Violet Elizabeth Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 How on earth could I have forgotten the horn ! Have a button, but no horn  Assume it is needed for MOT. Any recommendations for a lightweight horn ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 20, 2012 Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 AFAICR from previous BC discussions: * People like PIAA Sport horns * There are various options of pitch and whether they are monotonic or not * There's a website in the USA that lets you listen to them online Jonathan  Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 20 Dec 2012 20:05:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBL Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I used FIAMM air horns. Maybe not the lightest weight, but a car this small needs all the horn it can get, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 for air horns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Quoting Stationary M25 Traveller: for air horns I can confirm AIR HORNS are effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 That's them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative bluenose Posted December 20, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted December 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 This is horn related & made me laugh...here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012  I have always enjoyed a good horn and installed Hella Supertones on my seven. Nicely loud for getting peoples attention. Was great help in forcing some painfully slow Porsche driver off track at my last track day 😳 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks, plenty of horns to be thinking about. I think I am right in thinking I need one for an MOT ?  Can't actually believe I forgot to put the actual horn in, despite having a button Damn, more weight ! My 5 year old discovered the problem, he was very excited that the button "is on his side" 😳 but couldn't get it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yes - you must have an audible warning device. Edit ... where did you put the button ? You want it accessible very quickly and as close to your hands on the wheel ! Edited by - Stationary M25 Traveller on 21 Dec 2012 08:45:41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Quoting Stationary M25 Traveller: Yes - you must have an audible warning device. Edit ... where did you put the button ? You want it accessible very quickly and as close to your hands on the wheel !  On the dash just above the tunnel. Not the best place to be honest. But reachable with a harness on. I may look to swap it for another push switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 i only use 1 airhorn for lightness 😬, it's plenty loud enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV Gary Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Anyone tried these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 They look quite similar to the PIAA horns that cost about £20-30 a pair, which have previously been discussed by this house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Quoting elie boone: i only use 1 airhorn for lightness 😬, it's plenty loud enough Good call  Can't seem to find the wiring for the old horn, so assume it was removed in the re-wire. Grrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy couchman Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 My first ever company car - Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport - came with Maserati air horns. Except that it didn't... Tried them out on my first drive home in the car and click, click went the relay. Opened the bonnet and found just two bullet comnnectors with nothing to connect to. So much for the PDI - and it took the dealer quite a few days to remedy it  Ah the 80s... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I had one of those ....... 1977 estate. Nice car when it was running. Lots of electrical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Quoting Stationary M25 Traveller: I had one of those ....... 1977 estate. Nice car when it was running. Lots of electrical problems.Me too, but a 1978. Wonderful motor, poor rear visibility, bio-degradeable bodywork. Thank goodness it was a Co motor... JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 It was the only automatic I have had. Likewise - so glad it was a company car ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Anyone tried horns like these ones from eBay? They look very similar to the Ring horns sold by Halfords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadsport06 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I can't comment on the eBay ones, but the halfords are made my Fiamm. They certainly do the job, I fitted a set over Christmas and if I ever need to use them I'll be heard. The ones that come with the seven were embarrassing at MOT time. Mine were reduced to £15 as the packaging was damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 eBay ones ordered, for £6 its worth a punt. Will let you know how they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birkin S3 ZA. Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If you have Brooklands aero screens this works here 😬 Edited by - Birkin S3 ZA. on 22 Jan 2013 21:03:22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Were you linking to the squeezy bugle horn ? Link took me to Holden home page ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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