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Offline Jeffy

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Re: Honkhonk
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2013, 02:59:22 PM »
Those Stebel horns are popular for bikes.  It's basically a mini air horn.  Gotta be careful not to ingest water into the air intake though.  You can separate the pump from the horn as well.  Then you can mount it just about anywhere.  There is also a marine version that's all white.

My problem wasn't loudness but the tone.  Only having a high horn sounded a bit too frail. The Wrangler S's all came with a single horn unlike the higher models which came with dual horns.
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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2013, 05:21:23 PM »
Those Stebel horns are popular for bikes.  It's basically a mini air horn.  Gotta be careful not to ingest water into the air intake though.  You can separate the pump from the horn as well.  Then you can mount it just about anywhere.  There is also a marine version that's all white.

My problem wasn't loudness but the tone.  Only having a high horn sounded a bit too frail. The Wrangler S's all came with a single horn unlike the higher models which came with dual horns.

Actually Mine is all in one no Separate pump.


  Also they make a smaller horn for $17 I put on the Harley.  My reason for doing it was the sound that came out of the squeaky little factory horn.  I was embarrassed to honk that horn.  The new one has a deep sound like and old Edsel.
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2013, 05:52:36 PM »
Actually Mine is all in one no Separate pump.


  Also they make a smaller horn for $17 I put on the Harley.  My reason for doing it was the sound that came out of the squeaky little factory horn.  I was embarrassed to honk that horn.  The new one has a deep sound like and old Edsel.
No, what I'm saying is that you can take the pump off the Stebel Nautilus.   It's not supposed to come off but people have removed it so they can mount the horn part in a location where it won't normally fit with the pump on there.  Then you can mount the pump just about anywhere else.
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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2013, 11:12:19 PM »
The problem is the farther you move that compressor from the Horn the longer the delay from when You hit the horn Button till the horn makes any sound.
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« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2013, 06:43:06 PM »
Well, I just clipped off the OE plug and added some QD connectors.  Kept it simple.  The horns sound a lot beefier.  I ended up turning the horns so they're both facing down instead of having them face forward.

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Re: Honkhonk
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2013, 12:47:27 PM »
I could swear I was looking at a picture of my Jeep if I did not pay attention...  I'll send you a pic when I get home to show you what I mean.
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