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• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 21:03:39 -0700
  > Hella Dual-Tone Air Horn Kit, sold at VolksCafe... > > Someone once said that porsche horns are really cool... > > So how dothese two compare??? > Porsche...
• Re: Dual horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:09:18 -0400
  As I see it, you want power (fused) to go to relay terminal #86 with terminal #85 to ground through the horn button (horn...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 04:56:08 -0400
  Thanks John, but I can't take credit for the idea, I saw the seven horn upgrade on a yellow westy TD named "Sunny...
• Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:23:41 -0400
  Hi all Last year I replaced my horn by a new horn ( not a VW horn by the way). It was working fine last...
• Re: Dual horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:36:11 -0400
  The horns don't actually know about polarity. Just "call" the left terminals on each horn ground and you'll be fine. Mike Jeffrey...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 07:49:16 -0700
  >Hey, folks, if you ground the horn to the body you will have a continuous >symphony in the horn section. Don't forget that...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:52:21 -0500
  My van has six stock horns supplementing the original stock horn. I stole the idea from Haywood-Sullivan's "Sunny": http://www.haywood-sullivan...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:58:53 -0700
  ...The stock wiring path for the horn is very long and relies on the steering wheel horn contact ring to carry the horn current...
• Re: Dual horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19:48 -0700
  ...Only thing I'm not sure about are which terminals on the horns are grounds. They are Hella SuperTone horns and the terminals are...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Richard Adams
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 13:56:30 -0700
  On Aug 20 Mark Drillock wrote about upgrading the Vanagon horn. He mentioned a Hella horn (for Mercedes Benz models) that is far more...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:32:00 -0500
  That is the nice thing about my seven horn setup. It sopunds exactly like the stock horn (because it is seven stock horns) it...
• Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:35:25 -0700
  The stock Vanagon horn is not that great but can be improved. Simply adding a relay down by the horn can make a big...
• Re: Horn death by meddling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:33:12 -0700
  the horn button energizes the horn by supplying ground to one side of the horn. If you use the same wire to supply ground...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:03:32 -0800
  I want a super loud horn that sounds like a semi or a train. Has anyone found a good one that's reasonably priced...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:21:57 -0500
  I got one of these Hella double horns and have had good results: <<http://www.rallylights.com/hella/supertone_horn.asp>> With careful fitting...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:36:26 -0700
  Thanks for the tips, Mark. �I have ordered one of those Hella horns from the eBay vendor. Do you have a part # or source...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:57:28 -0500
  Personally I like the stock horn sounds but do agree sometimes it's not loud enough. To combat this I've installed a PA...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:34:54 -0400
  At 06:22 PM 8/21/2013, Jim Felder wrote: >So, big 12v wire straight to the horn, big ground wire interrupted through >the...
• Dual horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:32:08 -0700
  Anyone have a diagram for wiring dual horns with two terminals each horn? I did what I thought was correct but clearly I am...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:13:35 -0500
  ...Jay Brown (thevwbusguy) then > wrote mentioning his horn relay - > https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/horn-relay > > I�ve installed them both, and they...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:09:28 -0500
  ...Dead simple. > > That is right, the stock horn can be made much better with a $4 relay. > The stock wiring path for the horn...
• Re: Horn question
  Historical mailing list - Oregon Transplant
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:27:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Can you still get longhorns in Texas? BTW - I also had air horns under the front of the car wired into the regular horn...
• Re: Wimpy, wimpy horns
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 01:06:34 -0400
  I agree on the wimpy horns.You could use a set of air horns.Im not sure if the vw horn relay would handle...
• Re: Horn Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:32:26 -0400
  Might want to get ear plugs if you are going anywhere near the horn.I would have someone press the horn while you test...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 19:54:56 -0800
  ...aren't all horn's air horns?.. anyone put horns on all four corners of their van? each with its own pitch? From: Rajesh...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:00:04 -0400
  Thanks for the kind words Mark! I do offer a horn relay kit for stock horns as well as an option for dual horns...
• horns that don't sound so lame
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:50:49 -0600
  I just installed some Audi 5000 horns on my 85' Westy. They are twin tone and required a little rewiring at the horn area...
• Horn
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:20:09 -0000
  My horn stopped working one cold morning, then revived for a few seconds and has now stopped entirely. I tested the two horn wires...
• Re: Horn Problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 06:27:00 EST
  Josh; Our 85 had a lot of intermittent horn problems. I suspected a poor contact unable to pass the current. Clean as I might...
• Re: louder horn for bus
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:07:10 -0800
  i put my 6volt horn on * new * and i drive like a bug now On 10 Dec 2002, developtrust wrote: > Just get an air...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 24 May 2002 09:17:00 EDT
  Hey, folks, if you ground the horn to the body you will have a continuous symphony in the horn section. Don't forget that...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:09:08 -0400
  First I'm assuming, so please check, that your horn takes 12 Volts from the fuse box, and then when you press the button...
