EXT: HELLA air horns

[ACCORDing2R]

OK, can someone please tell me the price difference, as well as the dB difference between the electrical aftermarket horns, and those that run of a compressor?
I'd love to upgrade my stock horn to get those old-farts attention when they're switching lanes right into me w/out looking, but I really don't want the added weight of a compressor on my car.
What's the best electrical horn I can get? And is it considerably louder than the stock horn??
Thanks.

[z-93lx]

2R
The price difference is not that much depending on what you buy. Advertised db differences are similar between air/elec selling in the same price range. Also, you can get air horns with compressors that weigh like 2 pounds (http://www.wolo-mfg.com/) so weight isnt an issue unless you get something insane like according2me.

[FDAccord]

i wonder if i can mount them in front of the intercooler when its turbo.. LOL.

[texasvtak]

...I like the idea of a louder horn, but these are too high-pitched. I want a big-rig horn.

[drucifer92]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=42612

too loud?

dont get mad for the ebay listing, theres about 10 of these, all the time

[According2Me]

NO.. the stock horns are ok... electic 'magnetic' is louder but still around 100 DBs, the mini elec pump air horns are ok too loud tone but still around 110dbs a true Air Horn running off 140PSI runs around 170-190dbs.. way lound... and pricing goes 20-50 for ele.magn. 40-60 elec. pump and around 60-300 for air horns.it depends on wich one you get too...((single double tripple. stanard, Bigrig, train.)) mine is a big rig one.. 3tone 150psi ((runs off airbag tanks)) but a single gal. tank with a lil compressor is ganna run maybe 150-200 for everything but way worth it...

[ACCORDianate]

Deadass thread revival! w00t!

I hooked up last night to my EDM headlight washer switch a set of truck-style twin airhorns. It sounds like a motorhome or diesel truck. The compressor IMO is wimpy and I would like to get one with a little more oomph to it. My Freeway Blasters are louder and higher pitched, but you can't beat the sound of a big truck airhorn.

It fit where the stock lower air box was at, but only just.

[accordztech]

i hooked my horns to my alarm =) ahhahahahahahhaha

[xx93accordxx]

i hooked my horns to my alarm =) ahhahahahahahhaha

oh god now no one will mess with your car

[Losiracer2]

this is what i need to do, THREE people yes THREE, cut me off today. One dumb bimbo came 3 lanes across the freeway into my offramp lane over the solid white line, then i reved my car since her window was open and sped away. I mean I don't know what goes on in these people's minds.

[pwrusr]

I saw some great compact airhorns on another forum not too long ago. gotta remember to find them and post them in this thread!

[cvc7chris]

IMO revving your car makes you look..idk..ricey!

nice horn idea!
ima have to do that sometime!

i have the horn off a car alarm and hooked it up to my battery and it was LOUD!!!

Props!

[F20A CB7]

post a clip i wanna hear what the sound like. ive been wanting to get some just havent heard how loud they are

x100 on that 1 home boy, we need to hear it i wanna laugh. Scarin some1 with that horn....

[f20aaccordturbo]

thata wut i need air trumpets. and it does sound like fun.. i remember when i went to the eibach meet sum dood in a dodge ram. had a fukkin loud ass horn it scared all five of us. the guy in the ram was cracking up.

[ilovemycb7]

If I had a big horn like that I'd want it to sound like a big rig. I really don't care to get an air compresser tank and all that though. The electric ones, although louder, sound somewhat clownish to me. At least based on a sound clip from page 2.