Thread: Decent airhorn for the Hilux?

Hey guys,
I drive into Auckland city every day for work. Most of the time it's in heavy traffic. As a result I get a lot of pricks squeezing in front of the truck when they shouldn't and making me have to jump on the brakes (it's a bit hard to pull up a 2 tonne truck when a retard with his hat on backwards in a lowered integra pulls in front of you with a few meters to spare).

The Hilux has a pretty average horn so I'm wanting to put an airhorn in it so I can deafen the pricks if they do something like this.

All I've seen is a $50 jobbie at super cheap... but I'm imagining that'll be pretty shit. What do you guys reckon? Anyone had any experience with one?

ebay.com will give you a few train air horns to choose from, feed them with a 5/8 inch inside dia air hose from a 20 litre air tank and you will get your point across

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

ebay.com will give you a few train air horns to choose from, feed them with a 5/8 inch inside dia air hose from a 20 litre air tank and you will get your point across

That'd damn near blow them off the road!

My old man has a Mack airhorn in his old Navara that's hooked up to a compressor. That thing is LOUD.

I wasn't thinking QUITE that big

19 litre air tank then.

Reminds me when I did my time at the NZR years ago, I was in charge of scrapping the old Vulcan railcars, god knows how many sets of Loco horns we gave away. Fitted a set to my Morris Minor connected to a rail wagon air reservoir in the boot. Use to cruise up Colombo St on a Friday night giving it death. Gave a set of loco horns to some guys that ran a Falcon 500 in the Variety Bash years ago.

Haha the horns are rather embarrassing on the hiluxes i avoid using mine....i think it actually has a slightly happy tone actually...goes no way towards the #&/&$ you ^#^@&@ message you want to give them anyway. Had aset if chrome truck horns in a previous vehicle that gave aclear message. Not he cheapest but good value for entertainment returns lol

If you want to send a dont fuck with me message would big bull bars like on land cursiers be better and get right up there ass.

Originally Posted by Toby

If you want to send a dont fuck with me message would big bull bars like on land cursiers be better and get right up there ass.

Yeah but if they jab the brakes you.get the fine

True, but you would have to be retarded wanting to jam breaks on with bullbars like that behind you.

They are Aucklanders....dont give them too much credit.....

Originally Posted by 300winmag

Reminds me when I did my time at the NZR years ago, I was in charge of scrapping the old Vulcan railcars, god knows how many sets of Loco horns we gave away. Fitted a set to my Morris Minor connected to a rail wagon air reservoir in the boot. Use to cruise up Colombo St on a Friday night giving it death. Gave a set of loco horns to some guys that ran a Falcon 500 in the Variety Bash years ago.

Older brothers mate hate one in his PA Vauxhaul too.

Actually I'm sure I have some air horns and compressor sitting in the garage.

Originally Posted by Toby

If you want to send a dont fuck with me message would big bull bars like on land cursiers be better and get right up there ass.

I can't find them anywhere! I have a couple of sets of nudge bars at my folks place and my dad had a set of bull bars from the earlier modern (up to '95) but mine being the next shape up is a bigger and wider truck and most of them didn't come with bull bars. I can't even get the rubbish looking plastic covered nudge bar thing to set up my spotlights on.

Get a trucker hat and some Dixie horns
yeeha cleatus!

I would so love a set of air horns for my 96 daihatshu charade it would vibrate the car to pieces, I'm currently using ford falcon ba horns I got from scrap yard for $30 plastic fantastic

Well SuperCheap have some $50 plastic electronic air horns. I am wondering whether them AND my old horn would be any good.

My BMW used to have a fantastic horn. It'd sound very very pissed off. Like an angry german shouting. Actually there's an idea. Maybe get a couple of horns from some wrecked 3 series...