I did a search but didn't find anything ...

anyway trying to fix my horn issue I took one horn out. Connected to directly to battery then grounded with a test light. Test light lite up fine but no sound. I should here a sound right or does it need to be an exact voltage. Or have I found the fault and need new horns. Thanks.

 

Just take the horn, and lead two wires from it: one from positive, one from negative. Put the corresponding wires onto the battery leads. If the horn sounds off, it works. If it doesn't, you need a new horn.

 

Thanks - pretty much what I did in a more round about way. I figured I needed a new one just wanted to confirm. Off to the junkyard this weekend.

 

Who uses horns these days? I just stick my head out the moon roof and start shouting. I love being too tall for these cars.

 

Go to the store and buy a new air horn then youll get some looks when the small car sounds like a semi!!

 

Locomotive air horns do wonders for getting attention. All the years I worked for the railroad and I never snagged one. Only problem is they take a good sized air compressor, 120 psi and storage tank. I've heard one installed on a car before in a busy parking lot. Everyone around stopped dead in thier tracks looking for the train. It's even funnier when there are no train tracks around.

 

Well I need it done for a safety inspection probably no air horns

 

I use to run the "electrical" air horns found at auto parts stores, and I gotta say it's nothing compared to big rigs and trains. A little bit more high pitched, and unique. I drive the rigs, and damn do I love that sound. And, the Jake Brake.

As per the train air horn set, I'm a minitrucker at heart, and came across a website that offered actual train air horn sets. These also work off a 12v source. Have fun.

http://www.hornblasters.com

Just look to the left for Audio Samples.

And, actually you can rig up an air horn set to your stock horn button. Inspection requires you to have a horn, it doesn't say whether it has to be stock or not.

 

As stupid as it is, I am getting ready to install one of my locomotive horns in my rx. The tank should fit just nice under my sub box. 140 PSI is a beautiful thing.

 

I didn't do this on my rx7 but on an old Ford Festiva. I replaced the stock horn which had pretty much worn out with a generic GM replacement horn meant for a large GM sedan or truck. It really sounded off and got that little car some respect because folks thought it was a bigger vehicle honking behind them. Only thing was it caused the whole car to buzz whenever it was used. You could feel it in the seat o your pants.

I may do this to the 7 now that I'm thinking about it.

New mod :-)