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Old Apr 22, 2001 | 02:21 PM
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ok, I know some people installed these.
What exactly is dofferent, how much were they, and was the install difficult?

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Old Apr 22, 2001 | 03:20 PM
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I got the triple Hella airhorns.

They're louder, although a little bit more high-pitched than the stock.

I got it for $45 shipped.

And the install isn't too hard. You just have to get a little bit creative about how you put them in. I went to Home Depot and got some brackets, but they aren't stainless steel and are going to rust come winter. I have to redo them.

The wiring is easy, the figuring out how to fit the airhorns in is a little tough. The most painful part is bending over to put them in. I spent a good 8 hours bent over my car and my back killed me the next day.
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 03:24 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by clee130
[B]I got the triple Hella airhorns.

Where did you get them from?
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 03:33 PM
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http://www.rallylights.com/hella/horns.asp

And attached is a picture of the horns.

This is the top view.
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 03:43 PM
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Side view.
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 04:16 PM
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similiar pics

just scroll down to you see the horns

http://www.speakeasy.org/~celbrett/modpics/modpics.html
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 04:53 PM
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Originally posted by Riot^
ok, I know some people installed these.
What exactly is dofferent, how much were they, and was the install difficult?

Thanx
Here are some really good installation instructions from one of the members of this board
http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/megamax/horns.html
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 07:07 PM
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Just make sure to use the relay.

Originally posted by Ravq
Here are some really good installation instructions from one of the members of this board
http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/megamax/horns.html
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 08:24 PM
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Originally posted by clee130
Side view.
have you had any problems with the horns being so close to the engine block? my horns are in the far right hand corner near my hood spring things they aren't nearly as loud as they couild be.
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 08:37 PM
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No problems yet. And how'd you fit the horns back there?

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have you had any problems with the horns being so close to the engine block? my horns are in the far right hand corner near my hood spring things they aren't nearly as loud as they couild be.
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 08:54 PM
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No problems yet. And how'd you fit the horns back there?
built a little mounting bracket, it was close. i have a 3rd gen.



you can sorta see in the pic. where did you mount your compressor?
Old Apr 22, 2001 | 09:06 PM
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I mounted my compressor in between the where you pour in the window washer fluid and the anti-freeze tank.

I was really paranoid that it would get wet when it rained. But it rained last night and after I drove it and got home, it wasn't wet at all.

And just for future reference, you can't link pictures from Geocities.

Originally posted by ngthing
built a little mounting bracket, it was close. i have a 3rd gen.

you can sorta see in the pic. where did you mount your compressor?
Old Apr 23, 2001 | 04:35 AM
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How big is the compressor? How hard is it to wire into your electrical system?
Old Apr 23, 2001 | 06:27 AM
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You can get a rough estimate from my pics, but it's not that big.

But I've seen some other brands where it's pretty big. The Hella ones are not that big.

It's not that hard to wire if you've done other wiring before. The compressor wires to a ground and to the relay. The relay wires to a ground, the battery, the stock horn, and to the compressor.

Originally posted by Pervis Anathema
How big is the compressor? How hard is it to wire into your electrical system?
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