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Old 04-02-2007, 08:54 AM
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Default Stock horn replacement? Want it to sound like a full size truck!

I did some searching.
A few people have air horns, with mixed reviews.

I was thinking of just getting an OEM horn from an older car or truck that sounds tough.

Even my old 93 S-10 sounded meaner than the new trucks.

Anyone have an idea of a good replacement horn that doesn't sound like a mazda B2000
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My friends late 80s-early 90's Cutlass had a nice horn. I went with arihorns for my truck and it sounds sweet. They don't work well in very cold weather, but I left the stock horns in place so it's not a safety issue.

My brother went to a police surplus auction and bought the controller and horns from an ambulance. It's a lot louder than mine and he has all the sirens too.

My first car was a 62 Ford Fairlane. Its horn was sweet, but I bet you'll have trouble finding it.
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the horn on your truck should sound real. theres 2 horns behind the front bumper of your truck. one on the drivers side and one on the passenger side. figure out which one went out and replace that one for the real truck sound. im willing to bet its the one on the passenger side that went out
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One of mine went out and I replaced them with the Hella Horns and they sound like crap. Sounds like a car horn. Dont buy the hella horns.
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Thanks guys
TX, it definately sounds like its only one horn right now.
I didn't think it would go out so fast.
...Maybe one of the monster snowbanks I plowed through?
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the passenger side horn faces up so it can fill with water and never get it out. i think they are only like 12 bux at o-reily. cant remember who makes the horn but the parts houses keep em in stock around here.
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Thanks man
I'll check it out tonight
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my old 85 GMC diesel suburban had a bitchin horn . . . sounded like as if it was part train
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back in the day, we would find a mid. 60s caddy and remove all the horns, if i remember there were 4 of them and just bolt, and wire them in. sound was great...

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www.hornblasters.com !!!!!
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