Has anyone installed these mini trumpet horns on an xB?
Do they fit easily? Do they sound better?
Thanks:
http://www.rallylights.com/hella/hella%20images/85104.jpg

"Sound Better"?

That's really subjective. That's like asking is blue better
then red?

I don't know about the Hella horns but I think almost anything is better than stock. I put Fiamm Highway Blasters on mine and just love them. They are loud and now my box sounds like a highway boat.

I should have the Chieftain/Fiamm 125dB Low Tone horn delivered to me today. I'll letcha know how it sounds...

http://www.autobarn.net/horns.html

i would rather keep my horns stock

the aftermarket ones sound whack'd

I should have the Chieftain/Fiamm 125dB Low Tone horn delivered to me today. I'll letcha know how it sounds....

Do you already have the high note? I'm just asking because there are two horns on the XB and it sounds funny with a beeper and a real horn.

i would rather keep my horns stock

the aftermarket ones sound whack'd

You must not have heard the right horns. Mine sounds like a large car, maybe a Ford Crown Victoria sound or something similar. It's a really big loud sound.

Nope. I've removed the stock wimpy-___ horn and am just putting in the low tone. I'm going for a loud-as-hell deep sound. We'll see how it goes.

My alarm also has its own 130dB horn, they will both go off when it's triggered :wink:

I would liek something that sounds like an air raid siren. atleast that loud anyway.

Ya know, I just realized that I've never hit the horn when I
test drove the 4 or 5 boxes over the past few days.
Something tells me I may want to add that to my upgrade
list! LOL

For a while I was gonna get the Coga (www.cogapa.com), but I wanted my horn to operate off of the steering wheel in those times of emergency, and not off of a handheld unit...

I used the Fiamm Freeway Blasters in the past. Get a high and low tone horn, for about $25. Unhook the stock horn, mount the new horns, splice into the stock horn wire, and you're done. Just remember to point the trumpets down so nothing gets caught in them. Being black plastic, they won't rust, and can be hidden very well. Adds a nice LOUD horn to the car. I've used them on cars and motorcycles I've owned in the past. Probably one of the best low dollar upgrades one can make to a vehicle.

Robert

Thanks for the input. I ordered the Hella mini trumpets and I'll let you know how they sound and if there are any installation problems. I have a set of Fiamm horns on my motorcycle and they sound great - high and low pitches combined. Hope the Hellas sound similar.

I'll be going with 4 horns. I already installed Hellas, and they're better, but I'm going to add two other tones so I get a really shrill blast. I'll mount them above the radiator.

so where did you mount your horns at??? pic's???

I took off the bumper cover today, removed the stock horns, and added the 2 Hella mini trumpets. I put one in the stock location in front of the radiator and mounted the other next to it on an empty hole on the same cross member. I just ran a wire from the stock lower horn connector and connected the stock wire from the old radiator horn to the other new Hella. I then made a siamesed ground wire from both horns to a nearby crossmember bolt. Sounds like a big truck instead of some sneezing butterfly collector. I'll work on posting some pictures. While the bumper cover was off - added some serious bling: made some brackets and bolted on the 3 piece T-rex billet grilles. Shiiiiiiny! :eyes:

How can I get the General Lee horn ???? that might be cool

I want the first 7 notes of dixie horn!!!!! haha jk, a nice 18 wheeler air horn would be hot though, real loud and real deep

I'll be going with 4 horns. I already installed Hellas, and they're better, but I'm going to add two other tones so I get a really shrill blast. I'll mount them above the radiator.
OMG that made me laugh for some reason :silly:

anybody know of where i can score i fog horn type deal, that bolts on and is easy to install, i just thing it would be phat so see a cutie beep at u , then u turn and this loud a$$ trucker horn comes out of this hot looking box car...... :P maybe its just me, but still that is cool...........any body have info on a horn like this, sounds files or anyting......thanx

anybody know of where i can score i fog horn type deal, that bolts on and is easy to install, i just thing it would be phat so see a cutie beep at u , then u turn and this loud a$$ trucker horn comes out of this hot looking box car...... :P maybe its just me, but still that is cool...........any body have info on a horn like this, sounds files or anyting......thanxI think it might scare her. lol.

Check jcwhitney.com

anybody know of where i can score i fog horn type deal, that bolts on and is easy to install, i just thing it would be phat so see a cutie beep at u , then u turn and this loud a$$ trucker horn comes out of this hot looking box car...... :P maybe its just me, but still that is cool...........any body have info on a horn like this, sounds files or anyting......thanxI think it might scare her. lol. prolly will but that is what makes it worth while, i remember when i was younger i would hang out the window with a fog horn and blow it at people with open windows, and they jump and then start laughing, it was great........ so jcwhitney might have it, ill check that out, thankx..... anybody else know about these foghorn type deelies............

hey found this site has a whole sh*tload of horns and stuff, im not sure which one is the best buy for the buck, im looking for a foghorn, just a loud low horn.... check the link http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/EndecaCategoryView/tf-EndecaCategoryView/s-10101/ss-10101/th-StoreCatalogDisplay/sct-body/N-111+100003126/Ne-100003126/c-10101 thankx everybody

first of all, to each his own,but...

why would anyone want to emphasize the horn?! be it stock or any other sound. i hate the horn. not because of the sound, but because it's so touchy. it's the whole damn wheel. i must accidentally hit the horn a few times a week. i'm sure if i sneezed hard enough, i could set it off.

i'd like to find a horn that sounds: "oops, sorry. didn't mean to do that" in a low soft voice

first of all, to each his own,but...

why would anyone want to emphasize the horn?! be it stock or any other sound. i hate the horn. not because of the sound, but because it's so touchy. it's the whole damn wheel. i must accidentally hit the horn a few times a week. i'm sure if i sneezed hard enough, i could set it off.

i'd like to find a horn that sounds: "oops, sorry. didn't mean to do that" in a low soft voice

I guess what you'd like then is some stronger horn springs. Hmmmmm....

