horns?
 

Has anyone done a aftermarket swap for the oem horns?
I am looking for something louder and mean that will wire into the stock stock electrical for the oem horns. I dont use my horns enough to justify a 500 dollar air horn setup and all I really want to do is get rid of that stock weak "meep meep" sound
any ideas?

(given I was also wondering if there was a way to setup an air horn using the oem air compressor for the suspension. i mean i hit the horn maybe once every 6 months if that, so just running some idea around)

Also, I was wondering if there was a good electrical horn setup that would work for emergencies? Basically I do volunteer work as an EMR for the local fire department and though the flashers I have wired into the truck do get some people out of the way, it doesnt get them all and I thought maybe if I was able to wire in a new horn setup that maybe there was also a way that horn can double as a siren type setup.

Any and all ideas welcomed

Re: horns?
 

Keep looking on EBay for '58, '59, or '60 12v Cadillac horns. They're compact in size and sound marvelous. They normally go for around $220 for a pair of excellent condition or NOS ones to $99 for a scratched or rusted working pair.

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Thanks Jim,
what is NOS ( i assume you dont mean nitrous)

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NOS = NEW-OLD-STOCK

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Not sure if you were trying to avoid a whole new setup completely but knowing the background of you doing EMR check out Carson's stutter horns.

http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/...-air-horn.html


Might be something you are interested in as a horn replacement.
I know GURU on here ran it and was very happy with it. I have no personal experience with them.

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I can vouch for the Carson stutter horns. I had an HA-150 installed for about a year. It's an attention getter and loud as hell. I used the CSP-100B basic speaker shown in the HPK-150 Under Hood Waterproof Stutter Horn System. I skipped the installation of the switch panel and wired the unit right up to the factory horn wires found behind the grill. The speaker's got some weight but it mounts perfectly behind the lower grill (just flip the speaker upside-down and bolt it to the metal ledge.

I would never have replaced it but I recently installed a Carson SA-385 Alert Siren/PA and it had a very similar sounding horn built in. Since having both units connected to the same speaker was causing me some issues, I just yanked the HPK-150 and left the SA-385. It works just as well...and I can shout at people now!!:clapping:

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Try to find a horn (or horns) off a Chevy S10 from around 2003.
The one on my S10 really blows away the Hummer's little sounding horn and they should be cheap too.
~Richard

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I bought one of those Wolvo Bad Boy Air Horns but haven't had a chance to hook it up yet. It was only $35 if I remember correctly. Anything has to be better then the stock wimpy ones.

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I tried the bad boy horn...it was too 'annoying' for me. Loud...but just not the sound that I was looking for.