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Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 3:21 pm
by hgallegos915
hmm are all mx3 horn that high? it sounds like a little gay boy screaming..no offense to anyone. Just wondering if my horn is bad..sounds like hmm like not deep but high toned horn. I hate it..is it easy top replace?

<small>[ August 13, 2004, 08:44 PM: Message edited by: JDM ]</small>

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 3:43 pm
by fry_81
lol no it sounds like its running right, i laughed the first time i heard mine. its not difficult to replace, its just a little box in the engine compartment, auto stores should have a variety of different horns, heck you could even get a road runner horn, MEEP! MEEP!lol

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 3:43 pm
by seneca
Please change the heading of this post.

Also, yes. I do beileve you can buy replacement horns.

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 6:31 pm
by killerpickle
whats wrong with the heading of this post?

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 6:43 pm
by fry_81
personally i find the heading funny, all my cars have very "gay" sounding horns. but i guess i can see how someone could find it offensive.

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 7:00 pm
by Sam Baker
you should use the word "homosexual" :D

but yea that horn sounds goofy haha.. i have one of those programmable ones with any note you want, just havnt installed it yet

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 7:30 pm
by seneca
Ha...sry I knew I'd get some flak for that request. We may have Gay member on this site that could potentially be offended. You wouldn't see any terms refering to black, jewish, italian, mexican or any other race or "type" of ppl on here. A title shouldn't put something down in comparison to a homosexual person, in that case you would be putting them down as well. And no, I'm not Gay myself althought I do have a queer as sin friend that recently came out. It's weird yes...but to see someone get beat down just b/c they like someone of the same sex is utterly disgusting.

Sorry to sound like I've just lectured you, but it's something that ppl. should learn. Just F**kin' respect other ppl's intentions.

Now, plz change the title.

Tyson

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 9:46 pm
by Taras
Points well taken. Title changed, be careful with potentially sensitive words next time people.

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 13th, 2004, 11:48 pm
by atlantamx3
Originally posted by seneca:
I do have a queer as sin friend
After all that lecturing-- you do the same thing... :shrug:

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 14th, 2004, 1:23 am
by perhapsadingo8yerbaby
The horn on my RS wasn't getting noticed when distracted cell phone drivers drifted into my lane on the freeway. After a couple of recent near hits, I installed one of those Italian Fiamm brand dual air horns producing around 120 db sound level. You see em all over ebay at a cost approx. $20-30 USD. Been installed a few months and it is LOUD enough to give any unsuspecting pedestrian in the vicinity a heart attack with one of these. Great for the freeway or getting thru to "bass thumpers" though. Generally seems a decent quality unit for the $$ although the mini compressor housing looks prone to rust over time. Too soon to tell yet.

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Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 14th, 2004, 4:56 pm
by hgallegos915
Im so sorry, didnt mean to offend anyone :( Thanx for the advice. I didnt realize my horn was at normal pitch, I tought it was because it had been wet at one point in life. I will get one from autozone or ebay and BEEEEEP at them crazy drivers that are not me :p I wish there was a rear horn for people who tailgate lol.

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 14th, 2004, 11:15 pm
by Gro Harlem
our horns sound weak from the factory.....easy to replace though.

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Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 15th, 2004, 12:58 pm
by Vanished
pennies, rocks and and a hidden liscence plate outta do the trick for tailgaters...

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 16th, 2004, 10:27 am
by Summerxxxstar
u can buy my horn,,its the same im sure,,sounds like a cat being strangled by a lil girl...kinda,,and mine is jewish/Polish/catholic/spanish/part Boxer/ u can always install an airhorn like on a truck,,my dad keeps one on his eclipse gs.,. cause HE cant hear his is even girlier,,but hey im a girl,,but the airhorn almost makes people crash he mounted it under his steering wheel and i sit close, and my knee was constantly honking at people scaring them, so ya keep the girlly one

Re: Why does my car have a Goofy Sounding Horn?

Posted: August 16th, 2004, 11:50 am
by Franko
Just so you know, Gay also means happy. So it is a happy sounding horn. ;)


Gay: adj; Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.