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Old 01-20-2009, 07:08 PM
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could i add a louder horn to my stock alarm? my alarm isnt very loud if it is going off, so i was wondering if i could just change out the horn or beeper or something? has anybody done something like that before?
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Man that would be nice to see!
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TRAIN HORN! I promise you it sends them running (NEEDING NEW PANTIES).

I have that on my truck! The thiefs stole my system 12 hours after I installed it. They will not get the next one. I also have a set of them hooked up to my shops security system. You can hear almost 2 miles away.

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Yes, you can install a louder horn - it's just the same horn that you blow from the steering wheel so just about any aftermarket horn you can fit in the car will work. I wouldn't recommend using those air horns that have no air tank because the spool-up lag of the compressor will make them ineffective for the timed honking of the alarm system. The train horns require a fairly large air tank that would be difficult to mount on an f-body.
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definitely no train horns for me. thats not my thing. lol.

where would i even look for a louder than stock horn thats not a train horn?
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maybe try summiit?
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I installed a pair of Fiamm Freeway Blaster horns that produce over 130dB.
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no luck from summit. what other GM vehicles have a louder horn (if any) that i could wire in?
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60s and 70s Cadillacs had extremely load horns.
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I hate the feeble horns on F-Bodies. They sound like they belong on a Smart Car. I'd love to replace mine.
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Where is the horn located anyway?
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Originally Posted by M-ManLA
Where is the horn located anyway?
Behind the right T/S-DRL housing (there are two horns - high and low tone).
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I am now extremely tempted to get a train horn. But there seems to be something illegal about it.
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what would it take to put the horn from my IROC on there?




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