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Old 02-03-2010, 03:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location:
Sauk Rapids, MN, USA
Car: 2000 New Beetle GLS TDI Silver Arrow
Talking Air Horn

I've decided the time has come to get a more powerful horn for my car. With the way traffic is in this town, its a necessity. Red light runners, people turning into or moving over into my lane and lots of other stupidity. The stock horn does a decent job, but I need more tone and volume.

I really want a set of real Hadley air horns, but there is no room for those big trumpets, tank and air compressor. I've heard previously about Stebel Nautilus Compact air horn for motorcycles and cars. They have the volume but the tone is too high. Then I came across this one, their Compact Truck Horn. 134 decibels, and the low tone that otherwise has only been available in real air horns. It is still quite small, only a little bigger than their other compact horn. It is all self-contained, direct drive and is powered by a relay harness to draw power direct from the battery. It should easily fit in the stock horn location. Best yet, its only $75 shipped in the lower 48.

http://www.stebel-usa.com/product/32...ct_Truck_Horn/

Sound clips:
YouTube - Stebel 134 dB Truck Air Horn
YouTube - Stebel Nautilus Truck Horn
YouTube - Stebel truck air horn plus stock horn in Mazda 3

I just ordered one up tonight and I intend to do a quick installation write-up with pics and I'll see if I can get some decent video up. Should be fun.
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