best air horn??

[Johnny5]

Grover???

Ok, by what I have heard I will be going with Grover horns, but I have a few questions. Will one work OK or should I go with two? What would be the best size to go with to get the "big rig" sound? If two are better should they be of different size? How much is the difference between 15"vs. 24"? I was looking at the twin 15/13 (1609) and also considering going with (1) 24" unless two would be better.



Fire away with your opinions, i just don't what to plunk down the $$$ and find out they are not what I want.



Thanx,

Johnny5

 

[tntway]

ok darrren....

you got it dude.....

 

[Bigsaint]

jkostera, if you want that deep sound, the larger bells will give the best toot IMHO. I was told by Ricksons that it is always better to have two horns of different lengths for the best note. I never tried one of mine as a single unit, but I doubt that you would be disappointed. If I had to choose only one horn, I'd get the grover with the 6" bell/ 24" in length. You could always add another later, if need be.



Scott W.

 

[nixter]

Horns

Gentlemen, I was doing some recreational surfing a short time ago and found these guys. www.kahlenberg.com . They have some real cool stuff listed on their site. My personal favorite is on this page http://www.kahlenberg.com/airstream.html , the triple chime whistle. I doubt it would fit our trucks but it sure does sound good and looks awesome. I might take a ride up there some day just for giggles. Hope this info can be of some use or entertainment to someone.







Nixter



The second link isn't working for some reason, from the home page go to sound signaling equipment then to air/steam whistles.

 

[stownsend]

wimpy stock horn

The other day I honked my horn and my friends laughed at it. They thought a Yugo was coming up behind them. What a wimpy horn!!



I've been thinking about replacing the stock horn on my truck too. However, I'm not too interested in putting on a horn that wakes up the next county. What's a good option for a "manly" sounding horn without being too obnoxious?



Thanks,



Steve

 

[Blakers]

As far as varying the lengths goes, it is good to have more than one length as they will put out different tones which, if designed or matched right, will compliment each other, creating a much nicer and better carrying sound.



Someone mentioned a three chime whistle... I have a locomotive whistle that is about 100 years old and can be heard about 10 miles away. Very beautiful sounding! But it has a 2 inch pipe inlet and would take about a 500 gallon air tank to give one decent toot, so it won't be going on my Ram:{ . But on my steam engine it works great



Blake

 

[Okie-Go]

The 809 does sound good. One of my Texas tdr buddies said he could help with an install of air hors. I think he said they were about 200. 00

 

[CJ Johansson]

Cheap Air Horns

If you want high quality air horns (Grovers, Hadleys, etc. ) with that real big rig sound, and you want 'em cheap, check out truck wrecking yards in your area. The ones you get may not have the best looking chrome on 'em anymore, but if you aren't mounting them on your roof, who cares?



For instance, I picked up a pair of *BIG* grovers, one's 29" the other's 36", both with 8" bells for a whopping $22 (the guy wanted $30, but I only had $22 in my wallet). Yeah, I had to bring my own tools, and I got a bit dirty, but it was fun climbing all over those hulks to find a set I liked



-cj

 

[pmsmaint]

Locomotive Horns

A Nathan three chime works nice with 100psi air - mounted under the bed outboard of the frame on the passenger side in front of the rear axle. On the driver side is an electric compressor designed for air bag suspensions with a six gallon receiver tank and pressure cutout switch. Control is via 12 volt solenoid valve and piping is the 1/8" plastic air hose used with air suspension systems. A 12 volt relay is connected to the stock electric horn lead so control is simple as tapping the horn "button". The only drawback to the electric operation is that you can't get the nice horn control/sound a manual valve gives.



I installed it because California drivers tend to enter the freeways without looking or drift out of their lane when talking on a cell phone - bad news when towing; a short tap of the horn gets their attention right away. Also it has proved handy to clear traffic for fire trucks one time - mine is louder than theirs!!!!



I also have an attached quick connect air chuck that has proven handy with flat tires and anything else that requires 100psi air.