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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 11:12 PM
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Okay so I have been thinking about upgrading my horn cuz its really quiet and I have almost been hit a couple times because of it. Does anyone know which I could use?
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:27 AM
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Amazon.com: HELLA 007424804 Trumpet 12V High/Low Tone Horn Kit with Bracket: Automotive Amazon.com: HELLA 007424804 Trumpet 12V High/Low Tone Horn Kit with Bracket: Automotive

Those are great! And easy to install! Just pull of the bumper, unbolt the old horn and put on the new one and plug in the wires. Put the bumper back and you're good to go! And it comes with 2 and each has a different tone, so if your EF has 2 horns, you can replace both.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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I bet one of your two horns is dead. There is a low tone, and a high tone horn, one on each side of car under bumper. They both combine to make a fairly loud horn. If i were you I would check the wiring to both horns, if you have both working ive found the stock setup to be adequate.

Harbor freight has the ooooo-ahh-gaaa horns for $15
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:48 AM
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Not all EFs came with 2 horns though. Some only came with one, which is not very loud lol
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by F22Master
Not all EFs came with 2 horns though. Some only came with one, which is not very loud lol
In North America, they all came with two horns!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 10:29 AM
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Those horns from amazon look pretty good actually, especially the plug and play aspect, might need to make a bracket for them but no big deal

I also fret about the weak sounding honda horn, a few times honking at people I dont even think I got there attention

Anything better out there for the money thats LOUD??
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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Who needs a horn when you have a bat! i always hated the Honda horns(sounds wimpy) haha But that link looks good, I need to rewire my horn so I may look into those
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 02:09 PM
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In North America, they all came with two horns!
You are more than welcome to come and show me where the wires are for my second horn. I've torn the entire engine bay harness apart and I can assure you there are only wires for 1 horn.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 03:35 PM
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My 89 Crx Si only has 1.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Put a couple of caddy horns on it. Opposing drivers wont know whats going on.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by KevinEF7
Those horns from amazon look pretty good actually, especially the plug and play aspect, might need to make a bracket for them but no big deal

I also fret about the weak sounding honda horn, a few times honking at people I dont even think I got there attention

Anything better out there for the money thats LOUD??
Don't plug and play, run a relay with those horns. Especially if you're using both horns.

I have those horns and they are plenty loud without being obnoxiously loud.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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I used a horn from the junkyard.
As I recall, it was a horn off a Dodge Spirit.
Much better tone than the stock 'beep-beep'.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 03:48 PM
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A friend of mine put a "Train Horn" on his truck. Scares the S*** out of me every time he uses it.
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