Horn sound didn't matter to me, but it does now.
10-24-2003, 01:07 PM
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Horn sound didn't matter to me, but it does now.
Who cares about horn? I've never used that since I bought my 350z on January. Last week, I was standing in line in a parking lot. Suddenly, the backup light of a honda oddesey, which was parked perpendicularly, was turned on. Since there was no room in front or back, I just pushed my horn several times, but the van just backed up and T-boned my 350z. The driver of the van told me she didn't hear any horn sound! Sigh.... So, I tried the horn to check out and noticed that the sound is not loud enough.
As soon as I get my car back from the bodyshop, I'll replace it.
As soon as I get my car back from the bodyshop, I'll replace it.
10-24-2003, 08:49 PM
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10-24-2003, 08:58 PM
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going to give some pedestrian a heart attack when they hear that thing go off.
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10-25-2003, 11:20 AM
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Based on experience, I havent had that great luck with air horns.. they tend to get water in the lines after time and well, the first few honks dont always come out nice and loud when there is water in the tubing. Plus, you need to run more current to the compressor.. so running a wiring harness is recommended.
Personally, my best recommendation is going with some Hella trumpet horns.. they are about the same size as stock, just louder and a nicer tone.. very much similar to the BMW or Mercedes factory horns, somewhere in that frequency range.
They are not too expensive either, I think about 25 bucks here:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85104.htm
You dont really need to use the relay with these, I think the OEM wiring is sufficient in powering them.
ps: I've also tried these before, back in the day:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85115.htm
They were okay, but kinda overkill and not as powerful as I imagined. Honestly, the dual trumpet horns are MORE than sufficient. After trying over 3-4 different horns, I stuck with those.
Good luck!
Personally, my best recommendation is going with some Hella trumpet horns.. they are about the same size as stock, just louder and a nicer tone.. very much similar to the BMW or Mercedes factory horns, somewhere in that frequency range.
They are not too expensive either, I think about 25 bucks here:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85104.htm
You dont really need to use the relay with these, I think the OEM wiring is sufficient in powering them.
ps: I've also tried these before, back in the day:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85115.htm
They were okay, but kinda overkill and not as powerful as I imagined. Honestly, the dual trumpet horns are MORE than sufficient. After trying over 3-4 different horns, I stuck with those.
Good luck!
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10-25-2003, 11:33 AM
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Hella
I see you have heard both Hella horn sets.
Which set is louder? The spiral horns or the pancakes?
I want the loudest horns I can get. I have already had 2 near misses where someone didn't hear the wimpy little 350Z horns eeking out a toot-toot.
I want my horns to be HELLA loud.
Which set is louder? The spiral horns or the pancakes?
I want the loudest horns I can get. I have already had 2 near misses where someone didn't hear the wimpy little 350Z horns eeking out a toot-toot.
I want my horns to be HELLA loud.
Originally posted by old_s13
Based on experience, I havent had that great luck with air horns.. they tend to get water in the lines after time and well, the first few honks dont always come out nice and loud when there is water in the tubing. Plus, you need to run more current to the compressor.. so running a wiring harness is recommended.
Personally, my best recommendation is going with some Hella trumpet horns.. they are about the same size as stock, just louder and a nicer tone.. very much similar to the BMW or Mercedes factory horns, somewhere in that frequency range.
They are not too expensive either, I think about 25 bucks here:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85104.htm
You dont really need to use the relay with these, I think the OEM wiring is sufficient in powering them.
ps: I've also tried these before, back in the day:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85115.htm
They were okay, but kinda overkill and not as powerful as I imagined. Honestly, the dual trumpet horns are MORE than sufficient. After trying over 3-4 different horns, I stuck with those.
Good luck!
Based on experience, I havent had that great luck with air horns.. they tend to get water in the lines after time and well, the first few honks dont always come out nice and loud when there is water in the tubing. Plus, you need to run more current to the compressor.. so running a wiring harness is recommended.
Personally, my best recommendation is going with some Hella trumpet horns.. they are about the same size as stock, just louder and a nicer tone.. very much similar to the BMW or Mercedes factory horns, somewhere in that frequency range.
They are not too expensive either, I think about 25 bucks here:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85104.htm
You dont really need to use the relay with these, I think the OEM wiring is sufficient in powering them.
ps: I've also tried these before, back in the day:
http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/hella/85115.htm
They were okay, but kinda overkill and not as powerful as I imagined. Honestly, the dual trumpet horns are MORE than sufficient. After trying over 3-4 different horns, I stuck with those.
Good luck!
10-27-2003, 12:23 PM
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Thanks for your suggestion, old_s13. I think I'll order the hella.
Did you have to take off the front bumper to replace the horn?
BTW, nice meeting you too, iklim.
Did you have to take off the front bumper to replace the horn?
BTW, nice meeting you too, iklim.
10-28-2003, 11:22 AM
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Re: Hella
Originally posted by AndyB
I want my horns to be HELLA loud.
I want my horns to be HELLA loud.
10-28-2003, 11:29 AM
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thanks
Originally posted by VandyZ
Dont go with the JDM horns . . .they are not as loud as the stock horns.
Dont go with the JDM horns . . .they are not as loud as the stock horns.
10-28-2003, 11:30 AM
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Re: Re: Hella
Originally posted by yobri
So that you can wake up the neighborhood when you come home late at night by locking the doors with the remote.
So that you can wake up the neighborhood when you come home late at night by locking the doors with the remote.
But the alarm "toot" is pretty short. I don't think it even lets the horns achieve full volume before it stops the toot.
If it is a problem I can always switch to flash only.
04-30-2005, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jaewonkim
Who cares about horn? I've never used that since I bought my 350z on January. Last week, I was standing in line in a parking lot. Suddenly, the backup light of a honda oddesey, which was parked perpendicularly, was turned on. Since there was no room in front or back, I just pushed my horn several times, but the van just backed up and T-boned my 350z. The driver of the van told me she didn't hear any horn sound! Sigh.... So, I tried the horn to check out and noticed that the sound is not loud enough.
As soon as I get my car back from the bodyshop, I'll replace it.
As soon as I get my car back from the bodyshop, I'll replace it.
04-30-2005, 09:02 AM
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I had air horns on my last car; dual chrome trumpets with a compressor. it was around 130dB. AKA LOUD.
never found a fuse that would last more than about 3 sec of honking. I never had problems with water in the lines though. I wired them to their own independent button for my use but the stock horn remained for the alarm horn and whatnot.
only problem you might have; it was pretty large, it fit just fine in my dodge ram engine bay; but the Z is a bit more crampt.
never found a fuse that would last more than about 3 sec of honking. I never had problems with water in the lines though. I wired them to their own independent button for my use but the stock horn remained for the alarm horn and whatnot.
only problem you might have; it was pretty large, it fit just fine in my dodge ram engine bay; but the Z is a bit more crampt.
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So, anyone changed them out without having to wire a relay or any other complex wiring? I just wanna be able to un-plug the old ones and plug in the new ones.