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[1984mini25]

As the minis off the road at the mo and not a lot is being done body/welding wise as the weathers been C**p (insides done just got the front wing left to fit/line up and weld on), I have instead been tidying up all the wiring behind the dash and adding a few extra electrical goodies, one of which is a pair of air horns. As the standard horn just isn’t loud enough for me especially as some drivers out there think that because it’s a mini they can push you around a bit more on the road.

Only I’m a bit stuck as were to mount them with out it making the engine bay look cluttered, and wondered if any one who has fitted a pair of air horns (not the musical ones) would be kind enough to post up a pick or two.

And one other thing I was wondering about is does the compressor have to be mounted vertically, or doesn’t it really matter?

As if it doesn’t I might be able to hide them behind the front valance and front subfame.

Cheers,

[miniman86]

if you click on the link in my signature that takes you to my mini project, the go to page 11 and look at the pic of the engine bay, if you look at the top left hand corner of the picture you can see my air horns mounted there, also ive put the compressor behind the dash. so its vertical enough!!

[Bungle]

you can fit 3 horns behind the number plate

[Feeble]

The standard Mini horn is rubbish. An air horn just sounds like a joke. If you want something that people will take notice of, nip down your local scrap yard and pinch one off of a big car!

[*DJH*]

The standard Mini horn is rubbish. An air horn just sounds like a joke. If you want something that people will take notice of, nip down your local scrap yard and pinch one off of a big car!

Ex-Police Siren?

Edited by DJH MINI MOTORSPORT, 25 November 2006 - 06:49 PM.

[Feeble]

Just a BMW horn will do.

[Pooky]

100% BMW Free!

[*DJH*]

100% BMW Free!

Hey Hey >Honk, Honk<

[Feeble]

Not my car!

[Pooky]

I think I've actually got a Fiat horn in mine, although it might be from a metro... got it from the scrappy cannay remember!

[Big_Adam]

An air horn just sounds like a joke.

Whaaa! Air horns are great. I got single tone pair of horns. Nice and loud, saved me a few times too.

[Feeble]

Mine sounded like a joke then...

[mini93]

what about just getting a rally standard clakson horn...about the same size as a normal horn just a bit bigger tho, no compresson needed aswell demon tweeks should do them

[minivanman]

I've got a pair of chrome air horns on the bulkhead, next to the wiper motor. They certainly don't sound like a joke!

[1984mini25]

what about just getting a rally standard clakson horn...about the same size as a normal horn just a bit bigger tho, no compresson needed aswell demon tweeks should do them

I was thinking of those at first as I knew some one with one that sounded pretty beefy, just which he didn’t try it out when he was behind be queuing up to get in to one off the shows, scared the out of me at first. Troubles I can’t remember if it was a hi tone or a low tone one or were he got it from for that matter.

But will stick with the twin air horns,
Might try and see if I can get them to fit behind the front valance if the compressor doesn’t have to go a certain way up, so then when I open the bonnet there not on show and a hidden, should also protect them a bit as well.