:29

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ouch yeah that's brutal. I can try and get some info on the horns on the Montego (who would have ever thought to document them? Horn nerds....that's who).

Here's the steering wheel/horn ring though:

It'll get that attention haha.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Frank Grimes 03/13/2015 at 10:07

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Real quick clip (and my wife and i sound rediculous) but we were trying to get the baby into it, he's had fun honking the horn before and it was nice out yesterday. She thought she recorded more, it ended early.

When walking out this morning he was saying "Wanna go honk the horn" I think it worked lol.

Also pics of the horns (you can see both in the 1st and then a close up in the 2nd)