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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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Looking for advice on a new horn

My factory horn sounds like a toyota horn and i need to get a new one. I like the idea of train horns but its a little over the top and im only looking to spend 100 dollars or less, any advice would be great. This is one i was looking at, anyone have any comments on this one ?
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...sults_trigger=
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Powers150
My factory horn sounds like a toyota horn and i need to get a new one. I like the idea of train horns but its a little over the top and im only looking to spend 100 dollars or less, any advice would be great. This is one i was looking at, anyone have any comments on this one ?
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...sults_trigger=
Go with the dukes of hazard dixie horn Who needs a real anyways lol.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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Powers... my oem horns are pretty loud and deep. check to see if there are two horns, a low and a high tone. Check to see if the ground wire is still grounding properly. Maybe you just have one bad horn. I have heard folks like the Bad Boy air horn though
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Powers... my oem horns are pretty loud and deep. check to see if there are two horns, a low and a high tone. Check to see if the ground wire is still grounding properly. Maybe you just have one bad horn. I have heard folks like the Bad Boy air horn though
yea i was guessing the horn was junk that why i figured i would just upgrade rather than buying a new oem horn
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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I was looking at my Haynes manual earlier, there definitely should be two so one of them is most likely bad or not grounded right
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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I have the badboy. it quit working and im so glad. it sounds terrible! high pitched as hell and not fitting for my truck.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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I have the badboy. it quit working and im so glad. it sounds terrible! high pitched as hell and not fitting for my truck.
really ? thats good to know then, thanks for the advice. Any idea of some good ones ?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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http://hornblasters.com/

i here you on pricey but this is what I'm getting... saving $50 a week hopefully the wife won't catch on =)
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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ill sell you my horn thats loud and doesnt sound like a toyota horn for $100...
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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really ? thats good to know then, thanks for the advice. Any idea of some good ones ?
OEM or a real air horn.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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yea im gonna check m y factory horns this week and see whats going on then im gonna find out how much from ford for new horns
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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If you dont wanna spend the money on an air horn, go to a junkyard and see if you can get a horn out of an older model cadillac. They have beastly horns.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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I have two of these; http://www.fiammamerica.com/Product.asp?ProductID=156

Using two low tones makes a deeper sound than using a high with a low. 130dB each make them quite loud. Bonus is the plug right in and bolt right up to the stock bracket.

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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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awhile back the horns on my truck blew out, both of them. i bought some from a junkyard for $25 off another F-150.

chances are your low note horn is blow, and you are only working off of the high note, that would explain the toyota sounding horn. if i remember correctly, my low note blew out before the high note horn.
 

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