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Shackeng

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MG TF
« 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?
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #1 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 ;)
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #2 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'!
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #3 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
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #5 on: 17 May 2011, 23:14:45 »
Stick some Air Horns on, they do the trick.... :D :D :D
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #6 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
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« Reply #7 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
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #8 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..... ::) ::) ::)
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« Reply #9 on: 17 May 2011, 23:47:47 »
Needs a Mondeo steering wheel.  :y
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #10 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.
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« Reply #11 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
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« Reply #12 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
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #13 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
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Re: MG TF
« Reply #14 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. >:(
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