Yeah, I've hit the horn accidentally a couple of times. On my previous vehicles, I could fill out ATM deposit slips on the center of the steering wheel, but not anymore.

But there are still times I'm glad I have a more authoritative horn. Some dopes need to be awakened from their own private Idahoes.

Huh? What? There's someone in the lane next to me?

Huh? What? The light has changed?

Huh? What? I can't just pull out into traffic without looking?

Huh? What? I don't own the whole damn road?

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well, as you say to each their own....

i have never accidentally hit my horn...(i think you have to be a real klutz to do so...)
and with people trying to get more boom in their cars, the factory horn sounds like the 'oops,sorry....' type of horn.
i want a horn like a sonic boom...i want it to blow out windows, women and kids to wet their pants, small towns to be blown off the map!!!

well, as you say to each their own....

i have never accidentally hit my horn...(i think you have to be a real klutz to do so...)
and with people trying to get more boom in their cars, the factory horn sounds like the 'oops,sorry....' type of horn.
i want a horn like a sonic boom...i want it to blow out windows, women and kids to wet their pants, small towns to be blown off the map!!! see now we think alike, did u upgrade ur horn, iv been looking around and found a couple or horns i like, but anybody know where u can actually hear the horn, lik on a website>?

[quote="dgHotLava"]well, as you say to each their own....

i have never accidentally hit my horn...(i think you have to be a real klutz to do so...)
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yeah, to each his own...
**edit** not necessary ---dg

first of all, to each his own,but...

why would anyone want to emphasize the horn?! be it stock or any other sound. i hate the horn. not because of the sound, but because it's so touchy. it's the whole damn wheel. i must accidentally hit the horn a few times a week. i'm sure if i sneezed hard enough, i could set it off.

i'd like to find a horn that sounds: "oops, sorry. didn't mean to do that" in a low soft voice

I guess what you'd like then is some stronger horn springs. Hmmmmm....

Yeah, I've hit the horn accidentally a couple of times. On my previous vehicles, I could fill out ATM deposit slips on the center of the steering wheel, but not anymore.

But there are still times I'm glad I have a more authoritative horn. Some dopes need to be awakened from their own private Idahoes.

Huh? What? There's someone in the lane next to me?

Huh? What? The light has changed?

Huh? What? I can't just pull out into traffic without looking?

Huh? What? I don't own the whole damn road?

javascript:emoticon(':blah:')

yeah, ATM slips are the worst. but, i'm a klutz.

http://www.comparos.com/comparos_a/comparos_air_horns.htm

Get me a horn that says 'get teh %#^&& out of my way, you $*&%@@ !#$^^%^&&
#$^##&!!!

this is one place that has sound clips...

http://www.tirechanger.com/grover/grover.html

there is another one that i can't find right now...

did u upgrade ur horn, iv been looking around and found a couple or horns i like, but anybody know where u can actually hear the horn, lik on a website>?

yes i did upgrade... see my other post....you can hear them but its not like being there in person...tunr the subwoffer up and crank it to get the full effect.

Hey Super .. i was standing at my shop the other day, a nice Pete rolled by, and blew his horn. Dont cha know he had a train horn on the back cat walk! Damn, i havent heard anything that loud in ages. Me thinx you should look into installing a nice 150dB + train horn. If not, then maybe ill have to. :lalala:

BTW .... in most states; at least here in the North East ... 130dB horn is the loudest allowed by law.

first of all, to each his own,but...

why would anyone want to emphasize the horn?! be it stock or any other sound. i hate the horn. not because of the sound, but because it's so touchy. it's the whole damn wheel. i must accidentally hit the horn a few times a week. i'm sure if i sneezed hard enough, i could set it off.

i'd like to find a horn that sounds: "oops, sorry. didn't mean to do that" in a low soft voice

To get that idiot's attention that's merging into your lane while you're still there.

just remember to hook it up to the brakes......lol

the problem with the bigger (train) horns are they require a lot of air... something that rigs have a ready supply of....

first of all, to each his own,but...

why would anyone want to emphasize the horn?! be it stock or any other sound. i hate the horn. not because of the sound, but because it's so touchy. it's the whole damn wheel. i must accidentally hit the horn a few times a week. i'm sure if i sneezed hard enough, i could set it off.

i'd like to find a horn that sounds: "oops, sorry. didn't mean to do that" in a low soft voice

I guess what you'd like then is some stronger horn springs. Hmmmmm....

Yeah, I've hit the horn accidentally a couple of times. On my previous vehicles, I could fill out ATM deposit slips on the center of the steering wheel, but not anymore.

But there are still times I'm glad I have a more authoritative horn. Some dopes need to be awakened from their own private Idahoes.

Huh? What? There's someone in the lane next to me?

Huh? What? The light has changed?

Huh? What? I can't just pull out into traffic without looking?

Huh? What? I don't own the whole damn road?

javascript:emoticon(':blah:')

You have such an eloquent way with words. I agree with every one of them.