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I want to install a new horn on my Vibe. I'm tired of that geeky little Japanese sounding horn. I want something that sounds big and American and says, get the *@/# out of my way! Or, how dare you cut me off you *@/# jerk! Any recommendations?

Hella Twin Supertone Horn Frequency: 300Hz Low-Tone / 500Hz High ToneSound Level: 118dB To put this in perspective...Weakest sound heard 0dBWhisper Quiet Library 30dBNormal conversation (3-5') 60-70dBTelephone dial tone 80dBCity Traffic (inside car) 85dBTrain whistle at 500', Truck Traffic 90dBSubway train at 200' 95dBLevel at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss 90 - 95dBPower mower at 3' 107dBSnowmobile, Motorcycle 100dBPower saw at 3' 110dBSandblasting, Loud Rock Concert 115dBPain begins 125dBPneumatic riveter at 4' 125dBEven short term exposure can cause permanent damage - Loudest recommended exposure WITH hearing protection 140dBJet engine at 100', Gun Blast 140dBDeath of hearing tissue 180dBLoudest sound possible 194dB

You can spend a little money and get Hellas or Stebels or you can choose the cheap and easy route: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=27484See my post on page 2. The FIAMM Freeway Blaster, it's much louder the factory horn, it's cheap and it's really easy to install. I'm still laughing at your thread title!

hella's for sure. I think the german ones are louder?

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »hella's for sure. I think the german ones are louder?yes they are, so if anyone gets the hellas, make sure you are getting the German ones, the other ones aren't as good.

I got GM pick-up truck horns on mine.

Those are nice horns... wouldn't mine getting Hella's on my Vibe too! Who's buyin?Title of the post was cracking me up!

At 139db, the Stebel is just rude......don't honk it inside your garage without ear protection.http://www.twistedthrottle.com.../2137

Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »Title of the post was cracking me up! Got you to read it, Didn't I?

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »yes they are, so if anyone gets the hellas, make sure you are getting the German ones, the other ones aren't as good.German ones? Please enlighten.

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »German ones? Please enlighten.Hellas use to be made in Germany, however, they are now made in India, and are not 118Db like they use to be. But you can still find the German ones if you know where to look... I know where to look.Hellas will run you around $60ish.

And what will it take to get you to share this information?

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »And what will it take to get you to share this information?The last two times I bought my hellas from this site, they've been from Germany. http://www.autobarn.net/twinsuphorki.html

That was easy. I thought you were going to make me say something nice about you in front of the whole forum.

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Wow, that looks like something I'd expect to see on a locomotive.

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »Wow, that looks like something I'd expect to see on a locomotive. Yeah, it gets attention.... 3 different horns, means 3 different tones to REALLY cut through road noise and REALLY let them soccer moms know they just cut you off...

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »That was easy. I thought you were going to make me say something nice about you in front of the whole forum. CRAP! I knew I forgot to type something... stupid.

Hellas are the bomb! scares the crap out of people...

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Weakest sound heard 0dBWhisper Quiet Library 30dBNormal conversation (3-5') 60-70dBTelephone dial tone 80dBCity Traffic (inside car) 85dBTrain whistle at 500', Truck Traffic 90dBSubway train at 200' 95dBLevel at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss 90 - 95dBPower mower at 3' 107dBSnowmobile, Motorcycle 100dBPower saw at 3' 110dBSandblasting, Loud Rock Concert 115dBPain begins 125dBPneumatic riveter at 4' 125dBEven short term exposure can cause permanent damage - Loudest recommended exposure WITH hearing protection 140dBJet engine at 100', Gun Blast 140dBDeath of hearing tissue 180dBLoudest sound possible 194dBSo, the horn is 50% louder than a dial tone?

Quote, originally posted by Burns1210 »So, the horn is 50% louder than a dial tone? That's right, and just 7Db away from hurting...

http://www.hornblasters.com/End of story. I've heard their horns. They sound exactly like a modern locomotive horn. Can you imagine that sound coming from a Vibe?

Quote, originally posted by Burns1210 »So, the horn is 50% louder than a dial tone? The dB scale is logarithmic, so it may only be 50% in terms of raw dB, but overall sound pressure is many times greater.I think for every 6 dB of increase, you roughly double the volume.

Quote, originally posted by skylinedrifter »http://www.hornblasters.com/End of story. I've heard their horns. They sound exactly like a modern locomotive horn. Can you imagine that sound coming from a Vibe? :DThis is my favorite youtube train horn video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tot05qRtvsw