• Re: louder horn for bus
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 07:12:19 -0500
  ...louder horn for bus >My 93 VW Fox has a 2 horn system which is quite authoratative for such a >small vehicle. My bus...
• Horn death by meddling
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:37:11 -0700
  ...Replaced wires from ring directly to horn, eliminating today's relay work. Horn acts the same, just the slight tone on releasing horn ring...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:27:59 -0700
  ...Dead simple. >> >> That is right, the stock horn can be made much better with a $4 relay. >> The stock wiring path for the horn...
• Wimpy, wimpy horns
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  13 Sep 96 22:30:14 EDT
  The sound of a single Vanagon horn is just too darn wimpy. It sounds just like the horn on my 66 Bug. The dual...
• Re: louder horn for bus
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:52:22 -0800
  Just get an air horn from FLAPS and you will sound like an 18 wheeler. William > My 93 VW Fox has a 2 horn...
• horn whacky again
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:18:26 -0400
  When I purchased my 83 air-cooled Westy, the horn would only work when turning the steering wheel to certain positions. I replaced the...
• Re: Wimpy, wimpy horns
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:26:43 -0400
  ...It sounds just like the horn on my 66 Bug. The dual horns on my Audi sound alot better. Has anyone added a second...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:14:49 -0600
  ...They had a switch on the dash so you could choose between "city horn" and "country horn." Not a bad feature. Jim On Nov...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 06:13:47 -0500
  <<I think I have the same problem with my horn, it's very faint. How do I check the horn at the horn?>> Lorraine...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:09:57 -0500
  Hi occasionally my horn does the same thing, and because another key on the ring is pointed up and makes contact with the horn...
• Re: louder horn for bus
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 22:56:22 -0800
  ...louder horn for bus Try this! http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/vanagon2_detail.html http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/horns_detail.html...
• louder horn for bus
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:11:23 EST
  My 93 VW Fox has a 2 horn system which is quite authoratative for such a small vehicle. My bus on the other hand...
• horn install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:46:51 -0800
  yesterday I installed an additional horn in my '82 westy. The original horn produced a meep-meep type of tone that sounded like Noddy...
• Re: Horn death by meddling
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:58:47 -0600
  ...Replaced >>> wires from ring directly to horn, eliminating today's relay work. >>> Horn >>> acts the same, just the slight tone on releasing horn ring...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 03:47:12 EDT
  ...I thought it strange that my bikes had horns which were louder than my Van's, so I installed a pair of Fiamm dual...
• Re: Horn death by meddling
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:05:30 -0600
  What result do you get with the 12V Wire connected to where it was originally on the Horn & then with a piece of #14...
• Re: Horn Problem
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:12:35 -0700
  Along the same lines, but with less threat of lynching, I know some of you have put more horns on your vans (VW horns...
• Re: Wanted: Suggestions for Replacement Horn
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:31:58 CDT
  On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 Carter said: >I'm a guy who likes an attention getting horn. I VERY seldom use one but >when...
• Re: Horn upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 May 2011 19:15:29 -0700
  totally typical for a VW Bus or vanagon horn .. yes.. relay, that's what you want for sure .. so the only current flowing in...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:18:32 -0700
  Hi Dan, Many motorcycle riders use the Stiebel Nautilus, a small compact air horn. It is quite loud. https://www.amazon.com/Stebel-11690019...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:47:29 -0400
  I went for six additional VW horns over and above the stock horn. I got the idea from Sunny: http://www.haywood-sullivan.com...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:02:23 -0800
  ...Rogue Horn Yup, you are grounding out in the steering column. When you press the horn, you are supplying ground to the horn (juice...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:46:22 -0700
  Eric, the stock horn works by grounding a wire through the steering wheel horn switch. You can add a second horn switch anywhere you...
• Horns and Steering Columns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:06:05 -0500
  Hooray!! My horn now works - after months of being without. Just couldn't seem to find time to devote to the repair, then one...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:16:48 +0100
  Yes, Euro had dual horn optionally, but the wiring had bigger wire gauge, and a relay. Single horn was using smaller wires and no...
• Re: Horn don't toot
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:26:54 -0500
  At 05:14 PM 1/14/2002, Donald Welch wrote: >Tested the horn and it works. Traced the hot wire back to a relay...
• Re: Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:29:24 -0600
  I Have Jay Browns Horn Relay & After Market Dual Horn Set & I don't recall that I needed any special reconfig' of JBs Harness...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:55:36 -0700
  thank you Neil, I plan to replace the horn because it's week.. I want something louder... the OEM still working but not loud...