Best replacement horn ideas?

[TahoeLX450]

Stebel Nautilus = 139dB
Fiamm Freeway Blaster = 130dB
Hella Supertones = 118dB(A)

3dB change = twice as loud (or twice as quiet)
Hmmm... HANG UP AND DRIVE!

Great info! Wish i would have heard about the Stebel Nautilus may have considered them depending on the price. I don't know the price for certain yet I recall the Fiamm's FB are only about 15-18 bucks a piece.

 

[M32H32is]

eBay train horn - $35 and combined with the yellow Hellas, it TURNS heads & stops traffic!!!

 

[clanlino]

Try PIAA bass.. Really deep masculine-trucklike-tone... Really like them and are about $45 a pair... Hellas are good for smaller cars.. just my 2 cents...

 

[INSANE1]

Train horn

 

[HAMBURGLAR11]

Harbor freight horns $13.99 plus 20% off coupon. Pretty much plug and play . They come in chrome . I rattle canned em black. Sound tough

 

[half k cruiser]

+ 0 for the WOLO's , they suck. Loudest horn I've heard on a factory vehicle is the ones on our F350's at work, people jump when you hit them.

 

[VuickB6]

I use the PIAA Sport Horns 400HZ + 500HZ. They're not super loud like some out there but they're loud enough. And the sound they put out is pretty fitting for a large vehicle like ours. The Hella Supertones/Sharptones and the Nautilus are rather weak sounding in my opinion.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067BWBI/?tag=ihco-20

 

[wchain]

I have the FIAMM Highway Blaster Hi/Lo Horns. Has a more "normal" tone than the wimpy OEM horn.

 

[Ropeman]

Had a Stebel Nautilus which died, replaced it with a FIAMM Ultimate Blast Compact which has also died.

I'll be looking for some VW horns at the scrappy tomorrow.

If you live in a wettish climate then either find a sheltered spot to locate a compressor type horn or be prepared to replace them fairly regularly.

 

[cruiserjunktion]

Stock 2000+ 4 runner are plug and play, as are most other oem horns of of the era.

If you are looking for a bwah not beep sounding horn, grab a set from a Lexus or large Toyota.

 

[cruiserjunktion]

You could always grab 4x horns from a 70s Caddy. This required adding a few wires.

 

[Luke111]

Stock 2000+ 4 runner are plug and play, as are most other oem horns of of the era.

If you are looking for a bwah not beep sounding horn, grab a set from a Lexus or large Toyota.

What he said

5-10 minutes to install big boy Lexus/Toyota horns using the stock mounting location and factory wire plug

 

[Ropeman]

My bad, the relay had gone belly up, not the FIAMM horn. However, I'd already gone and pulled half a dozen horns from various cars so I now have one snail type air horn from a VW Golf and one Hella from a VW Polo. It all sounds very anti-social now

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

How bout the best of both worlds?

I have both the stock dinky horn and a set of Nathan K3's that I toggle back and forth

 

[PZLCruiser]

what did you say? i cant hear anymore?

 

[Ropeman]

That is a great idea, horribly anti-social horn can scare the bejeesus out of your mates when you see them in the town

 

[JohnVee]

I just installed the FIAMM Freeway Blasters. Happy enough so far. The stock female connector fits but I'll change it to a regular female spade next time I'm soldering stuff.

Hi # 72102
Low# 72112

 

[mudgudgeon]

What he said

5-10 minutes to install big boy Lexus/Toyota horns using the stock mounting location and factory wire plug

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I fitted a pair of these puppies yesterday.

Plug and play, seriously no more than a five to ten minute swap.

Used than in anger this morning having forgotten I'd fitted them. Got nearly as much of a surprise as the dopey asian chick that cut into my lane without looking.

 

[Bambusiero]

Open the window, holler and shake the fist - much more satisfying, and a breath of fresh air never hurts.

 

[mudgudgeon]

Open the window, holler and shake the fist - much more satisfying, and a breath of fresh air never hurts.

I never saw the two as mutually exclusive