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Any new choices for Horn Upgrade?
Just looking to see if anyone has any bolt in ready to go horn upgrades they have done. Thinking of replacing the ones in my '12. I was thinking about this one from Hella...
Amazon.com: HELLA 007424801 Twin Trumpet High/Low Tone 12V Horn Kit with Bracket: Automotive
Anyone got any other input? I know its not a THAT hard to wire in one of the relay's but I would like to try and NOT do one of those.
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01-06-2021, 05:45 PM
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I went with the Fiamm "Freeway Flyers" or whatver they are called and am satisfied.
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I wanted less Road Runner "Meep Meep" and more of a low note. So I removed the high note from the factory horn, and spliced in a relay instead. The relay triggers these PIAA Superior Bass horns and a Hornblasters Musket. Here's my installation write-up.
OP - The OEM horns are 400hz & 500hz, so you won't really be changing much with the kit you linked.
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01-07-2021, 12:00 PM
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i installed a set of the same horns i had in my dodge durango, Mopar Oem in place of the stock horns, no relays, then relayed a pair of stebel nautilus truck horns. Works well!
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No worrying about wiring or relays with this mod
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My 5.5yr old daughter would never stop honking that thing...I just cant lol!
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Originally Posted by Friggin Idiot
I wanted less Road Runner "Meep Meep" and more of a low note. So I removed the high note from the factory horn, and spliced in a relay instead. The relay triggers these PIAA Superior Bass horns and a Hornblasters Musket. Here's my installation write-up.
OP - The OEM horns are 400hz & 500hz, so you won't really be changing much with the kit you linked.
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Is it train horn "brodozer" loud? I trying to avoid that lol.
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01-08-2021, 01:00 PM
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Is it train horn "brodozer" loud? I trying to avoid that lol.
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It's loud, but Hornblasters has louder. It's certainly not as loud as a firetruck or ambulance. I'm not the sort who holds down the horn, but most people have one of two reactions to it. They instinctively jerk away from the noise, which is very helpful when they are wrongfully invading my lane. Or they freeze, cringe, and get out of the way. The only other reaction comes from 'tards in front of me on their phone when the light goes green and their head is still down at the screen. A short toot usually results in a sudden head jerk up, they go, and give me the finger.
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The Fiamm "Freeway Flyers" are some genuinely fantastic horns. I adore that horn. My dad has it on his truck and tried to convince me to put one on my truck as well. As I said, I like it, but I wouldn't like to have it on my truck. I would like to find something weird for my truck, so the entire neighbourhood knows it's me when I arrive home. I found some great horns on hornblasters.com. My brother bought a couple from them, and he told me they have an incredible variety of products. He chose one of the weirdest horns I ever heard.
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I wired in hella Supertones directly without any relay. Definitely get peoples attention with them. I’ve had them for 4+ years and no issues.
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Be nice if there was something out there that is a direct plug and play . I hate my factory Peewee Herman horn .
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Vintage Tour de France team car horn
This is what I’d get and I’m actually in the same boat and looking to replace the stock horn. I’d run it as a stand alone as my neighbours wouldn’t be happy to have this ties to the alarm system lol
FIAMM Tourtoeter High tone - YouTube
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Friggin Idiot
I wanted less Road Runner "Meep Meep" and more of a low note. So I removed the high note from the factory horn, and spliced in a relay instead. The relay triggers these PIAA Superior Bass horns and a Hornblasters Musket. Here's my installation write-up.
OP - The OEM horns are 400hz & 500hz, so you won't really be changing much with the kit you linked.
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Do you think the PIAA Superior Bass are good option alone for an upgrade to the modern dual tone horns in our trucks?
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Quote:
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Do you think the PIAA Superior Bass are good option alone for an upgrade to the modern dual tone horns in our trucks?
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Sorry about the delayed response. Factory horns are 400hz & 500hz. The PIAA Superior Bass are 400hz & 330hz. So you absolutely get a lower tone with them. Since I installed mine in conjunction with the Hornblowers Musket I can't speak to how they sound on their own. Most horns I researched were in the 120-125db range. That doesn't sound like much difference, but remember the decibel scale is logarithmic, 120db is 10x more powerful than 110db. Legally Dept of Transportation limits the loudness of a horn, so I really doubt you'd be able to find anything in the 130db range. However, frequency makes a difference. I might be wrong on this next part, but it's how I understand it. Given a lower frequency tone at the same decibel as a higher frequency tone, while both are below 1000hz, the higher frequency tone will seem louder. So going from a 120db horn at 400 & 500hz to a 120db horn at 330 & 400hz, the former will seem louder even though it measures the same decibel rating. But we all know that the lower tone horn is what we all like to hear.
Last edited by Friggin Idiot; 04-07-2022 at 11:42 PM.
Reason: Corrected. The higher pitch tone will sound louder at the same decibel level
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