Hella horns?

G.R. - FWIW, I kept the standard 'beep-beep' horn as my 'Hi, how are ya' horn for acknowledging the thumbs-up from passers-by and pedestrians admiring the car.

 

I also added a shrill high-decibel "WATCH WHERE YOU"RE GOING" air horn that can easily be heard over blue-tooth earpiece and stereo sounds of the unobservant driver. I attached the activating button within easy reach on the dash. $35 at Pep Boys!

 

FYI, just found out Pep Boys give 10% off to seniors (55+) on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. on all sales.

 

G.R., twin tones are always better than a single. My two cents.

Jim... where did you put the button for the Airhorn, and in an emergency can you get to it quickly. 

G.R.,

 

I just did a HELLA Super Tone install on my VS built Speedster and posted a complete step by step on what I did.  I really like the sound of the Super tones because they have a very European sound to them.  You can hear the high and low note at the same time.  The Twin Tones have two horns and they are both the same sound which is more like what we are used to in the States. The cost of the Super Tones was about $65.00 from Pep Boys and the kit included the necessary Bosch relay.  I'm sure they might be found cheaper on the internet but I tend to shop local whenever I can.

 

I've posted my how-to and some sound clips from the Super Tones and the Twin Tones.

 

https://www.speedsterowners.com...c/hella-horn-install

 

Sound Clips:

 

 

Super Tones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQEiJQdclyE 

 

Twin Tones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kioeh1yNJpg 

Loud cheap horns: All big pick up trucks and older full size cars Caddy,  Cheddy etc.  "have a great pair"...used and cheap at a junk yard.

Ray - Used a button that looks like an ignition push-button starter. Located just under dash under my light switch (which is on left of steering wheel).

 

I will be switching the 'loud' horn to be activated by the steering horn button (for quicker access) and the 'beep-beep' hi-how-are-ya to the push button underneath the dash. Will use the steering horn button wiring to activate the relay in line for the 'loud' horn. 

Hi Jim, I thought of doing the same thing but putting the air horn on the Wheel and the regular horn on a separate button which would allow panic horn to be the air horn. 

I have air horns similar to Ted, but with three trumpets, mounted up at the top of the front, left wheel well.  

 

Can't remember where I got them (JC Whitney? Santa?) but they were in the same price ballpark, 15 years ago.  I removed the original Beep-Beep horns entirely and have the air horns wired to the normal horn button.  A short blip is loud (it takes one-half second to wind up), but not objectionable, whereas a lean-on-it blast simply says "Get Outa My Way, Man!" and that's just fine with me.

 

A teeny-tiny car deserves a really big horn........

Ahh, those are Jim's horns. I have the horns out of Cadillac. They are tuned to A C D F notes / tones. Loud and attention getting. They are wired to a remote button on the steering shaft. I need to hook up a beep beep horn to the center button.

I think my horns are in A minor 7th.

I thought they sung TenOR... fifteen miles away, that would be dangerous.