im wanting to install a train horn kit in my truck but dont know which brand to buy....any recommendation??...what brands are you guys using??

 

I went with HornBlaster's "Conductor" Kit

Conductor's Special Model 540 Train Horn Kit

 

+1 on hornblasters, they're loud as hell.

 

If i had the money i would get a "real" train horn. I like the Nathan Airchime K5LA.

 

I've got 2 on mine. Just got the 3 trumpet ones from ebay for 50 each free shipping. They are as loud as my dads 300 dollar one.

 

thanks for the replies guys....so whats louder the horn blasters or the real train horns?

 

if you're able to move enough air and have a stable enough base, the real ones win.

My suggestions are a K5LAR24 or a P3R2

 

real train horn for sure but as started above, they take a ton of air, they cost a ton, big as hell too since most are 5 trumpet flat and it's a huge fine if you get caught with it

 

another for horn blasters ... just make sure you have room for everything lol those horns are big

 

man, i was gonna look into this

Triple Train Air Horn Kit + 110 PSI Air System 150dB+ - eBay (item 360319685244 end time Dec-15-10 04:19:26 PST)

for my caprice at one point, but then i realized it wouldnt be good to have a train horn in my possesion lol

 

If you want something that you won't out grow in a couple of weeks, go with a "real" train horn. A close second would be a set of shockers from Horn Blasters.

Most of the kits on E-bay are plastic and don't hold up for long. Same goes for the compressors.

I have a Leslie RS3L. It's big, as it takes up the whole area that my spare used to occupy. It loves air, as my 12 gallon tank goes from 147# to 80# in less than 10-15 seconds, but that's actually a really long blast. It's loud, from all the testing I've seen the Leslies generally are louder than the Nathans and the toy horns don't even rate mentioning.

I picked mine up on E-bay for $280 to my door and it's in excellent condition. I have another $300 in compressors and tank. Not overly cheap, but I figure if I had bought a "cheap" setup I would have upgraded shortly afterwards. So in the long run, I wasted less $$ and I love it. Plus I have 12 gallons of air and dual compressors so I can inflate tires, etc. all day long.

 

I got my horns out of an old champion motorhome. I went through 3 compressors before finally buying a Viair. Whatever you do don't skimp on the compressor. The Viair was a great investment. I use it for much more than air horns. The compressor is stout enough to run an impact wrench for a reasonable amount of time.

 

i got 2 of these DC7500 3/4HP Compressor BARE no circuit 230psi. refurbished for 150 each, a 5 gallon air tank for $20 off a semi and 2 of these TRIPLE TRUMPET TRAIN AIR Horn DEAFENING LOUD Horns WOW - eBay (item 390015355663 end time Nov-27-10 19:01:00 PST)
mounted behind the bumper. one facing each side. thats not the same horn, but close. the ones i got are bigger solenoids and are "152+ d.b. same price as those. i run 3/8 line to them and they work great. the compressors are overkill for a train horn setup, i run air tools and fill flat tires all the time so it works for me. and airing up my tires takes a ton of air.

 

oh, and ive been running them for a year and a half at 110psi, for a month at 180 and they are holding up fine