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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RamSS/T
I mounted mine sideways under the radiator
From the front or sides, can you see the horns? Is that the Nathan 3 horn setup? At first I was looking at the Hornblasters 4 horn setup, but they won't fit in front of the radiator like I wanted them to. After looking around & listening to more sound clips it looks like the Nathan 3 or 5 chime bells are the way to go!
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by weaseled
From the front or sides, can you see the horns? Is that the Nathan 3 horn setup? At first I was looking at the Hornblasters 4 horn setup, but they won't fit in front of the radiator like I wanted them to. After looking around & listening to more sound clips it looks like the Nathan 3 or 5 chime bells are the way to go!
Actually the horns are made by Omega. They are mounted sideways with the open end facing the passengers side. You can not see them without looking under the truck...but if they were any bigger they would not fit where I have them at.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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RamSS/T......Do they sound like the ones in that video? Which ones are they off the hornblasters page?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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I mounted my HB4H's in front of the condenser facing down....

They're all hidden except for the longest trumpet which is barely visible....









The K3's are mounted in a safari style roof rack that I welded up using leftover electrical conduit at my shop and they're hidden behind a double layer of heavy duty screen wrap...





Just installed some off-road lighting earlier today....







The center light will be wired independantly, so at night when I roll up on someone, they'll think a train is really comin hehe






Rick
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt 05'FX4
RamSS/T......Do they sound like the ones in that video? Which ones are they off the hornblasters page?

Yes they sound just like those, but unless you have heard a set in person you cant get a feel for how loud they really are just by watching the video. Trust me these horns are VERY VERY LOUD. I am sure the ones SnakeEater has mounted on his roof rack are louder but thats like saying being shot with a 44MAG is worse than being shot with a 357MAG. For the price (around $350 for everything off Ebay) and mounting options (again if they were any bigger they would not fit anywhere on the front of out trucks) I am VERY satisfied with my set up. As for which horn it is on the hornblasters page I am not sure because I didn't by them from there, but its a 150PSI/152DB set up.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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Here are some test videos of the HB4H's compared to the stock horn...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...98+SNAKE+EATER


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...98+SNAKE+EATER


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...AKE+EATER+tank





And here's a test video of the K3HA

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...98+SNAKE+EATER






Rick
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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Here are a few more test vids I uploaded

Train Horn Comparison test (blows all 3 horns separately from a distance......listen for the echo)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...61143387718685

Switchpanel Testing (shows how I can activate each horn or all 3 from the stock horn button)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...01056673817087

7 Chime Tank Dump (shows how long I can blast all of the horns on a 5 gallon tank with 150psi)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36678094186744
 
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt 05'FX4
Have you guys seen the latest HornBlasters video?? Watch this....you will be rolling....
That is great.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 98 SNAKE EATER
Here are a few more test vids I uploaded

Train Horn Comparison test (blows all 3 horns separately from a distance......listen for the echo)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...61143387718685

Switchpanel Testing (shows how I can activate each horn or all 3 from the stock horn button)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...01056673817087

7 Chime Tank Dump (shows how long I can blast all of the horns on a 5 gallon tank with 150psi)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36678094186744
Man i will be watching out for you in my rear view mirror!!!
 
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