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13th January 2019, 20:00 | #21 | |
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13th January 2019, 20:15 | #22 | |
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True it reads 60 but 60B! Funny, a Chinese typo? But if you look at the videos on the net, exactly similar horns (same make - Snail I assume -, shape, size & connectors but colours) are given for 120db and some samples sound rather loud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kioeh1yNJpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTCA7yC0cyg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xSWGeXX2ig But I'll know soon: I've ordered a pair. For so cheap it's worth a try, nothing great to lose... on a spare battery first indeed...
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13th January 2019, 21:38 | #23 |
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True,but I was thinking of our 75/ZT motors.
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13th January 2019, 22:09 | #24 | |
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£3 each------Costs that much for a cup of coffee nowadays. Somebody, I guess, had to make them, transport them and hopefully make a profit.-- It beggars belief. Keep us posted on this one. It's not often one gets a bargain, not even in the so-called sales that are everywhere at the moment.--- |
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13th January 2019, 22:57 | #25 | |
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15th January 2019, 09:12 | #27 |
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Years ago, most cars had twin horns - usually the big, old Lucas windtones with the big metal domes which give a lovely sound together. They were tuned to specific notes IIRC.
I thought standard MGR horns were loud enough already, especially when standing in front of them. Doing a bit of digging on the OEM horns, the twin Hella horns 007-424 are 110dB but seems when they went to the single horn they also changed this to a Fiamm horn which is marginally quieter, and low note only. https://www.hella.com/truck/assets/m...A_HORNS_GB.pdf When I retrofitted twin horns to my '05 plate I used the twin Hellas as standard. |
15th January 2019, 14:31 | #28 | |
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Put a pair of these on my Zed years back , they lasted about 18 months before they failed due to water getting in.
Got 3 x standards horns on there now ;-) C. Quote:
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18th January 2019, 17:59 | #29 |
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My Snail twin horns arrived yesterday obviously by not so snail a courier.
Tested on a spare battery: 90db, my phone put 2 metres far from each horn. Bonnet open I then tested the genuine ones in a similar manner: 80db. So little price & little gain indeed, even it isn't either 120db as featured or 60db like some had understood in the first place. Bang in the middle. I'm not in a hurry to swap. At the moment I'm refurbishing my 'new' 2002 burr walnut & sandstone beige steering wheel that arrived yesterday.
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9th February 2019, 21:46 | #30 |
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Snail horns fitted today.
Nice gain of 10dB: from 80 to 90dB. Not a revolution but a slight improvement all the same. And maybe another benefit: when pushing on the buttons too long (several seconds) the fuse used to blow. No longer now. Hence my little money wasn't wasted. Icing on the cake: as the new horns are red & black, a lttle colour under the skirt is nice, even nobody can notice it... but only my good self who know it!
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