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[Miggy24]

Hi all my mate has just finshed rebuilding his mini and has a set of dixie horns for the shows and for fun.Anyways has anyone ever fitted them before as me and he dont really understand how to fit them as the fitting guide to them is not in english

[Richie London]

best ive seen was the intercity 125 train horn on a scania lorry, did it make you jump as it came in the yard, was a scouse firm back in the 80s  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Honestly thought they were straight forward to fit when I looked at them on fleabay. Never bought them though being honest.
Make sure you have a separate switch for them though mate as think you can get nicked if they are on the normal horn switch

[Richie London]

Honestly thought they were straight forward to fit when I looked at them on fleabay. Never bought them though being honest.
Make sure you have a separate switch for them though mate as think you can get nicked if they are on the normal horn switch

what would they actually charge you with.

[The Red Baron]

I had dixie horns on my MK 1 granada, should be just a case of 12v supply, horn i think did its sequence then stopped. i may be wrong as this was quite a long time ago. seem to think that any air horn above 2 tone is illegal these days?.

[Richie London]

I had dixie horns on my MK 1 granada, should be just a case of 12v supply, horn i think did its sequence then stopped. i may be wrong as this was quite a long time ago. seem to think that any air horn above 2 tone is illegal these days?.

i was thinking of having tonibel fitted as well  

[Darth Loo-knee]

I ain't exactly sure what you can get done for but was told not to wire them to your normal horn switch...
If I remember rightly, there is a small compressor powered from your battery, then a few tubes to the horns... It is two years since thingin about having them  

[The Red Baron]

Pretty sure that they are illegal LK. On the highway that is.

[r1]

they are easy the horns have a colour that coresponds to the top of the compressor.then you need a seprate switch through a relay as the draw a lot of current,the only proplem with this i found it reduces how loud they are[dont no why].ahorn 2 be legal has to omit a single tone.ps point them down so they dont ingress water

[Mr Skrunts]

Earth plus a live.  Make sure the live feed is fused and via a relay as the are heavy on the juice.

Must be fitted with a non locable type horn switch.

Normally 5 trumpets.  Cut air tube to length, and each horn is generally colour coded with a ring to the correct fitting on pump.

Fit the pump securly, if you drill any holes then put a dab of paint on the hole afterwards to stop rust.


Bugger off in to the middle of nowhere and enjoy as they are illegal.

Only law I am aware of these days may be they are allowed to be fitted on pre 1972 cars but are not allowed to used as main horn.

Hope it all helps.

[Jimbo B]

I think you'll find they are illegal these days had some on my MK 1600E back when God was a boy a tad passe I feel these days but what ever suits.  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Pretty sure that they are illegal LK. On the highway that is.

Can't remember the reason maybe your right. That would be the reason why you need them on a separate switch  

[Andy B]

IIRC they're illegal on cars firts used after around 1973 ie 'Historic' taxed cars. There used to be loads of cars on the road with Dixie years ago.

[Mr Skrunts]

I had La Cuka Racha air horns in my chevette.  I wired the centre pin of a two way swticth the the feed from the horn.  Position 1 was the normal horn and then I wired position 2 to a relay fused to the battery and then to the horns.

I also fitted the horns on a detachable bracket that had 2 bolts holding the lot in, then I could take them out at MOT time.

[stuart30]

best ive seen was the intercity 125 train horn on a scania lorry, did it make you jump as it came in the yard, was a scouse firm back in the 80s  

Mate had them fitted up until fairly recently when he got the tin tack....ridiculously loud but bugger they were fun.