How did you make that bracket? I wanna mount my Dixie horn like that.

 

Funny how kids can justify mods that they don't directly, or indirectly don't pay for...

Lifted trucks don't need train horns...they need better brakes...Talk them into spending (or helping you save) $1500+ for upgrading your brakes instead... Look me in the eyes and tell me you will only use the horns in a realistic emergency situation...But first, be honest with yourself...really.

I don't really care if you get the horns...I'm not going to lose any sleep if you do, but, like I said, opinions were asked, and opinions were given...

 

Was this directed toward me? If so I can tell you I am probably older than you and can asure you I make my own money to spend on what ever the hell I want to.

I will readily admit I use my horns 99.99999% of the time in a non-"realistic emergency situation". But I also dont go to those joke *** car shows were talking about either. The way I look at it is blue wire loom and a teddy bear on the front seat dont make a POS a show car...and thats 90% of what you see at those shows.

 

. . like RamSS/T said, no one knows who you are talking to but in any sense, its real easy to talk about anyone on the internet when you have no idea about their life. So, lets just drop it there because I don't want to this thread shut down. Thank you.

I never said that I was going to be using this in an emergency situation. Everyone here knows what I'm going to be using these for, it's not that hard to figure out.

Anyways, I'm glad you won't lose any sleep. I would really hate for that to happen. However on my last note, I never asked for opinions on the horns but rather information to point me in the right direction to get some horns and to get them mounted.

Have a good day, sir.

 

1 right now. I want to wire it up so that my when my alarm goes off it makes the siren go off. Have any idea how to do that?

Thump, if I were you I would build your own setup. That is what I am going to do. Pretty much all the parts can get be purchased individually on ebay. If you buy a bigger setup you can branch out the applications. I went with a 5 gallon tank so I could use air tools. Hopefully that will be okay. Most of those setups come with 2.5 gallon tanks. You can also use it for helper-bags and for airing your tires back up after a day on the trails. There was a guy I knew that made a connector so he would hook up all four tires at the same time and air them up.

 

I don't have an aftermarket alarm, just remote start, but it is wired into my horn relay. Therefore if the box is turned on and you hit the panic button on the remote, it will give someone quite a scare. Do you have yours wired to work with the stock horn?

Haha...this Nate guy cracks me up. Like thumper said, of course we don't need huge horns, but it is fun to scare the heck out of people that are on their way to those super cool car shows Really though bro...this website revolves around people spending money on and working on their trucks and sharing their experiences with others. If he has the money to do it and wants to, then let him do it.

 

Yeah mine is wired up to the horn ring. That is what confuses me. My aftermarket alarm honks my horn and even if the switch is on it won't honk the siren.

 

My dad used to be a truck driver and he had some train horns mounted underneath his truck. These horns are BIG. VERY BIG! They also require compressed air and some type of lever to pump that compressed air through them. It is really not very practical to mount the kind of horn that I am thinking of on a passenger vehicle. Of course, if there is something smaller that I am not aware of... go for it.

I will say for certain that you could probably cause a wreck on the roads with those horns. My dad used them to get cars out of his way as he was driving down the highway or to scare the crap out of someone not paying attention on the road. Who expects a train to come up behind them on the interstate?

Google LESLIE train horns and you will see some of what I am talking about. Check Ebay or similar if you want to pick some up.

 

I have a Omega 3 stack horn like the one you like from horn blaster and I love it, I have it with the 5/16 or 3/8" line with a viair 380c 200PSI compressor n switch with stock none high flow valve. The tank and compressor are mounted on my pass. outter frame with my train horns mounted in front of the fuel tank and behide the header and Y pipe on driver side (under driver seat). Next step is louded high pressor valve :-D. you need it in south FL.

 

No doubt, I use to live down in Boca Raton.

 

im with thump i was looking at them last weekend on ebay
my problem is where could i put them to where they wont be affected off road.

and i also want a dixie horn....and cant have both

 

why not?

 

@ RamSS\T

What kit do you have? Does yours have a tank too? I just picked up a new '06 Scab XLT and was almost run off the road this morning on the way to work. Some lady in a Suburu started changing lanes right into me. I was laying on my horn the whole time, but ended up on the shoulder before she realized what was going on and got back in her lane. I think one of these horn setups would be good for waking up the oblivious out there.

THX

 

Are these train horn/air horn kits legal?

 

I didn't start anything you didn't...Opinions were asked, first about these horns in general, and I expressed. People taking exception with my opinion have every right to do so, but I laugh at the thought that I am causing the thread to be in danger of being closed. I'm talking reality here, and no Ram/SST, I wan't talking to you...but shows are a pleasure of mine, so there's no need to belittle that. I didn't ask for your opinion on them...What I'm talking about is the horns being used to mess with people being juvenile...AGAIN, this is my opinion, so do as you wish...The explicit point of that post, which was completely ignored, is that better brakes are a better solution for heavier tires/wheels than an obnoxious horn. This is reality folks! At least Thump finally admitted why he wants them, and I respect him for that...I'm not trying to get this thread closed, and I've done nothing that should get that reaction. I've been a moderator on another truck board for over 5 years, so I know what's up...This is just lively discussion, there is no need for hostility, and I think we've all been very civil. Obviously I've struck a nerve by pointing out my version of reality...So this is growing up?