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myredracer
Explorer II
Jun 16, 2016

Horn suggestions?

Our F250 is all black, it's a super cab with long box and canopy and is 4WD. Has plenty of testosterone and looks bigger and more bad *ss compared to many other trucks. However it has a wimpy girly-sounding horn like you'd have in a Honda Civic and is almost embarrassing to use.

Have been thinking about an upgrade to something louder. It would be nice to have something that couldn't be missed when I need to use it, especially when towing our TT. Don't want to spend a lot or something super loud like a train sounding air horn. Is there a typical sort of horn to upgrade to in a truck?
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2016
    x2 for a train horn. not exactly DOT approved for highway use. check out the train horn prank videos on youtube... they're very funny
  • hawkeye-08's avatar
    hawkeye-08
    Explorer III
    Jun 16, 2016
    I've been looking the train horns on Amazon (just shopping, they have lots of stuff) that have a compressor and tank since I have wanted to have onboard air when traveling to add air to low tires, blow up water toys, etc.

    You can get pretty elaborate.. watch out as some of them require dry clean spaces for install and under a tow vehicle probably would not meet the requirements unless you put them in an enclosure.
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2016
    Find a good junk yard ... oops ... I mean ... a good automobile salvage yard and just pull a set of horns off an older Ford, old enough when they still made horns sound like they had some muscle!
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Jun 16, 2016
    I have on board air for the PacBrake, bought a very nice Kline Air Horn. Works very well.
  • Jay_Pat's avatar
    Jay_Pat
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2016
    Check out this link Loud Horns.
    I don't think you will find louder horns.
    Click on "Gallery" and then click on "videos".
    My wife is too jumpy. I can't have them.....
    Pat

    And, you will have an onboard air compressor.
  • Golfcart's avatar
    Golfcart
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2016
    I bought a cheap air horn kit at oreilly and it worked surprisingly well.

    I wired it in with my regular horn for the extra noise and it works like a charm. Even when i lock my truck with the keyfob lol

    One of these days i want to hit up a junk yard and find an old 18wheeler air horn system and hook it up!
  • Hank85713's avatar
    Hank85713
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2016
    Those air horns really are not all that manly. had them on my Honda goldwing and they were ok, just not what ya think. The fiamms at the same place can be loud but they are of the european sound, I do have them on my ranger and they work. Also put them on another motorcycle. They would be better than the air horns. best bet would be to try and find some off older vehicles in wrecking yards, back from the day when we were not so PC and had to have less offensive horns.

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