Horn

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phillvr6 · #1 Post by **phillvr6** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:43 am

The horn on my Falco is knackered, I've heard it can be replaced with one off a VW Beetle. Any other suggestions of horns that will fit?

Thanks,

Phill

sabestian · #2 Post by **sabestian** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:04 am

I've replaced mine with a huge nautilus style one. It sounds like a small lorry now

Nooj · #3 Post by **Nooj** » Wed May 28, 2008 3:00 pm

I tried a nuatilus style one, but it blew a fuse. Turns out it needs a relay as well.

Fausto · #4 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 28, 2008 3:05 pm

I'd have thought any 12 v horn would do.

phillvr6 · #5 Post by **phillvr6** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:58 pm

Fausto wrote:I'd have thought any 12 v horn would do.

Do they not all have different fixing points though?

Fausto · #6 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:51 pm

phillvr6 wrote:
Fausto wrote:I'd have thought any 12 v horn would do.
Do they not all have different fixing points though?

Ah Ha !! The flaw in my plan

To be honest I have no idea where my horn is anyway. Certainly no idea how the fixings look but surely most of them will be a horn bolted to a metal plate with a hole or 2 at the other end. As it's all out of sight you'll be able to get it to fit without too much trouble..... I imagine

Fausto · #7 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:54 pm

Here it is......

So any 12v horn with a single bolt fixing

minime · #8 Post by **minime** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:34 pm

My horn is still in mint condition...

can't recall ever using it with the racing cans you can't even hear it...

phillvr6 · #9 Post by **phillvr6** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:45 pm

Fausto wrote:Here it is......

So any 12v horn with a single bolt fixing

Thats great, thanks a lot.

phillvr6 · #10 Post by **phillvr6** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:17 pm

Do you reckon one of these would work with the existing cabling etc?

http://londonbikers.com/news/6012/acume ... cycle-horn

Fausto · #11 Post by **Fausto** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:10 pm

That looks just the ticket - specially the chrome one with a ready rusted bracket

Seriously though - I bet it will just be 2 spade connectors to wire it in and if they are different size connectors to those on your loom it should be very straightforward to replace them with appropriate sized ones.

.........and you get a handy tin to keep the old one in !

HowardQ · #12 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:26 pm

If you want a quick buy, Halfords sell one at £9.99, not tried it myself.

back_marker · #13 Post by **back_marker** » Fri May 30, 2008 12:49 pm

Does anybody reckon you could fit a set of these behind the dash?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUSICAL-AIR-HORNS ... dZViewItem

Firestarter · #14 Post by **Firestarter** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:46 pm

back_marker, the question is not could you fit them, but why on earth would you want to? I thought these went out in the 80's...

Syltiz · #15 Post by **Syltiz** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:58 pm

and not MOT legal. But that's never stopped us before