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CarGuru > Open discussion > 05 Forester: better horn? better tires? 23 April 2005 07:10:48

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05 Forester: better horn? better tires?
Andrew Webber 13 April 2005 01:46:54
	Is there any way to get a horn that doesn't make me sound like a toy car? I tend to forget how squeaky it is and then I'm embarassed when I use it. I'm not looking for a 18-wheeler air horn (though that would be nice), nor do I want something that plays Yellow Rose of Texas. But a good solid horn like my ancient Explorer's would be good. Also how important is it to replace the stock tires? I got through winter with no problem which I know was wrong (but next year I'll get winter tires, really!). Should I run the issue tires this summer, get winter tires on steel wheels in November, and new tires on the alloy wheels in Spring 06, or are they bad enough to replace now? I drive very little but expect to do more now that the snow is gone. Thanks! =aw andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Guest 16 April 2005 19:41:57 [ permanent link ]
	Try J.C. Whitney catalog. Great selection of horns from OOGA to large ship horn and many in between. Even a cow and bull horn. Andrew Webber wrote:> Is there any way to get a horn that doesn't make me sound like a toy> car? I tend to forget how squeaky it is and then I'm embarassed when> I use it.> I'm not looking for a 18-wheeler air horn (though that would be nice),> nor do I want something that plays Yellow Rose of Texas. >> andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com]> --> for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Guest 16 April 2005 19:42:10 [ permanent link ]
	Try J.C. Whitney catalog. Great selection of horns from OOGA to large ship horn and many in between. Even a cow and bull horn. Andrew Webber wrote:> Is there any way to get a horn that doesn't make me sound like a toy> car? I tend to forget how squeaky it is and then I'm embarassed when> I use it.> I'm not looking for a 18-wheeler air horn (though that would be nice),> nor do I want something that plays Yellow Rose of Texas. >> andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com]> --> for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Andrew Webber 17 April 2005 22:04:44 [ permanent link ]
	On 16 Apr 2005 08:41:57 -0700, tuttlejr24@earthlink.net wrote: Try J.C. Whitney catalog. Great selection of horns from OOGA to large>ship horn and many in between. Even a cow and bull horn. Thanks, lots of options there. Apart from the various novelty horns, can anyone suggest an appropriate sound for a Forester? =aw andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan 18 April 2005 00:14:14 [ permanent link ]
	um - maybe a chainsaw? Or crackling fire? Actually I think others have reported using something from Pep Boys (IIRC) called a FIAMM horn. Carl Andrew Webber wrote: On 16 Apr 2005 08:41:57 -0700, tuttlejr24@earthlink.net wrote:> Try J.C. Whitney catalog. Great selection of horns from OOGA to large>>ship horn and many in between. Even a cow and bull horn.> Thanks, lots of options there. Apart from the various novelty horns,> can anyone suggest an appropriate sound for a Forester?> =aw> andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net)
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Bonehenge 18 April 2005 00:46:59 [ permanent link ]
	On 16 Apr 2005 08:41:57 -0700, tuttlejr24@earthlink.net wrote: Try J.C. Whitney catalog. I can't think of anything "better" from J.C. Whitney. Has their quality improved? Barry
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L Lichtman 18 April 2005 02:04:36 [ permanent link ]
	Why not go to a wrecking yard and buy a horn off of an ancient Explorer? Or, you could walk around the yard with a portable jumper setup and "audition" a lot of horns.
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Mike Bender 18 April 2005 04:09:28 [ permanent link ]
	Andrew Webber <awebber@wwwebbers.com> wrote in news:j895611c53tcc4gduao9bbfci8l60hstjs@4ax.com: On 16 Apr 2005 08:41:57 -0700, tuttlejr24@earthlink.net wrote:> Try J.C. Whitney catalog. Great selection of horns from OOGA to large>>ship horn and many in between. Even a cow and bull horn.> Thanks, lots of options there. Apart from the various novelty horns,> can anyone suggest an appropriate sound for a Forester?> =aw> andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] I just installed a Fiamm Freeway Blaster (low note, $17.99 US @ Pep Boys) http://www.fiammamerica.com/Product.asp?ProductID=156 in place of the anemic OEM horns in my '03 Forester and am reasonably pleased with the sound. I had intended to install both a high and low note horn, but the high note horn was missing the hardware kit (grrr). At this point I'm just going to try the low note for a while and see if it gets the attention of other drivers more readily. Then I'll either return the high note horn or get a hardware kit. One thing I will warn you about if you haven't discovered it already: Subaru for some reason saw fit to squirrel the horns away behind the bumper above the left side driving/fog light. You'll need to remove or at least dislodge the wheel well liner on that side to get at them. Even then the opening is kind of difficult to get both hands in to do the job. Ideally I guess you could remove the road wheel and the wheel well liner but this is way more than I'd ever needed to do to get to the horns of any other car I've worked on. -- Snuffy --
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Andrew Webber 23 April 2005 07:10:47 [ permanent link ]
	On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:14:14 GMT, Carl 1 Lucky Texan <alckytxn@swbell.not> wrote: um - maybe a chainsaw? Or crackling fire?> Actually I think others have reported using something from Pep Boys >(IIRC) called a FIAMM horn.> Carl Thanks for the suggestions. I like the first one, how about "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay, I drive all night and I sleep all day..."? =aw andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Andrew Webber 23 April 2005 07:10:48 [ permanent link ]
	On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:09:28 -0500, Mike Bender <snuffmiester@hotmail.com> wrote: I just installed a Fiamm Freeway Blaster (low note, $17.99 US @ Pep >Boys)> http://www.fiammamerica.com/Product.asp?ProductID=156> in place of the anemic OEM horns in my '03 Forester and am reasonably >pleased with the sound. I had intended to install both a high and low >note horn, but the high note horn was missing the hardware kit (grrr). At >this point I'm just going to try the low note for a while and see if it >gets the attention of other drivers more readily. Then I'll either return >the high note horn or get a hardware kit. > One thing I will warn you about if you haven't discovered it >already: Subaru for some reason saw fit to squirrel the horns away behind >the bumper above the left side driving/fog light. You'll need to remove >or at least dislodge the wheel well liner on that side to get at them. >Even then the opening is kind of difficult to get both hands in to do the >job. Ideally I guess you could remove the road wheel and the wheel well >liner but this is way more than I'd ever needed to do to get to the horns >of any other car I've worked on.> -- Snuffy -- Thanks for the tips. I suspect I'll be getting someone to install this so how much work it is just means it costs more. I imagine that when the vehicle's on the assembly line, behind the bumper looks like a perfectly accessible location, it's only when there's a body stuck on it that it becomes tough. =aw andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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Andrew Webber 23 April 2005 07:10:48 [ permanent link ]
	On 17 Apr 2005 15:04:36 -0700, l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net wrote: Why not go to a wrecking yard and buy a horn off of an ancient>Explorer? Or, you could walk around the yard with a portable jumper>setup and "audition" a lot of horns. I like that idea, would there be issues related to size or mounting hardware? I do have one of those portable boosters (from the last couple of years driving my 91 Explorer, when the battery would mysteriously die). andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com] -- for PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
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