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THE HORN ON our VIBE's? I know it's a toyota powertrain and everything but come on that horn wouldn't scare a chipmunk. I defently need to "upgrade" that!The other thing I am unsure of but I think I have figured out is why does our cars have TWO trip odom. readouts? One for the trip to and one for the trip home? If someone has any other insites please enlighten me.One last thing, the angle of the headlights are a bit too low. Where is the adjustment on the back of the lense to fix that problem? Is it covered up by something else or readly avaiable?I think thats it for now. LOL
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god i hate my horn too...try going lke 80mph+ and see if you can hear the damn thing...i barely could 2 trips so incase your calculating a tank and multiple tanks or trips. good idea imo. yea my headlights are angled low too, theres adjuster thingy's righ behind them except on the driver side you have to remove the battery i think
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i use the two trip odometers to track MPG and one to track how long in between oil changes
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Many cars have two trip odometers these days... Like what was mentioned above, I used one of them for oil changes and used the other for fill-ups... Pretty handy. There's also the option of resetting one at the beginning of your trip and still using the second for fuel, so that way you can keep tabs on total distance driven for the trip...northvibe, you have to disconnect the battery to adjust the headlights? That's kinda (removed) if that is the case... The procedure for headlight aim generally requires one to have them both on while you make the adjustments....
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No, I love my horn...
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It's been along time since I've seen a current model vehicle without two trips (unless it was ultra-low-end.)As many others do, one for tank mileage, one for oil changes. On long trips also, one for tank mileage, one for total trip miles.
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I hated the horn right on the test drive. Within two days I went to a junk yard a got a big Chevrolet dual note horn and mounted them behind the lower grill. I was glad I had them, too in a road rage incident just last week. I had to lay on that horn for a Nissan Moreno till they got scared and outran my little 1.8 liter.
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I also use one trip odometer for gas mileage and one for oil changes.
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Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »No, I love my horn...how much do those run, and how good do they sound??
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Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Many cars have two trip odometers these days... Like what was mentioned above, I used one of them for oil changes and used the other for fill-ups... Pretty handy. There's also the option of resetting one at the beginning of your trip and still using the second for fuel, so that way you can keep tabs on total distance driven for the trip...northvibe, you have to disconnect the battery to adjust the headlights? That's kinda (removed) if that is the case... The procedure for headlight aim generally requires one to have them both on while you make the adjustments.... i didnt think i could reach the adjuster thing unless i took my battery out...sounds lame to me unless i just use a long magic tool......EDIT: yea i just searched and you have to use the 10mm nut thingy tool...god im tired.. but yea theres no room on the driver side..maybe this weekend ill try, its hard driving so much at night with no light :S
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NIce V that should be your new sig being all evil and such
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The first time I heard the horn I was like (removed)...I have a WIMPY horn! I hope I never have to use it again...to spare myself any future embarrassments!
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Oh yeah! Changed mine out 2 days after I got it!
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Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »how much do those run, and how good do they sound??They're 58.39 from Summit. Part number 003399801 (Formerly 85115). I still need to install mine...
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Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »how much do those run, and how good do they sound??Hella Twin Supertone Horn Kit:$56.74 -Amazon.com$64.95 -AutoBarn.com (I got mine here, overpaid)WARNING! Do NOT stand in front of your car when the horn is beeped, it might cause a ringing in your ears.They sound AWESOME, you can't NOT notice these horns. Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt »NIce V that should be your new sig being all evil and such It was my sig for a while, and I'm not evil, no, morally corrupt sounds better.
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how hard were they to install? Did you have to make a bracket for them to sit side by side under your grill?I like the idea of using the second trip meter for the oil change info. Thanks everyone.
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i have a horn replacement write up on my car domain page!
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Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »how hard were they to install? Did you have to make a bracket for them to sit side by side under your grill?I like the idea of using the second trip meter for the oil change info. Thanks everyone. They come with the brackets. All you have to do is drill one hole and wire them up. One horn uses the stock hole, the other your new one.
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Quote, originally posted by 2002sportside »They come with the brackets. All you have to do is drill one hole and wire them up. One horn uses the stock hole, the other your new one.yeah, you have to take out the grilles, and while they're out, you can paint them
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paint the grilles while they're out... got it i'ma get this from hornblasters sometime in the future: http://www.hornblasters.com/pr...H3G28
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Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »paint the grilles while they're out... got it i'ma get this from hornblasters sometime in the future: http://www.hornblasters.com/pr...H3G28 That horn looks insane I plan to paint my horn grilles before I actually install them. I'm not fond of the 'Hella red' color they come in. But I would like to install them soon...
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