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Horny issues

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Horny issues

Post by bb1boy » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:45 am

..yep another slightly misleading thread title.

So, anyway, the OEM Prelude horn.. meep meep - WTF?

Mean looking cars with a little girl's pushbike handlebar bell for a horn.

Anyone swapped theirs for something a bit more, beefy? I liked the OEM twin air-horns from my old Calibra, does anyone know if they will fit as an easy swap? Or will I have to wire in relay's etc?

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Post by mercutio » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:46 am

seeing as the lude will already have a relay I would just try them out
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Post by bb1boy » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:47 am

Fair enough, better get looking for some then!
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Post by NafemanNathan » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:00 pm

I've got a set of PIAA "Sport" horns. Still to this day haven't heard what they sound like though :lol: Still has to be an improvement over OEM ;-)

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Post by bb1boy » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:10 pm

You've never pressed your horn button?

Quick question Nafe - is that brush under yor radiator to sweep the road in front of you as you drive? Buddist style..
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Post by indigolemon » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:21 pm

I fitted a set of rover horns, pretty much a straight swap and over 300% more manly.

Cheap too: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-200-SER ... 3cd18eb78d
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Post by bb1boy » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:26 pm

Nice :) Cheers Indy
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Post by indigolemon » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:36 pm

The plugs are slightly different, but if you take out the white plastic inserts in the lude connectors, you can push them onto the Rover horns without much fuss ;)
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Post by bb1boy » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:42 pm

I've had a few imported Japanese cars now and they all have shockingly lame horns... I just can't figure out why. Is it illegal to blare your horn at someone over there?? Even when you sound your horn with malice it always comes across as polite :roll:
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Post by mercutio » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:05 pm

use of the horn in japan is seen as aggressive and impolite :lol:
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