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[minili]

OK here is the klaxon horn - the photos just about show how it is fitted, the bracket is a door hinge bracket which was lying around in Pete's garage and it's just screwed to the cylinder head bolt and the horn

We used a 5-pin relay to allow the horn to be on the normal button, with an extra switch on the dash to determine which horn goes off.







The cable tie is attached to the oil dipstick to make it easier to get out! The good thing about the way the horn is mounted is that it's easy to remove should I need to, to get to something underneath. Hence keeping it so simple, and the wires connecting it are long too so it will just about sit on the floor if I need to take it out

I recorded it too (upsetting a neighbour who came out to see what the racket was) but I can't seem to upload WAV files anywhere

[panelbeaterpeter]

It's bloody massive!

[minili]

It's loud too

[Ethel]

That's enormous

I bet Minty's popular with the ladies when he gives 'em the benefit of his new appendage

[minili]

[minili]

SOUND!!! (only a quick one because I annoyed the neighbours lol)

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[billyboy83]

Hi

Just been reading though your post, cool car by the way and top work. THat horn sounds the nuts Gotta get me self one of them once i have sorted other bits out on mine.

Billy

[jim295]

arg just seen what you've been doing on yours and realised how little i've done on mine... ooh and by the way did u go to RR to get yours tuned after ST 1???

also, stop doing things....

your making me look bad....

[minili]

Lol! I haven't done that much You've just done exceptionally little

No I haven't had it RR'd but Josh wants his done and if you do too we could all book somewhere and get it done together.

Mine seems to run fine but is using alot of fuel, probably partly due to doing short journeys but I suspect fuelling needs a tweak, no idea what the emissions are like atm.

Are you going to the meet in 2 weeks? It might move to Aylesbury because of lack of interest from Oxfordians. If you'd go to Aylesbury but not Oxford then put your name down for AY only because it's looking more likely. Since mentioning possibility of it moving the other day, a load more people signed up So sign up!!

[jim295]

im saving for a massive splurge on the mini so i have my reasons for inactivity

and im a bit of a night owl atm so im rarely on tmf before 12... so sorry for late replies etc...

[Pie]

WE WANT PICS

[minili]

I haven't even revealed what I've bought yet

When I fit said purchases I'll put pics up (prob next weekend as it's too ruddy dark after work and the garage isn't lit)

[Pie]

use candles/torches, its fine lol

[Jack Jones]

i have just jumped from page 7 to 20 but am wondering if you have got the stage 1 kit fitted yet and what difference you think it makes, and if minty still has dodgey idle at roundabouts it sounds like you need the air fuel mixture playing with

[minili]

Hi Jack (welcome to TMF, see you only joined a few days ago)

You only needed to go a couple of pages back from the end to see the stage 1, lol

I fitted it with alot of help from a couple of friends in mid-September, it has made alot of difference! The car feels much nippier and responsive (and louder, rar!), it has also eliminated the idle problem, presumably it's running a little richer now, I don't know! Could also be due to new gaskets sealing better, almost every join was leaking before

I haven't had the mixture fiddled with since I had the kit fitted and I must admit I'm not in too much of a hurry since it seems to be running well, the only problem I've found is that it seems to be using alot of fuel which suggests perhaps it's running too rich... although it might just be because it tends to be used on short journeys I do intend to have the fuelling checked at some point, honest hehe

Why do you ask, are you considering doing the same to your mini? Stick it all in a project thread if so