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Stupid horn 850

posted by  lbgunnels on  Thu Apr 24 17:31 CST 2003
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After a 5-hour drive a couple of days ago, my formerly intimidating horn was reduced to a pansy-ass bleep. Nobody even blinks when I honk now. Anybody seen this before? A brief glimpse at the horns and their respective connections revealed nothing, but I haven't investigated further yet. Any thoughts are appreciated.








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Stupid horn 850

posted by  someone claiming to be 850 owner on  Thu Apr 24 18:07 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Car horns consist of two separate tones, which together produce a musical "tritone", which is a very ugly sound and is suitable for a car horn, because it gets your attention. If one of the horns is out, you'll only hear one note of the tritone, making a horn sound pretty weak. In short, one of your horns is out, so there is no musical harmony that produces that classic car horn sound.








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Stupid horn 850

posted by  someone claiming to be YuriOne on  Thu Apr 24 17:56 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Just change it w/ aftermarket horn - I did on my '95.








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Stupid horn 850

posted by  lbgunnels on  Fri Apr 25 07:25 CST 2003
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Do you know a good source where I can pick up a set (i.e., on the internet)?

How much will it cost for the parts? (I assume I can do the install myself.)







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