On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:45:49 GMT, Roy Starrin wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:41:00 GMT, Matt Ion <soundy@moltenimage.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hahaha, I love it
>>
>>> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
>>> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
>>> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
>>> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
>>> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
>>> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
>>> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
>>> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
>>> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
>>> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
>>> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
>>> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
>>
>>Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
>>including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
>>is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
>>old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
>>apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
>>from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
>>something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
>>set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!
>>
>>Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074
>
> Being somewhat of a mechanical misfit, I guess I was looking for a
> simple plug-in-a-different one approach. Looking at where the horn
> is, I guess I'll leave my reverse engineering until the warranty dies
> and I have no qualms about taking things apart.
> But thanks to all.

I am considering replacing the horn on my Civic Si as well. The little
girly horn just annoys me.

I can't imagine it voiding warranty unless the horn stop working... ;-)

The toughest part is finding a replacement horn with decent sound that will
fit in where the current one is, or finding a suitable location and running
wires...

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