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Title: MG TF
Post by: Shackeng on 17 May 2011, 18:37:02
I would like to upgrade my daughter's TF to twin horns. Does anyone know if the Rover 200/400 horns are the same?
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Lazydocker on 17 May 2011, 22:02:19
TBH, horns are horns... You might have to "adjust" the wiring but they're pretty basic in design ;)
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Brikhead on 17 May 2011, 22:14:10
As said, horns is horns...
I used to go to the scrap yard and raid the biggest car I could find of it's horns, then spend a few minutes with the soldering iron and heat shrink to replace the stupid sounding and slightly effeminate 'beeeep' with a proper manly 'honk'!
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Shackeng on 17 May 2011, 22:30:13
Fair points, I was really thinking of adding a matching horn to the existing, but as said, a new pair would be as good. :y
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Nick W on 17 May 2011, 22:45:28
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Fair points, I was really thinking of adding a matching horn to the existing, but as said, a new pair would be as good. :y

Horns should be a matched pair; a high and low tone. ANY pair will do, just wire them in series once you've bolted them to the car.

Best ones are the big Lucas ones found on sixties and seventies cars, once you've cleaned the points they're bloody loud.
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Vamps on 17 May 2011, 23:14:45
Stick some Air Horns on, they do the trick.... :D :D :D
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Kevin Wood on 17 May 2011, 23:27:15
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Horns should be a matched pair; a high and low tone. ANY pair will do, just wire them in series once you've bolted them to the car.

They should be in parallel. :y

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Stick some Air Horns on, they do the trick...

Agreed. I've got a pair of really cheap, nasty Italian ones on the Westfield. They appear to convey the desired information pretty effectively. ;D
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: aaronjb on 17 May 2011, 23:30:41
Air horns are fun ;D but only if you can find the horn button!

I went to pound the horn on the way to work after some berk in a Mercedes shot across the roundabout I was already on only to find I was punching nothing but the airbag...

Didn't convey the same message to the other driver, I suspect ;D
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Vamps on 17 May 2011, 23:40:42
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Air horns are fun ;D but only if you can find the horn button!

I went to pound the horn on the way to work after some berk in a Mercedes shot across the roundabout I was already on only to find I was punching nothing but the airbag...

Didn't convey the same message to the other driver, I suspect ;D

Been there, done that..... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: feeutfo on 17 May 2011, 23:47:47
Needs a Mondeo steering wheel.  :y
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Shelby on 18 May 2011, 08:31:11
What you need is a train horn from one of the big locomotives in the US, that will get peoples attention.

Have seen some stuff on Youtube of a guy that fitted on to his pickup, quite funny  ;D I would find a link but my internet police at work won't let me on Youtube.
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Martin_1962 on 18 May 2011, 09:22:19
Why do small cars have such pathetic sounding horns?

I would have to never use them.

Rather run someone over than use a wimpy horn
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: aaronjb on 18 May 2011, 09:50:34
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Air horns are fun ;D but only if you can find the horn button!

I went to pound the horn on the way to work after some berk in a Mercedes shot across the roundabout I was already on only to find I was punching nothing but the airbag...

Didn't convey the same message to the other driver, I suspect ;D

Been there, done that..... ::) ::) ::)

I did it again this morning! Only two times I've had need of the horn since I had the car and both within a week..

Either everyone else's driving suddenly got a lot worse, or I'm having a bit of an anger problem this week  :-X
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 18 May 2011, 10:02:14
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What you need is a train horn from one of the big locomotives in the US, that will get peoples attention.

Have seen some stuff on Youtube of a guy that fitted on to his pickup, quite funny  ;D I would find a link but my internet police at work won't let me on Youtube.


There it is Shelb. :y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjR5K_Fb6r4
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Shackeng on 18 May 2011, 13:45:28
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Why do small cars have such pathetic sounding horns?

I would have to never use them.

Rather run someone over than use a wimpy horn


My TD was supplied new with only one horn! I had to get VX to add the second one under warranty. >:(
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Stallion on 18 May 2011, 15:54:03
thanks for the upload DD! i want one of those horns??  :y
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Brikhead on 23 May 2011, 22:40:52
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I would like to upgrade my daughter's TF to twin horns.

How about giving your Daughter my horns the horns from my Omega...
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1305062609
You can have both horns, the bracket and a section of loom for £12.50 delivered...
 :y
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Shackeng on 24 May 2011, 08:27:09
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I would like to upgrade my daughter's TF to twin horns.

How about giving your Daughter my horns the horns from my Omega...
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1305062609
You can have both horns, the bracket and a section of loom for £12.50 delivered...
 :y


Cheeky! Thanks Richard, that sounds like a good idea. Its on the back burner at present as I have just got a 3.2 Elite which I need to learn about. However, PM with your address and I'll take them for later.

Cheers

Chris
Title: Re: MG TF
Post by: Brikhead on 25 May 2011, 10:29:58
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PM with your address and I'll take them for later.

Perhaps you can p.m. me with your e-mail address, that way I can send an invoice via Pay-Pal, makes it easier to keep track of things at my end...
Cheers,
Rich.

Sorry about the 'cheek', I must have been in a funny frame of mind!
 ::) :y