pathetic horn
August-9th-2003, 05:45 PM
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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pathetic horn
How many of you have replaced the sickly, stock horn on the new P5's. It's really sad. You're driving down the road looking all good and for whatever reason you have to use that horn. Kill's the whole deal!
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August-9th-2003, 06:24 PM
#2
Hoosier daddy?
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Atlanta, GA
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It's really sad. You're driving down the road looking all good and for whatever reason you have to use that horn. Kill's the whole deal!
August-9th-2003, 06:36 PM
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Naperville, IL
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I met a guy with a Protege ES a few weeks ago at a Chicago Area meet. He had replaced his horn with one from a Mercedes. Said it was extemely easy to do, and damn did it sound more manly than the squeeker I have on my car...
August-9th-2003, 08:59 PM
#6
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Hunstville, AL
Posts: 101
In my tendency to take jokes a little too far, I bought a dixie air horn from JC Whitney for $60 - the kind that was on General Lee. I always thought it would be funny to hear one coming from a little Mazda, and not some big *** truck / GTO with a confederate flag and gun rack.
Anyways, I'm planning to install it next weekend. Typically, people have installed the horns facing down (to keep water out) on the front bumber in front of the radiator, but I'm not sure that there's room on a Protege. If I can't find room in the engine compartment, which is a likely scenario, I'll put the horns in the trunk. I can't wait.
Anyways, I'm planning to install it next weekend. Typically, people have installed the horns facing down (to keep water out) on the front bumber in front of the radiator, but I'm not sure that there's room on a Protege. If I can't find room in the engine compartment, which is a likely scenario, I'll put the horns in the trunk. I can't wait.
August-9th-2003, 09:11 PM
#7
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Location: Buffalo NY
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Originally posted by kcbhiw
lol. You've got that right. It'd be nice to replace it with a horn from an old Buick or something. If the mood ever strikes me, I may have to pick one up at the junk yard.
lol. You've got that right. It'd be nice to replace it with a horn from an old Buick or something. If the mood ever strikes me, I may have to pick one up at the junk yard.
August-10th-2003, 02:47 PM
#11
Show Layne some respect
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island,NY
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Airs - the only way to go. Love mine.
Finding a mounting location was a little difficult for me (stock intake takes up a lot of room in the engine bay), but I found this to be a very nice, tidy location:
And my compressor is here, near the passenger headlamp:
I couldn't stand the original horn either, and this one one of my first mods almost 2 years ago.
~HH
Finding a mounting location was a little difficult for me (stock intake takes up a lot of room in the engine bay), but I found this to be a very nice, tidy location:
And my compressor is here, near the passenger headlamp:
I couldn't stand the original horn either, and this one one of my first mods almost 2 years ago.
~HH
August-10th-2003, 06:31 PM
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 778
yeah the horn is a little wimpy. How often do you guys really use your horns though, i can't even remember the last time I used mine.
Im thinking of adding in one of thouse novelty horns that plays la cocaracha or something fun like that.
Im thinking of adding in one of thouse novelty horns that plays la cocaracha or something fun like that.
August-10th-2003, 09:36 PM
#15
Show Layne some respect
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island,NY
Posts: 2,458
Originally posted by zerocover
How often do you guys really use your horns though,
How often do you guys really use your horns though,
I'm surprised I haven't burned out the compressor yet...
~HH