I need a LOUDER horn - Recommendations ?

newman fulltimer wrote:
Train horn

X-2 they are sold at most truck stops and come in two different styles electric and air.

I guess I must pay more attention to what's going on than a lot of folk. In my early working life, I was a test engineer for Norton motorcycles, riding 500 miles a day round the UK in daily 8-hour shifts. Going that fast on a bike 5 days a week, you have to be hyper-alert to avoid getting scraped off the pavement. BTW, back then there were no speed limits outside of residential 30 mph zones.

This horn is under $100 and puts out 145 DB. This company has one that is 170DB but it is more expensive. 145DB horn

Here is a list of sounds and the DB rating. DB scale

Could not fix, so I bought Fiamm #7555014 Dual AirTone horns. Work fine. Thanks for your suggestions

frankdamp wrote:
I can't remember that last time I used a horn, either in the RV or the car. You can find air horns that will take the paint off the vehicle in front of you, but why would you need to?

you are one Dang lucky fellow, you should go buy some lotto tickets

Why? Because they are driving unconcious. On the cel phone, reaching for food, talking with somebody behind them, texting, putting on makeup, daydreaming, under the influence, changing lanes WHITHOUT so much as checking the mirror and certainly not looking over the shoulder...I could go on endlessly. With a 100 mile per day commute with my motorcycle, I saw a lot of stupid stuff, and I did get to use my Stebel to wake up 3 drivers that were about to sideswipe me because they were too lazy to look..

By the way, we bikers call those in their 4-wheel devices 'cagers' because they are driving in their steel cages and believe they are fully protected not withstanding their lax attentions.

I can't remember that last time I used a horn, either in the RV or the car. You can find air horns that will take the paint off the vehicle in front of you, but why would you need to?

Gonzo42 wrote:
I have used Stebel Horns in both my motorcycle and auto. Sound is at 140 dB. Really gets people's attention. It has its own little air compressor and runs off 12VDC.
Stebel

Like Gonzo42, I got a Stebel horn to put on my motorcycle, but then decided that riding along on two wheels is no place to annoy a driver who could do me great harm. :( I think this is the unit I looked at, or is at least similar: Stebel Nautilus Twin Air Horn.

Skip

I bought and installed the stebel horns, on our 95 Safari
Very pleased

Noel wrote:
Our MH has roof horns that are old and weak. Also two "snail" horns under the hood. No electric compressors that I can find.

It is possible to dismount the air horns and clean insides. Don't want to do this right now. I would like to buy one LOUD, quality horn, remove one snail horn and replace it with this one.

I can probably find a fuse or relay for the roof horns and disable. So there should be plenty of 12V to run new one and existing snail horn.

I am an electrical/auto dunce.....am I on the right path?

I will spend up to $100 for a dandy new LOUD horn. If they come with a 12V electrical compressor, does this complicate things?

How about specific recommendations, please.

I bought a small set of dirt cheap air horns on Amazon, some years ago, bolted the parts to a piece of scrap metal and then bolted this package down under the hood on a frame bracket. Got the main 12v power at the jack reservoir nearby (any heavy source will do) and jumped the existing horn power to the supplied relay. Works great and petty loud at about 145db. So, now we have the OEM horns going off, the elect. trumpets on the roof and this small set of air horns with it's compact compressor..... AIR HORNS
They pretty much clear the road ahead, so now, I'm thinking of putting a set on each rear corner of the coach, as well and to alert those who can't see my signal lights from either lane, when I wish to change into theirs. Some just have no fear, I guess.