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chunkymonkey

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chunkymonkey

how do all

 

ive had the bumper and front valance of the car,yes the fooking bumper bolts snapped!!

now while its of im lookintg at replacing that big big horn that is on the front ride side of the car,im i right in thinking all 19 gti,s have that big air horn thing?...my horn relay is clicking so the horn isnt working anyway.im hoping to take that big horn of and replace it with a much smaller lighter item.anyone got any sugestions on which the best route would be.first job would be to replace the horn relay? then which smaller horn should i get any ideas out there chaps????

cheers gaz

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hengti

you'll be wanting a Steibel Nautilus

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smckeown

I have a honda fireblade horn at home waititng to be fitted tomorrow. I'll weigh both items to compare.

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Super Josh
you'll be wanting a Steibel Nautilus

 

I second that, do a search. Very loud @ 139 dB and available here for £16 + Delivery. Have one on my car and it fits where the standard air horn sits.

 

 

Josh

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hengti

if you're most interested in saving space and weight, just put one of those cr*ppy small electric horns on

 

people will laugh at you when you get angry with it though

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feb

Get rid of the crappy 1.9 air horn asap! I have fitted an electric one from a 1.6 in mine. Works fine every time.

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mbayley77

NAUTILUS every time. hooooonnnnnnkkkkk in a ship in the night styley :)

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chunkymonkey
NAUTILUS every time. hooooonnnnnnkkkkk in a ship in the night styley :)

well the 19 gti is two units isnt it and must weigh a blooming ton im going to take it off and throw it in the bin if i get a motorbike horn as sauns sugests will it work with the wiring that goes to the 19 gti horn wiring isnt my strong point

cheers gaz

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hengti

an electric horn would be a doddle to fit - just bolt it to the inner arch (or whatever). you'll need to make sure it has a good ground contact where you bolt it on though. other than that, it's just a straight swap of the wiring onto the new horn.

 

i reckon you'll probably save all of about 500ish grammes

 

it might even go faster :)

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welshpug

dont throw it in the bin! throw it my way...

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chunkymonkey
dont throw it in the bin! throw it my way...

its yours if you want it welh pug pm me

i think i will save 1 kg as the are quite heavy you know :)

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de Noir

Even minor front accidents end with broken air horn. :)

I got the unpure way and fitted VW-Audi two tone electric horn on my previous GTI...

 

 

...It adds lightness and sounds business too. :P

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V8Pete

The compressor buzz on my air horn is louder than the horn itself. Are the compressors normally quite noisy or is mine poked?

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welshpug

clean and lube the compressor, my mi16's horns are deafening!!!

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Super Josh
The compressor buzz on my air horn is louder than the horn itself. Are the compressors normally quite noisy or is mine poked?

 

I think that their is a gauze filter where the air gets sucked in. These clog up over the years and strangle the thing. Time to clean it out.

 

 

 

 

Josh

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Ahl
clean and lube the compressor, my mi16's horns are deafening!!!

What is the best stuff to lube the compressor with?

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Simes

The twin air horn set from Halfrauds is powered by exactly the same compressor as standard.

All this fits in behind the headlamp nicely.

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welshpug

grease on the spindle and 3 in 1 on the actual compressor bit itself.

 

while its apart clean up the brushes and contacts carefully with fine wet n dry.

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ALEX

I bought a new 1.9 air horn from the dealer and it only lasted about 6 months. Wasn't cheap either.

I ended up going for the 1.6 gti twin electric option.

One high pitch and one low pitch horn.

My local car parts shop had a them on the shelf that looked exactly the same as the genuine Peugeot ones for a 10th of the price.

Go for electric ones unless you fancy servicing the horn every year.

The position is too exposed for it to last through winter IMO

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Hilgie

Use a BMW 7-series horn on EACH side...just normal electrisch ones (no compressor needed) but what a sound! :)

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