Should I get a loud car horn


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Get the old Pranksta Gangsta horn from the 1930's.....the Awoooooga Horn. LMFAO!! had an Uncle who would put one in all his cars just to frighten people on the road when overtaking.. ROFL :laugh:

Did any of you upgrade your car horn to something more loud and manly? I'm thinking of getting a train horn :ninja:

Substituting your car horn to sound bigger and more bad isn't a sign of manliness, it's a sign your lacking in your manliness.

The more you flaunt, the more you lack.

As far as train horns on cars, they're illegal in most countries and in like, 43 states.

I always found the finger to work pretty well. On a bike (motorcycle) there's nothing blocking their view of it. :laugh:
except on your bike, the reason you are most likley honking, is because they dont see you. flipping them off wont do crap. you NEED to honk on your bike much more then a car

aftermarket mufflers are illegal in canada Revvo? that sucks :( here you can put them as long as they are under 100dB at 1 foot from the bike. most mufflers are in that limit with no problem

One of my uncles used to have awoogaa horn or whatever it's called.

My grandpa has an air horn with a slide control, so he can control the air pressure variably on the fly. He can make it sound just like a train. Used to scare the hell out of people all the time.

Too bad the compressor died years ago and he can't find one that works like the old one.

I installed a dual air horn on a friend's 84 Ford Escort long ago. We had a lot of fun with that one. No one expects such a massive blast to come from a tiny beater like that.

In reply to the OP, yes. Most definitely you should get a very loud horn. It's just plain fun.

Just don't replace your factory horn with it. Get a dedicated switch.

Yeah, I rarely use mine. If I want someone's attention I'll just rev the engine :whistle: Looks fun though to have a loud ass horn.

aftermarket mufflers are illegal in canada Revvo? that sucks :( here you can put them as long as they are under 100dB at 1 foot from the bike. most mufflers are in that limit with no problem

I'm saying most but yeah, we have a decibel limit too, I just forgot the amount. Cops don't care though, you could have a legal Akrapovic pipe on your motorcycle and still get ticketed for being "loud".

As long as your car doesn't look like rice, you're safe which is good because rice style suck.

Yeah, I rarely use mine. If I want someone's attention I'll just rev the engine :whistle: Looks fun though to have a loud ass horn.

I'm saying most but yeah, we have a decibel limit too, I just forgot the amount. Cops don't care though, you could have a legal Akrapovic pipe on your motorcycle and still get ticketed for being "loud".

As long as your car doesn't look like rice, you're safe which is good because rice style suck.

No, it's only really Quebec that has a problem with cops and exhausts, the rest of the country doesn't really care. I once got pulled over when I was driving my truck with an original and tuned 440 six pack that had dual 3 inch pipes and 2 mufflers per pipe (it was still loud as hell). The cop just shone his flashlight under the truck and saw they were new mufflers and let me go.

aftermarket mufflers are illegal in canada Revvo? that sucks :( here you can put them as long as they are under 100dB at 1 foot from the bike. most mufflers are in that limit with no problem

We gave a legal limit of what the tip can be. Can't remember what right now though.

I wouldn't want to change the horn on my Civic, but if I did, I'd probably use that Dukes of Hazzard one, LOL! :D

http://www.autobarn.net/dukes-of-hazzard-g...e-car-horn.html

there's a proper chrome one you mount on the roof somewhere too, but I can't see it during a quick search

I wouldn't want to change the horn on my Civic, but if I did, I'd probably use that Dukes of Hazzard one, LOL! :D

somebody in my road has one of those, no idea who or which car.....i've heard it loads of times, but was always doing something so couldn't run and see :(

personally i want police lights :) that would help scare those stupid motorists, instead of them swearing at you when THEY DO WRONG!

I was shocked when I first used the horn on my bora - especially compared to my golf (which is essentially the same car). They made me jump.

However, I tend to never use my horn. I may flash my lights occasionally, but I find the horn a bit too aggressive. I do toot it to say hi sometimes tho!

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Substituting your car horn to sound bigger and more bad isn't a sign of manliness, it's a sign your lacking in your manliness.

The more you flaunt, the more you lack.

As far as train horns on cars, they're illegal in most countries and in like, 43 states.

Buzzkill on aisle three! I repeat, buzzkill on aisle three!

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