Darksider horns

f1fordguy · 2006-03-27 00:17:34

Needs more COWBELL! Guess there are no SNL fans... :D

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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:18 AM

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AXracer

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Needs more COWBELL!

Guess there are no SNL fans...

Mar 28, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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airraid

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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1

DAMN! That is SERIOUS!

LOL, and these cab-over ones are my "small" horns :-)

Another collector made a recording of me driving by him blowing my larger horns at the Altoona horn and whistle event last year. This is what it sounds like from the side of the road:

http://www.shiphorns.com/posts/adamstruck.mp3

The echos were great, as this was late at night with nobody but us horn collectors around. Those with really good hearing might pick up the guy at the end saying "well, that's got a bigger bite than a train horn". The horns in this clip are the white ones you see on the front page of my website (http://www.shiphorns.com)

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Mar 28, 2006 | 02:51 PM

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53fatfndr

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Originally Posted by f1fordguy

Care to offer up a suggestion for 12V horns on my heavily modded 48? Anyone try new after market like Hella, PIAA, Bosch. Saw some great looking stainless marine horns but concerned about the sound.

I know the original will work but that's NOT an option.

Tim

Here is a link I found on airraid's website. Lots of horns and sound bites. I think you will find what you are looking for here.

http://www.florawrecker.com/cgi-bin/...ory_Code=HORNS

Mar 28, 2006 | 03:09 PM

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airraid

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The "Omega AH-300" truck train horns on eBay are the Wolo Cannonball Express at a cheaper price. They're all coming from the exact same factory in China. You get what you pay for, they are not nearly as well made as the Grover Products 3-chime horn, and both the horn throats and the diaphragms are a little smaller (so not as loud or low as the Grovers):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9702199630

The Grover horn that the Chinese copied is top on this page:

http://www.groverairhorns.com/train/train.html

Of course, the real locomotive horns on this last webpage are all louder and richer sounding than either of the chrome horns. The Wolo and Grover horns sound a little tinny and squeaky when compared side by side with a Nathan K3.

Mar 28, 2006 | 04:48 PM

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theGman

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God is it a PIA to try to open these sites on my computer without the Ford Trucks window plastered on it. Why must it be there?

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Mar 28, 2006 | 04:54 PM

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Col Flashman

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It's more than likely the Difference in the Browser you're using, as my Netscape opens up w/o any FTE stuff anywhere in site.

Mar 28, 2006 | 04:55 PM

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airraid

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Indeed, a lot of sites that use frames will not load properly within the Ford Truck frameset. Usually, if you click the "Remove Frame" link near the logo, you'll be OK. But yes, very annoying.

Last edited by airraid; Mar 28, 2006 at 04:55 PM. Reason: spelling error