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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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Can you swap a non-Nissan horn in?

It's not the volume, it's the tone I hate. I was hoping that maybe that swapping the horns with ones from a 2nd gen Acura Legend was possible.

I don't want Hella horns, just wondering if this is possible. Thanks!

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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Should be. Miata guys use anything from old Buick horns to truck-style air horns on the car.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I'm sure you can swap in the +2k Nissan horns. IMO, I'd do BMW horns which sounds more startling. I am still looking for a pair from my local junkers.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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Yeah, the horn on a Volvo I had dominated all. The horns will pretty much be plug and play though? I am looking for a swap, no custom work.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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u can just get any aftermarket hons, i believ the hella ones are real loud, u can go as loud as u want depending on quality and how much u wanna spend.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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I got stock 350z horns for 10 bucks They sound much better than stock.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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I'm using horns that used to reside next to a Gen II L67.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Why go with other car's horns? I thought the reason why people would change there horns would be to make them louder which the Hella Horns do. Does the Hella Horn sound Ricey??
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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Actually the Hella horns sound very good. I'm going for a different horn entirely because of the sound. If you've heard how a BMW horn sounds like, you'll know why.

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Why go with other car's horns? I thought the reason why people would change there horns would be to make them louder which the Hella Horns do. Does the Hella Horn sound Ricey??
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Why go with other car's horns?
Because they were free .
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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get a pair of train horns....
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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I want the Titan horn, loud as hell and more dominant than stock
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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The horn on my freakin' '89 Yamaha has more ***** than the stock horn on my Max!

It's gotta go!!
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by speed racer
Why go with other car's horns? I thought the reason why people would change there horns would be to make them louder which the Hella Horns do. Does the Hella Horn sound Ricey??
As stated in my FIRST post, I don't want volume I want to change the tone.

Not worth spending much money to me, it would just make my car that much more enjoyable to me if the horn didn't sound like a scooter.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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get a pair of train horns....

im assuming you have seen the video of the people driving around scaring the crap outta ppl with those horns. Imagine having a set like that hooked up to your car alarm, would be very interesting.
Old Dec 31, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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Horns Horns and More Horns. I see its a preference to some and $$$ allways puts an emphasis on what you get. So lets get some horn sounds of these different parts. That way people could understand, (like Me), the difference between tone and just being WHOO WHOO.
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