Now the other drivers will notice me!

XS11E wrote:

> It's a great find! You wouldn't want to use it on a car, though,
> because as you pointed out it'll probably get you arrested and like
> most sirens, it takes a second or two to get going which is a BAD thing
> in a traffic emergency. There's times when you need an instant HONK!
>
> At least my Miata's horn is instant although it'd a very polite beep,
> not a HONK.

I have a larger electric horn than stock. It sounds like an older car
instead of the "beep-beep". I had the "Wicked Loud" horns on my last
Miata, and this is like having one of those horns instead of two.

My horn was $3.00 and new in the package at Goodwill, compared to the
Wicked Louds at over $50.00 plus shipping, so I went with that.

It hooked to the existing wire, bolted to the existing mounting hole,
and has been working great for 4 1/2 years so far. The installation time
was less than 10 minutes.

I have either 3 or 4 OEM Miata horns here, nobody ever seems to be
looking for them.
You could hook up another OEM horn and double your beep output, or even
better, hook them all up. :-)

Pat

IXS11E:
> At least my Miata's horn is instant although it'd a very polite beep,
> not a HONK.

It would be rude to have any other kind, wouldn't it?

Rude driving -- the use of air horns and and other particularly loud
and/or rude sounding horn--is a sign of aggressiveness, and I'm
reliably informed that aggressive driving and its cousin, road rage,
are not signs of good mental health.

Davoud

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On Aug 5, 5:22*pm, Davoud > wrote:
> IXS11E:
>
> > At least my Miata's horn is instant although it'd a very polite beep,
> > not a HONK.
>
> It would be rude to have any other kind, wouldn't it?
>
> Rude driving -- the use of air horns and and other particularly loud
> and/or rude sounding horn--is a sign of aggressiveness, and I'm
> reliably informed that aggressive driving and its cousin, road rage,
> are not signs of good mental health.
>
> Davoud
>
> --
> usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

I wouldn't associate just a louder horn with aggressive driving. A
horn's typical function is as a warning, either as a light tap (wake
someone up), or a blast (you can have my lane when I'm not in it).
Any horn just loud enough to meet those requirements would be fine
with me, and a 'beep beep' horn is a little lacking. I haven't tried
the horn on my 09 Miata yet, so I can't comment on it. I hope it's
not too wimpy.

I changed the horn on my motorcycle. I rarely use it, preferring to
move out of the way before signaling that they are about to run me
over, but when I do find occasion to use it, it sounds more assertive
than your typical Japanese motorcycle beep.

Maybe aggressive driving would be better associated with the amount of
usage the horn gets. I might use mine once a year, but I've noticed
people who use theirs almost daily.

nm

IXS11E:
> >
> > > At least my Miata's horn is instant although it'd a very polite beep,
> > > not a HONK.

Davoud:
> > It would be rude to have any other kind, wouldn't it?
> >
> > Rude driving -- the use of air horns and and other particularly loud
> > and/or rude sounding horn--is a sign of aggressiveness, and I'm
> > reliably informed that aggressive driving and its cousin, road rage,
> > are not signs of good mental health.

NetMax:
> I wouldn't associate just a louder horn with aggressive driving. A
> horn's typical function is as a warning, either as a light tap (wake
> someone up), or a blast (you can have my lane when I'm not in it).
> Any horn just loud enough to meet those requirements would be fine
> with me, and a 'beep beep' horn is a little lacking. I haven't tried
> the horn on my 09 Miata yet, so I can't comment on it. I hope it's
> not too wimpy.

A "louder horn" is one thing. An air horn, a siren, wolf whistle, or
such like is another. Any of those might get my attention for an
instant of time, but if it's not a true emergency siren, it won't hold
my interest for more than an instant. Anyone who thinks that her/his
impatience and utterly mistaken sense of self-importance obligates me
in any way is bound to be disappointed and further frustrated.

> I changed the horn on my motorcycle. I rarely use it, preferring to
> move out of the way before signaling that they are about to run me
> over, but when I do find occasion to use it, it sounds more assertive
> than your typical Japanese motorcycle beep.

A motorcycle is a different matter. Automobile drivers in general do
not understand motorcycles, and if I were driving a motorcycle I would
certainly want a horn that would catch people's attention. Your life
trumps a polite horn every time.

> Maybe aggressive driving would be better associated with the amount of
> usage the horn gets. I might use mine once a year, but I've noticed
> people who use theirs almost daily.

Agreed. I shall never forget a Bangkok taxi driver I rode with on a few
occasions who was so accustomed to blowing his horn in traffic that he
hit it every few seconds without regard to the lack of proximity of
other vehicles. He once explained to me that every traffic jam had a
physical beginning. Say it was a two-lane street. He believed that
somewhere up ahead there were two cars driving side by side at a very
slow speed, slow to pull away at green lights, etc. There were no other
cars in front of those two. If his horn-blowing would only be passed on
by every car in front of him in both lanes, those two might be spurred
to get moving and there would be no more traffic jam. I could not but
marvel at his insight.

