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Post by ridecheap on Apr 25, 2013 21:23:01 GMT -5
I am thinking about putting a train horn, bull horn, truck horn, or air horn on my scooter.
I am leaning toward air horn because there are more options and it needs to be small.
I looked at Chinese horns on youtube and most are fails so I am not going to be picky on price.
Whats your thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 22:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 22:16:20 GMT -5
Ive been contemplating just attaching a train to my front end!  |
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 22:26:12 GMT -5
Most all of the loud auto or train type horns will require some electrical skills...as they need 30-35 amp relay wired in to them. Somebody will be along shortly to explain why...and explain how in detail. I can't remember how I did one..but I do know you buy the relay at wal mart and instructions were on the back.  |
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 23:00:24 GMT -5
Sucks being old... Ok now I remember why you need the relay. The thin wires to your standard horn cannot pass enough current to power those type of horns. So the relay uses those thin wires to turn it on..and heavier gauge wires from your battery to the relay..then your horn are able to carry the needed load without frying your wires. Regardless a loud horn is a huge safety item...as nobody pays attention to a scoot horn. They are used to that whimpy "meep meep" sound cause even kids ride on electric toy cars and trucks use that horn tone. Sadly I have even heard them on some of the smaller foreign cars..  |
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Post by alleyoop on Apr 25, 2013 23:08:15 GMT -5
This may help: Alleyoop  |
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 23:23:37 GMT -5
This may help: Alleyoop Again ya got my back. Thanks. I had a diagram but it had much of the rest of the harness wires in it....was even confusing for me.  You are like hank...loaded with resources...incredible..  |
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Post by triker on Apr 25, 2013 23:47:37 GMT -5
I got a badboy air horn on the mojo and a duel tone badboy air horn on the magnum. Man they are loud. I have them wired through a relay. The main power wire to the horn has a 30 amp fuse. installed.
Roy
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Post by spandi on Apr 26, 2013 0:22:56 GMT -5
How's this for subtlety?
P.S. Seems to come from more than one manufacturer. (I got the Made-In-Italy Stebel brand.)
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Post by jeepsteve92xj on Apr 26, 2013 7:49:07 GMT -5
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Post by ramblinman on Apr 26, 2013 7:59:48 GMT -5
i hate those train horns but it would be awesome to have one on a scoot. LOL |
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Post by skuttadawg on Apr 26, 2013 14:52:06 GMT -5
I looked at Harbor Freight but their air horns were 20 amps or more . My Echarm can make my ears ring as it is so darn loud
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Post by trailheadmike on Apr 26, 2013 15:34:11 GMT -5
I bought the very same horn in the link that jeepsteve92xj posted. The only mods you need to do are to run two wires directly off the battery, attach spade and ring connectors, and figure out where to secure the relay. But as I always say in the world of scooter mechanics, if I can do it, you can do it.
It's really loud horn -- I love it.
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Post by jeepsteve92xj on Apr 26, 2013 17:12:47 GMT -5
The included directions or some warning on the box said to be sure the compressor was mounted as vertical as possible, so I made a bracket which worked out nice since I needed a good ground and a place to mount the relay.
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Post by mclovin on Apr 26, 2013 17:17:12 GMT -5
I looked at Harbor Freight but their air horns were 20 amps or more . My Echarm can make my ears ring as it is so darn loud From all I've heard about your Echarm over the last few months it sounds like a cape is standard equipment. |
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