Horn Change

[SomeBeach]

I have owned my VX for almost a year and have decided I HAVE TO change the horn. I thought it was cute at first but now it's gotta go. I can't even make another driver mad when I honk the horn. Someone pulls out in front of me and I honk the horn. The other driver just smiles. So has anyone put a different horn on their VX?????

[etlsport]

sounds like a tugboat





its hard to see in the photos.. but just to the right of the passenger headlight there is a small 12v air compressor.. hose runs from that to the large chrome thing in front of the electric fan on that side.. thats an 18" air horn trumpet

[SomeBeach]

I love tugboats

[navistar]

I replaced mine with these Detroit high & low horns. They are small and loud.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...ht_1842wt_1174

I guess you could always get Horn Blasters!

http://www.hornblasters.com/

[Riff Raff]

EtlSport--- Nice modification. However; way, way, way too labor intensive for a simple horn upgrade!!! We'll use your example as a "what NOT to do modification".

SomeBeach--- Take a peek at: www.JCWhitney.com They have quite a wide variety of electric horn replacements that will give you the BIG sound you're looking for with a very simple one-for-one replacement installation.

[Sprey]

Mine has a 3 trumpet airhorn system in it. Sounds not too bad!
I could get pics but if really wanted to see the whole setup id have to get a pic with the bumper off like etlsports

[etlsport]

EtlSport--- Nice modification. However; way, way, way too labor intensive for a simple horn upgrade!!! We'll use your example as a "what NOT to do modification".

SomeBeach--- Take a peek at: www.JCWhitney.com They have quite a wide variety of electric horn replacements that will give you the BIG sound you're looking for with a very simple one-for-one replacement installation.

eh it wasnt that bad.. i tried lots of electric horns and smaller air horns.. all too high pitched for what i wanted.. not loud enough either

the front bumper had to come off anyway, there is a second horn behind the cladding under the passenger headlight, so if you installed an aftermarket horn to replace the one behind the grille, you get a whole mix of sounds that sounds awful.. i

[crotchrocket]

EtlSport--- Nice modification. However; way, way, way too labor intensive for a simple horn upgrade!!! We'll use your example as a "what NOT to do modification".

lol,

Its a couple of wires.

I am looking at horns too. I am going the air horn route. I have always had air horns but find them too high pitch as the cheaper options have very short trumpets. im hoping to get a set with 38cm horns which will be nice a bassey (that a word?)

I too looked at the train horn as i am looking at on board compressor and air tank for tyre inflation etc....bit TOO loud though

[Riff Raff]

there is a second horn behind the cladding under the passenger headlight, so if you installed an aftermarket horn to replace the one behind the grille, you get a whole mix of sounds that sounds awful.

EtlSport--- Hmmm, I didn't know there was a "second horn" under the passenger headlight. What a installation nightmare. I'm gonna' keep my VX horn system 100% stock and not mess with it. Like my Dad used to tell me "If it ain't broke; don't fix it".

[etlsport]

i like my method... fix it til its broken, then upgrade it

[pbkid]

^^^^nice, i think thats my method too...unfortunately its kinda expensive

[WormGod]

Hella Supertones. Can be bought for roughly $40-$70 a pair from nearly anyone that sells vehicle parts and can be installed in less than 1/2 hour. Had them in my old WRX and they definitely allow you to be HEARD/SEEN for a little guy on the road.

I tried a few months ago to install some in my VX and gave up for the time being. Install locations are limited since our grille is so inner concave (installing as seen like above that is). If you don't mind locating the horns elsewhere, you should have no issues at all.

I plan to pick up another pair and install some in my new STi and hopefully get around to going ahead and just mounting them in my VX.

[pbkid]

wormgod, if something happens that you decide you dont want the supertones, i would love to have a set

i think i can find a way to get them behind the grill

[Sprey]

Heres mine. They were installed on the car when i got it.

[etlsport]

Heres mine. They were installed on the car when i got it.

cool! thats what i had originally, pretty much mounted exactly like that too.. but the horns were too high pitched, so i went with something deeper