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Old 08-Oct-2006, 08:11 PM
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Weak Civic Horn (meep meep) want to change!
Hey All,

I find the horn on the civic so weak.. and I want to swap it out for a much louder one...


Any suggestions? Anyone do this before?
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Old 08-Oct-2006, 08:17 PM
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Hella horns...They're supposed to be loud.
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Old 08-Oct-2006, 11:09 PM
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train horn....hahah those videos are hilarious
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Old 08-Oct-2006, 11:33 PM
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Hella horns...They're supposed to be loud.

Hey,

Thanks for the suggestion!

I tried looking for a hella horn, but didnt find any good sites...

Any suggestions?
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Old 08-Oct-2006, 11:48 PM
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try ebay. but hella horns are very loud appearantly.
they are red and look almost stock and they actually connect to your battery if i'm not mistakened
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Any idea if they are legal?
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 07:25 PM
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hellas are legal, yes..
i had them..

they run from your stock wiring thru a relay running off the battery..
relay is a must
 
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 07:27 PM
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http://www.hella.com/produktion/Hell..._Supertone.jsp
 
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by Whiplash
hellas are legal, yes..
i had them..

they run from your stock wiring thru a relay running off the battery..
relay is a must


Sounds pretty easy to install.. is it?
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 10:25 PM
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yeppers....
patch into the original horn wiring to activate the relay....

easier w/ the front bumper off, but still do-able w/o pulling it
 
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 10:28 PM
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Thanks for the info..


quick question:

what's the diff:

85114
Twin Supertone Horn, single (high tone)


85115
Twin Supertone Horn, kit
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 10:56 PM
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Kit includes horns, relay, mounting bracket, and installation instructions.
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Old 10-Oct-2006, 11:51 PM
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get the kit, you can get it at Cobra at dundas and erindale station road in Mississauga.. they'll have to order them but it should only take a day or two to come in.. price is like $90ish..
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Loud horn, thats pretty funny. Man, you must really want people to GTFO of your way!
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Old 11-Oct-2006, 11:43 AM
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well when i do use the horn I don't want people laughing at me instead of getting the message that they are not driving properly..

seriously tho, the civic horn sounds weak
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get one from an old cadilac
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Originally posted by viper_2_4
get one from an old cadilac



Is that just plug and play into the civic?

Have you done this before?
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Originally posted by bluewheel





Is that just plug and play into the civic?

Have you done this before?
LOL I put a horn from a saturn in my civic cause that was the only horn i could get out of a wrecker car...lol sounds like shlt , saturn safetycar,but it safetyed
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HOW MUCH IT COST?
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get the kit, you can get it at Cobra at dundas and erindale station road in Mississauga.. they'll have to order them but it should only take a day or two to come in.. price is like $90ish..

Looks like 90$ ?? seems kinda expensive
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