11 replies to this topic

[katana]

Will car pass MOT with air horns instead of normal electric one ?
We were discussing the other night & no one came up with a definite answer

[Beej123]

I don't know whether they 'should' but I know A LOT do. I also know that you can't have 2 tones or a musical tone (sounding seperately, you can have 2 go off at the same time)

[lrostoke]

Mine as the twin pipe horns (one noise) passes every year, had them on my Landrover that also passed every year

[Beej123]

On the same note, minispares sell the air horn kit for road use

[Bungle]

what age is the mini ?

[katana]

what age is the mini ?

'88
They were fitted when I got it & it is now ready for test after a full rebuild, didn't know whether to fit a horn just for test then go back to air horns

[PhilipGCaldwell]

mine is 1989, got air horns in the boot and it passes the MOT

[L400RAS]

Single sound horns should pass. "musical" horns will not.

[katana]

Thanks - looks like they are staying

[hepple]

One of these should do the trick

http://www.airhorns....=401&deptid=282

[L400RAS]

One of these should do the trick

http://www.airhorns....=401&deptid=282

105 decibels for £270; thats f-ing expensive.

Get a stebel nautilus - £30 for 115 dB !!

[bourney]

provided its a single tone horn and not insanely loud then it should pass, a really anal tester (*waits for gay jokes*) might advise it for being a bit loud.
Musical horns won't fail an MOT provided that they are on their own switch (not the factory fitted horn switch) and that there is a single tone horn on the factory fitted switch.