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Better horn?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:15 am
by vit
What are my options for a better horn in '10 GT? The factory horn sounds so inadequate.Something that does not require wiring and addition of relays. Not looking to scare pedestrians or compete with truckers.TIAVit

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:03 am
by Old Tele man
...if you've got a BIG sense-of-humor, go to a junk yard and pickup one of the Plymouth Roadrunner horns that went "meep-meep" instead of "beep-beep"!

Re: (Old Tele man)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:40 am
by danimal86
or an air horn from a battleshiphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kN-h-Fs9a0

Re: Better horn? (vit)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:11 am
by lowincash
I bought one from autozone I think. Did not have to cut wires or add anything else, just have to mount it since it's quite a bit bigger.The car now sounds more manly lol When I first got the vibe, I was driving to work and somebody cut me off and when I honked at the other car I couldn't help but laughed out loud at the "meep meep" lol The stock horn is more like "Hi, excuse me, you just cut me off, can you not do that again?" now the horn sounds more like "You $%@%#@ better not cut me off again!"

Re: Better horn? (lowincash)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:22 am
by vibenvy
I personally love the sheer ridiculousness of the factory Vibe horn. It sounds so funny. It always makes me (and I'm sure others around me) laugh when I honk it . The most effective way of using it is laying on it for a good 5 seconds or so... very obnoxious !

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:57 am
by dayday
My motorcycle's horn puts the Vibe's horn to shame. Pathetic!!!!But to somewhat answer your question, I think there is a post somewhere about the Camery horn or something else being a direct replacement.

Re: Better horn? (vit)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:53 pm
by ehoff121

Re: Better horn? (ehoff121)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:02 pm
by vibenvy
Quote, originally posted by dayday »But to somewhat answer your question, I think there is a post somewhere about the Camery horn or something else being a direct replacement.Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 »http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... ortunately that will not work on the 09-10 Vibes.

Re: Better horn? (J_TO_ENVY)

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:24 pm
by DressedInBlack
MODEL 225-2T second product on the page.

Re: Better horn? (lowincash)

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:18 am
by tpollauf
Quote, originally posted by lowincash » The stock horn is more like "Hi, excuse me, you just cut me off, can you not do that again?" now the horn sounds more like "You $%@%#@ better not cut me off again!" (removed) ... I'm still laughing at this comment I'm actually ashamed to honk the Vibe horn and rarely do. Once when I honked if for the first time, I asked those around me "what was that noise?" Duh ... it's YOUR horn buddy I will eventually get a different one for my Vibe. Likely to come off an older Chevy or Ford where it will sound "manly" and more important AMERICAN

Re: Better horn? (vit)

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:43 am
by vibe2.1
My vote is for a set of JDM Toyota Premium Horns. Search eBay. The listings on eBay are a little pricey, especially with shipping. But these have wiring connectors / harnesses that connect to the existing horn wiring and there is no need for any new relays or wiring.My father-in-law, who lives in Japan, bought me a set at a local dealer and sent them to me. I think they sound great. One horn bolts right in at the location of the existing horn and there is already a tapped hole to the passenger side of the hood latch for the other horn.If you're interested, I can get you the part number, but I don't think you can buy them from US Toyota dealers. JDM only.

Re: Better horn? (vit)

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:27 pm
by Blanco_Diablo
Hella Supertone... dooooooo it!

Re: Better horn? (Blanco_Diablo)

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:08 pm
by ponta2147
Quote, originally posted by Blanco_Diablo »Hella Supertone... dooooooo it!I like the Hellas now that I actually installed them (and didn't post pics yet... don't hit me...) but they did require wiring and a relay, which the OP asked not to include. Still though, if *I* could do it, it can't be that bad!

Re: Better horn? (vibe2.1)

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:32 pm
by KITT222
Quote, originally posted by vibe2.1 »My vote is for a set of JDM Toyota Premium Horns. Search eBay. The listings on eBay are a little pricey, especially with shipping. But these have wiring connectors / harnesses that connect to the existing horn wiring and there is no need for any new relays or wiring.My father-in-law, who lives in Japan, bought me a set at a local dealer and sent them to me. I think they sound great. One horn bolts right in at the location of the existing horn and there is already a tapped hole to the passenger side of the hood latch for the other horn.If you're interested, I can get you the part number, but I don't think you can buy them from US Toyota dealers. JDM only.Ebay to the rescue!http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

Re: Better horn? (KITT222)

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:43 am
by tpollauf
Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »Ebay to the rescue!Thanks for the link Nick. $110.00 just to let people know to get out of my way is a bit pricey, but the fact that they'll be pretty much a direct bolt on is nice Those e-bay translated instructions are very clear & concise! Will have to give it some thought. couldn,t get the "sound of the horn" link to work so I have no Idea what they sound like. Anything has to be better than the stock Vibe horns Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »I like the Hellas now that I actually installed them (and didn't post pics yet... don't hit me...) but they did require wiring and a relay, which the OP asked not to include. Still though, if *I* could do it, it can't be that bad!C'mon Michelle ......................... you're quite capable of a lot of mods You are a bit behind on posting pics though Horns, third brake light, etc....... Get busy girl

Re: Better horn? (ponta2147)

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:50 pm
by vit
Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »I like the Hellas now that I actually installed them (and didn't post pics yet... don't hit me...) but they did require wiring and a relay, which the OP asked not to include. Still though, if *I* could do it, it can't be that bad!So, the Hella horns could be done with and w/o the relay?

Re: Better horn? (ponta2147)

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:16 pm
by keithvibe
Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »I like the Hellas now that I actually installed them (and didn't post pics yet... don't hit me...) but they did require wiring and a relay, which the OP asked not to include. Still though, if *I* could do it, it can't be that bad!The relay is not needed. I have been running them for 5 years with out the relay with out issue.

Re: Better horn? (Blanco_Diablo)

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:34 pm
by VforVIBE
Quote, originally posted by Blanco_Diablo »Hella Supertone... dooooooo it!+1, Hellas are amazing! Put them in both of my Vibes... people pay attention to those.

Some horn transplant info

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:35 am
by Bikerscum

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:43 pm
by vit
Anybody try any of the PIAA horns?

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:35 pm
by Bastranz
I'm wondering about the PIAA horns too. They sound good, simply judging from the clips on YouTube. I dunno how difficult it would be to install them.They also seem to get rave reviews on Amazon as well.