horn upgrade

Post by **domiles1** » 18 Oct 2006, 20:28

It seems to me that the T25 horn runs directly from a 12V source without using a relay (am I right?) and therefore an upgrade will involve installing a relay. My question is what do I use for the relay switching and what for the horn power? If I use the existing wires for the relay activation, where do I take power from for the horn? Would it be from a point in the fuse box or direct from the battery?
Thanks.

Post by **R0B** » 18 Oct 2006, 20:55

i have one of those arroogah horns on mine.i just took the wires from the original horn and put them onto the new one....

Post by **HarryMann** » 18 Oct 2006, 21:01

From a suitable fuse in the fusebox, or use an inline fuse and take the feed from the big +ve power star connector behind the fuse box.

Not a bad idea to relay this, should think 10-15 A would be quite sufficient, but check your new horn !

Post by **ROBS T25** » 19 Oct 2006, 05:54

sukhoi27 wrote:i have one of those arroogah horns on mine.i just took the wires from the original horn and put them onto the new one....

eh rob were did you get it from? and do you use it instead of normal horn (beep) also i want one of those dukes of hazzard horns know anywhere or is it ebay? cheers ROB!!

Post by **R0B** » 19 Oct 2006, 09:25

got mine from vanfest a couple of years back.yes i use it instead of the standard horn.as its only two tone its legal.i dont think the dukes of hazard one would get through a mot as i think its more than two tone.there is a car accessory shop near me that sells the arroogah ones.£25.00 i think.

Post by **ROBS T25** » 19 Oct 2006, 09:45

cheers rob!!

Post by **Dubstar** » 19 Oct 2006, 11:18

I have a set of Dukes Of Hazzard type air horns. I got them in the mid eighties when it was all the rage. They should hopefully still be in a cupboard at my mums. I've been waiting a long time for a suitable vehicle to put them on and I think I've found it, but I won't be jumping any bridges in a hurry!

Post by **Bowton Lad** » 19 Oct 2006, 12:25

Those musical air horns are illegal on any vehicle built from 1971 onwards. I found that out back in the 70s when I wanted to fit some to my 1974 Beetle 1303S.

Post by **chimp** » 19 Oct 2006, 12:45

ive just bought an ooogar horn, and yeah they aint legal but you get a wiring diagram on the box showing you how to hook it up with a relay and a switch, so you can swop between your standard and 'fancy' horn, getting you round the legality (mot).

of course you'll only switch to and use your musical horn at shows etc

as for dixie horns they seem to go for about £40ish unless you go to ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIXIE-MUSICAL-AIR ... dZViewItem

chris

Post by **ROBS T25** » 19 Oct 2006, 13:17

just been out bid on a set from ebay but can get new delivered for around £25 mark so will be sporting a set of them soon

Post by **R0B** » 19 Oct 2006, 16:43

mines been through two mot's with no problems....

ive just bought an ooogar horn, and yeah they aint legal

Post by **rogbodge** » 19 Oct 2006, 21:31

wish you'd all upgrade your horns in private

some of us just have the droopy little thing that came with the van ...

Post by **DiscoDave** » 19 Oct 2006, 21:57

Bowton Lad wrote:Those musical air horns are illegal on any vehicle built from 1971 onwards.

when used as the main horn, it is not illegal to have them for novelty use as long as there is a fully functioning single tone unit activated by pushing the correct button!

Post by **Bowton Lad** » 19 Oct 2006, 22:09

DiscoDave wrote:
Bowton Lad wrote:Those musical air horns are illegal on any vehicle built from 1971 onwards.

when used as the main horn, it is not illegal to have them for novelty use as long as there is a fully functioning single tone unit activated by pushing the correct button!

The horn for road use can be single or twin tone. If a second multi tone/musical horn is fitted it must only be used off road.

Post by **ROBS T25** » 20 Oct 2006, 05:53

ive also got one of those box things with 50 different sounds on it but love the dixie horn am havin one just gotta work out were to fit it

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