Train horn!
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RE: Train horn!
Time for me to jump in on the train horn comments...
If you are going to buy and looking for a good deal bid on a system from Seigeengineering on ebay. This is what they do. Just stay away from the Jericho system. This is there low end system and does not hold up to the abuse of being bounced around in a truck. Decent for cars but not a truck. You can buy whole kits for under $300 and get the horns, tank, compressor with 1 year warranty, tubing, solenoid, wiring, relay, and instal instructions. The only thing that you will need to buy is a 12v switch if you don't want to eliminate your stock horn.
I first went with the Jericho set up because it was cheap. Lasted 5 months before the compressor piston shattered. I called Seige and spoke to one of the engineers and at first he tryed to defend the system until I took it apart and saw how the unit was built. He then confirmed what I said and started talking to me about the Viar compressor. It is a heavy duty style compressor with warranty and will be able ;to handle the bouncing of the truck better. And he was right, that little compressor is a work horse.
I got a 3 gallon tank for the compressor with the kit. It had several openings on it for the install, so instead of plugging the extra holes, I bought one of those compressor attachment kits from Lowes and made my tank more usable. Now I can inflate tires, pressure test my sterilizer tanks for work, blow off anything, whatever I need right from my truck.
Btw, I have 4 trumpet horns, with the setup, hooked up to a 120 psi switch. I have a 200 psi switch, but waiting awhile before I put it on, if I put it on. Mine is LOUD AS HEll.....
If you are going to buy and looking for a good deal bid on a system from Seigeengineering on ebay. This is what they do. Just stay away from the Jericho system. This is there low end system and does not hold up to the abuse of being bounced around in a truck. Decent for cars but not a truck. You can buy whole kits for under $300 and get the horns, tank, compressor with 1 year warranty, tubing, solenoid, wiring, relay, and instal instructions. The only thing that you will need to buy is a 12v switch if you don't want to eliminate your stock horn.
I first went with the Jericho set up because it was cheap. Lasted 5 months before the compressor piston shattered. I called Seige and spoke to one of the engineers and at first he tryed to defend the system until I took it apart and saw how the unit was built. He then confirmed what I said and started talking to me about the Viar compressor. It is a heavy duty style compressor with warranty and will be able ;to handle the bouncing of the truck better. And he was right, that little compressor is a work horse.
I got a 3 gallon tank for the compressor with the kit. It had several openings on it for the install, so instead of plugging the extra holes, I bought one of those compressor attachment kits from Lowes and made my tank more usable. Now I can inflate tires, pressure test my sterilizer tanks for work, blow off anything, whatever I need right from my truck.
Btw, I have 4 trumpet horns, with the setup, hooked up to a 120 psi switch. I have a 200 psi switch, but waiting awhile before I put it on, if I put it on. Mine is LOUD AS HEll.....
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RE: Train horn!
ORIGINAL: L and R Two
Time for me to jump in on the train horn comments...
If you are going to buy and looking for a good deal bid on a system from Seigeengineering on ebay. This is what they do. Just stay away from the Jericho system. This is there low end system and does not hold up to the abuse of being bounced around in a truck. Decent for cars but not a truck. You can buy whole kits for under $300 and get the horns, tank, compressor with 1 year warranty, tubing, solenoid, wiring, relay, and instal instructions. The only thing that you will need to buy is a 12v switch if you don't want to eliminate your stock horn.
I first went with the Jericho set up because it was cheap. Lasted 5 months before the compressor piston shattered. I called Seige and spoke to one of the engineers and at first he tryed to defend the system until I took it apart and saw how the unit was built. He then confirmed what I said and started talking to me about the Viar compressor. It is a heavy duty style compressor with warranty and will be able ;to handle the bouncing of the truck better. And he was right, that little compressor is a work horse.
I got a 3 gallon tank for the compressor with the kit. It had several openings on it for the install, so instead of plugging the extra holes, I bought one of those compressor attachment kits from Lowes and made my tank more usable. Now I can inflate tires, pressure test my sterilizer tanks for work, blow off anything, whatever I need right from my truck.
Btw, I have 4 trumpet horns, with the setup, hooked up to a 120 psi switch. I have a 200 psi switch, but waiting awhile before I put it on, if I put it on. Mine is LOUD AS HEll.....
Time for me to jump in on the train horn comments...
If you are going to buy and looking for a good deal bid on a system from Seigeengineering on ebay. This is what they do. Just stay away from the Jericho system. This is there low end system and does not hold up to the abuse of being bounced around in a truck. Decent for cars but not a truck. You can buy whole kits for under $300 and get the horns, tank, compressor with 1 year warranty, tubing, solenoid, wiring, relay, and instal instructions. The only thing that you will need to buy is a 12v switch if you don't want to eliminate your stock horn.
I first went with the Jericho set up because it was cheap. Lasted 5 months before the compressor piston shattered. I called Seige and spoke to one of the engineers and at first he tryed to defend the system until I took it apart and saw how the unit was built. He then confirmed what I said and started talking to me about the Viar compressor. It is a heavy duty style compressor with warranty and will be able ;to handle the bouncing of the truck better. And he was right, that little compressor is a work horse.
I got a 3 gallon tank for the compressor with the kit. It had several openings on it for the install, so instead of plugging the extra holes, I bought one of those compressor attachment kits from Lowes and made my tank more usable. Now I can inflate tires, pressure test my sterilizer tanks for work, blow off anything, whatever I need right from my truck.
Btw, I have 4 trumpet horns, with the setup, hooked up to a 120 psi switch. I have a 200 psi switch, but waiting awhile before I put it on, if I put it on. Mine is LOUD AS HEll.....
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RE: Train horn!
I bought the 4 trumpet setup with compressor and tank through one of my vendors, its a Klienn setup and is damn loud. I bought it to put in my RAM but decided last minute to put it in my Buick Lesabre instead since it is much harder to get any road respect from it than my truck. It was $200 with a year warranty but didnt include the wiring from the unit to the horn or switch itself... But since I am in the biz thats not a problem for me anyway. As soon as I put it on my girlfriend decided she wanted one for her Jeep Liberty but I havent put one on it yetbecause she uses her horn ALOT and she would probly get into trouble with it. Its loud enough to make the young and old almost jump outta their skin! And the funny thing is when I honk the horn due to some dumbass pulling over into my lane or something like that they usually stop where they are and look around for the big rig that they think they cutoff... I have gotten some many one finger salutes once they figure out it came from a grandma car thatnow its just funny.
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RE: Train horn!
ORIGINAL: derricksmash
when i get bored enough one day and decide to go get a nitrous system installed...i'm definitely gonna make the nitrous button the same as the train horn button...
when i get bored enough one day and decide to go get a nitrous system installed...i'm definitely gonna make the nitrous button the same as the train horn button...
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Newbie here. My first purchase on my 08 Hemi was a train horn. Pics coming soon, but I too got the Seige Eng. kit off ebay. No complaints, everything included. Here is the you tube video of the Kong MKII horns I bought:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npU1cB_9OU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npU1cB_9OU
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Newbie here. My first purchase on my 08 Hemi was a train horn. Pics coming soon, but I too got the Seige Eng. kit off ebay. No complaints, everything included. Here is the you tube video of the Kong MKII horns I bought:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npU1cB_9OU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npU1cB_9OU
