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Subject:Re: HORNS!!
From:Stephen Arbaugh
Date:Thu, 16 Mar 2000 19:21:23 -0800

I installed the Fiamm horns some few years ago. The horns are fine, sound
great, but the compressor died very shortly after installation. $20 later,
a wrecked Porsche 911 gave it's set of horns to me (many of them have the
air horns). Now I have an extra set of horns as well as a great sealed
compressor. I mounted them just inside the passenger side headlight, short
hose run to the horns which point out the grille just inside the lights.
This does several things: keeps the horns well out of the way of road
debris, and, as they are pointed right out the grille, it puts them at
about ear level of most of the schmucks who deserve an ear-full.

steve
'85 westy
kent, wa

At 07:48 AM 03/15/2000 -0500, Karl F. Bloss wrote:
>On that subject, where can I get a decent compressor for an air horn?  I've
>gone through two of the NAPA cheapie compressors even though I've lubed them
>according to instructions.  I tried rebuilding it, but there was too much
>plastic inside.
>
>Are the JC Whitney variety any good?
>
>BTW, this is a secondary setup...I still have the original horn too.  :-)
>
>-Karl
>
>Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
>'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 194K miles
>http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
>PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/

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