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#1 t@z

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 09:41 AM

i got some air horns a few weeks ago and i will be fitting them this week however wheres best to put the critters, i have 5 horns i think and all i can think off is boot but will that be to loud inside the car?

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 10:12 AM

u could mount them on the rear subby?

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 10:37 AM

I've got 'Dixies' in my boot, and yes they are deafening! Sometimes when my lady is bangin on, they're handy though!! My mate mounted his on the rear subby like Wobbit says, with the compresser in the boot. They are much better there for you and the outside volume!!

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 11:02 AM

seems like we have a plan then...thanks :w00t:

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 11:12 AM

Drown out the missus?? Lol.

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 11:32 AM

Another favourite is to mount on the inner wing (engine bay side) above the clutch, but on the later models does mean moving the washer bottle and the air intake...

Also be advised you still need you "meep meep" horn... :w00t:

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 01:43 PM

yeah. you have to have a proper single tone horn to stay road legal.

i mounted my air horn on the fresh air scoop thingy but you got 5 horns so i have no idea,

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 02:00 PM

i know i was reading my searched pages and they were all about having 2 horns......me greedy :w00t:

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 05:41 PM

if ya have a centre exhust best place has got to be rear subframe,but if you aint its a little tricky mounting them on the drivers side of the rear subframe as you have got the battery box in the way.....

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Posted 04 July 2006 - 09:54 PM

you could make a bracket to mount on the rocker cover then mount them to that that is how nev-payne did his he has got some pics in a thread somewhere will try to find a pic for you

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 08:07 AM

ooo thats good, i got a servo though so its a bit more difficult than the normal it takes up so much space, any chance you can link the thread.

i did mount them on the rear sub frame but i've not got enough hose so i think i will look at something like this.

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 10:27 AM

here

oops no pics of it on there

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 01:53 PM

you can fit 4 behind the front number plate

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 02:42 PM

how about jacking the car up, taking the wheel off, and fitting them all inside the wing? out of sight! bolt through the inner wing , will be as loud as u want it, but dont forget to angle them so they dont get C**p down the horn.
just an idear?!?!

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 11:41 AM

Ive seen a cool air horn on ebay tho cant find a big enough compressor that will a fit in my mini and b not cost the sky!

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...1QQcmdZViewItem




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