Train Horns
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Train Horns
Hi, im looking at some trainhorns and have a couple questions about them.
How much do you actually use them?
Does it seem like you would have liked to put the money elsewhere?
Are they illegal to have on these sized trucks?
And whats the best reaction you have gotten from blasting them?
I cant quite justify spending a few hundred on something i'll only be able to use in my town once.
Thanks for help!
How much do you actually use them?
Does it seem like you would have liked to put the money elsewhere?
Are they illegal to have on these sized trucks?
And whats the best reaction you have gotten from blasting them?
I cant quite justify spending a few hundred on something i'll only be able to use in my town once.
Thanks for help!
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Hi -- I use mine every day..
It's one of the best "mods" I've done to my truck, to date. It's GREAT.
Illegal? I'm sure, but I haven't been bothered in 7+ months of ownership.
Best reaction?? A pedestrian walking down the road dropped the shopping bags he was holding, hit the ground, and looked up at the sky like there was an air raid about to strike. You had to be there...
Plus, I have mine hooked into my keyfob, so I can blast them up to 1500 feet away , which is even better.. I'm constantly standing 30' from my truck blasting people walking near me..
It's one of the best "mods" I've done to my truck, to date. It's GREAT.
Illegal? I'm sure, but I haven't been bothered in 7+ months of ownership.
Best reaction?? A pedestrian walking down the road dropped the shopping bags he was holding, hit the ground, and looked up at the sky like there was an air raid about to strike. You had to be there...
Plus, I have mine hooked into my keyfob, so I can blast them up to 1500 feet away , which is even better.. I'm constantly standing 30' from my truck blasting people walking near me..
Originally Posted by TP83
Hi, im looking at some trainhorns and have a couple questions about them.
How much do you actually use them?
Does it seem like you would have liked to put the money elsewhere?
Are they illegal to have on these sized trucks?
And whats the best reaction you have gotten from blasting them?
I cant quite justify spending a few hundred on something i'll only be able to use in my town once.
Thanks for help!
How much do you actually use them?
Does it seem like you would have liked to put the money elsewhere?
Are they illegal to have on these sized trucks?
And whats the best reaction you have gotten from blasting them?
I cant quite justify spending a few hundred on something i'll only be able to use in my town once.
Thanks for help!
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I can't fit in the parking garages any more 
Originally Posted by Cecil_Stringer
Yeah I love mine too.
Great mod.... use them nearly daily.
I like hitting them in the parking garage at work send all the car alarms into panic mode. :-)
Great mod.... use them nearly daily.
I like hitting them in the parking garage at work send all the car alarms into panic mode. :-)
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Originally Posted by JB666Rock
I can't fit in the parking garages any more
Me either, with the exception of the outter thru-path.... it's 8' 4"s high.
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could you give us more info on cost and brand and link if you have it
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Originally Posted by 94yj
what brand of horns are those and where did you get them at and how much they set you back cost wise if you dont mind me asking
It's a modified "Conductor's Special" ( http://www.hornblasters.com/products...?item=HB4H5G40 ).
I up-sized the compressor, tank and valve to make it a 200psi system.
I do not remember the cost, but the prices are listed oin their site.
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using the toolbox for the tank and compress seems the be a good idea, to bad i couldnt get my dirtbike in the truck if i put one in there.
cecil, how loud is that setup? im sure it echos out of the bed.
cecil, how loud is that setup? im sure it echos out of the bed.
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Originally Posted by TP83
using the toolbox for the tank and compress seems the be a good idea, to bad i couldnt get my dirtbike in the truck if i put one in there.
cecil, how loud is that setup? im sure it echos out of the bed.
cecil, how loud is that setup? im sure it echos out of the bed.
Especially under overpasses.
.... and if the back window is open..... it's overly obnoxious in the cab as well.
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I mounted a set of grover air horns on the passenger side frame rail with the tank and compressor. I would like to add another 2.5 gal tank and another horn on the driver side.
That will most likely require a second compressor. I would recommend getting a higher psi pressure switch. It will really wake up the horns.
That will most likely require a second compressor. I would recommend getting a higher psi pressure switch. It will really wake up the horns.