Davoud

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Good points!

cd
99BBB

"NetMax" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 5, 5:22 pm, Davoud > wrote:
> IXS11E:
>
> > At least my Miata's horn is instant although it'd a very polite beep,
> > not a HONK.
>
> It would be rude to have any other kind, wouldn't it?
>
> Rude driving -- the use of air horns and and other particularly loud
> and/or rude sounding horn--is a sign of aggressiveness, and I'm
> reliably informed that aggressive driving and its cousin, road rage,
> are not signs of good mental health.
>
> Davoud
>
> --
> usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

I wouldn't associate just a louder horn with aggressive driving. A
horn's typical function is as a warning, either as a light tap (wake
someone up), or a blast (you can have my lane when I'm not in it).
Any horn just loud enough to meet those requirements would be fine
with me, and a 'beep beep' horn is a little lacking. I haven't tried
the horn on my 09 Miata yet, so I can't comment on it. I hope it's
not too wimpy.

I changed the horn on my motorcycle. I rarely use it, preferring to
move out of the way before signaling that they are about to run me
over, but when I do find occasion to use it, it sounds more assertive
than your typical Japanese motorcycle beep.

Maybe aggressive driving would be better associated with the amount of
usage the horn gets. I might use mine once a year, but I've noticed
people who use theirs almost daily.

nm

NetMax wrote:

> I wouldn't associate just a louder horn with aggressive driving. A
> horn's typical function is as a warning, either as a light tap (wake
> someone up), or a blast (you can have my lane when I'm not in it).
> Any horn just loud enough to meet those requirements would be fine
> with me, and a 'beep beep' horn is a little lacking. I haven't tried
> the horn on my 09 Miata yet, so I can't comment on it. I hope it's
> not too wimpy.
>
> I changed the horn on my motorcycle. I rarely use it, preferring to
> move out of the way before signaling that they are about to run me
> over, but when I do find occasion to use it, it sounds more assertive
> than your typical Japanese motorcycle beep.
>
> Maybe aggressive driving would be better associated with the amount of
> usage the horn gets. I might use mine once a year, but I've noticed
> people who use theirs almost daily.
>
> nm

The main places that I use mine is in parking lots to warn people that
they are about to back into me, and a light tap to get them going when
the light turns green.

Almost any horn will work for the latter, usually, but I like a louder
than stock horn when a vehicle is backing my way.

I have had the stock meep-meep horn go unheard when I first bought a
Miata, and had to use the shout method at them.
The Wicked Loud horns, however, as well as the louder than stock Fiamm
electric horn I have now have both gotten their attention every time.

Pat

I'm still trying to find an electric fog horn that used a cable and lever to
get the authentic fog horn sound.
A family friend had one on his Higgens inboard many years ago. (1960's)

"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Don Bruder wrote:
>
>> Probably varies by jurisdiction. Years ago, my father got an "illegal
>> siren" ticket for a vacuum-operated "wolf whistle" horn in Michigan. A
>> cop in another jurisdiction told me I'd likely get nailed if I put a
>> compressor/tank in the trunk and a locomotive air-chime under the hood of
>> my 626. Bummer...
>
> Someone always wants to stop the fun. :-)
>
>> Woulda got the attention of the half-blind seeming dipsticks I was
>> needing to drive amongst, methinks. I mean, c'mon... Yeah, the car is
>> grey, but it's not PAVEMENT grey, and you're NOT welcome to attempt to
>> violate the laws of physics by occupying the space I'm in!
>
> The Miata I just tore down was a Silverstone, and the PO said that it must
> have been invisible.
>
>> Is the one you got a wailer, or a high-low?
>
> It stays at one sound level once it winds up, so I guess it is a wailer.
>
> Is this something that could be controlled at the switch with some type of
> variable power output?
>
> Pat
>

Chuck wrote:
> I'm still trying to find an electric fog horn that used a cable and lever to
> get the authentic fog horn sound.
> A family friend had one on his Higgens inboard many years ago. (1960's)


That sounds cool, I wonder how much one of the vintage fog horns will
cost. Good thing to know if I ever run across one.

These old sirens do OK. A non-working one with very little chrome left
on it got $60.00 recently, so I have some decent hopes for mine.

It goes up this morning when I get back home. :-)

Pat

On 2009-08-06, pws > wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
>> I'm still trying to find an electric fog horn that used a cable and lever to
>> get the authentic fog horn sound.
>> A family friend had one on his Higgens inboard many years ago. (1960's)
>
>
> That sounds cool, I wonder how much one of the vintage fog horns will
> cost. Good thing to know if I ever run across one.

The only one I've ever run aross is at a lighthouse on the
north shore of Lake Superior. It's housed in its own
out-building and IIRC has a dedicated boiler. It was defintely
not something that could be attached to a Miata...

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pws > wrote:

> I have either 3 or 4 OEM Miata horns here, nobody ever seems to be
> looking for them.
> You could hook up another OEM horn and double your beep output, or
> even better, hook them all up. :-)

I have louder horns, what I don't have is a round tuit and they can't
be installed until I get a round tuit... :-(




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