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  1. 03-30-2021, 05:51 AM #1
    bmorgil
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    If you find the culprit lets feed them to gm's dog!

    I rebuilt mine, the original 6 volt horn. I converted the electrical to 12 volts and feed it to the 6 volt horn as gm alludes to below. I had to tune it to sound like the original and it does, very loud!
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  2. 03-31-2021, 10:21 AM #2
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    Where is this dog located??? I'd LOVE to feed the culprit directly into the open mouth of a large hungry dog!

    I'll try and get to taking the horn apart today. Yesterday was "fun-filled" action regarding my jeep. In fact, it was SO fun filled that I may start another thread on this. Hint: CHP, DMV.
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  3. 03-31-2021, 11:08 AM #3
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    Aarg! The California CHP and DMV, I have run afoul of both of them in a past life!
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    HOOOONK!!!
    It works now. Thanks again all.
    I took it apart easily. The cap just popped off with a screwdriver. I cleaned the contact, messed around. Got it to "HMMMMMMM," then adjust the distance of that contact. I don't quite understand how that works? Too far of a gap and no horn. Too close gave me the HMMMMM. Either that, or my jumper just wasn't decent enough. I did some arch welding on it.
    Well anyway... it works now!
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  5. 03-31-2021, 05:49 PM #5
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    Great news! Glad you were able to get the horn up and running again.
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    Great Mark !!!
    Now you can alert innocent bystanders to move over, slow down, or speed up !!!
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    Meep-Meep. Only here, and why I love this place.
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  8. 04-01-2021, 07:49 AM #8
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    You are correct Mark, too close and it hums too far away and nothing. You have a very limited range there.
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  9. 04-07-2021, 10:15 AM #9
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    So yesterday I'm at a signal, waiting to turn left. Any, you guessed it, the left arrow goes green and the moron in front of me is staring at his phone.
    I wait 1.75 seconds and realized he's obviously paying attention to Instagram, Snapchat, Tic Tok, Flick Flack, Flo Flarf, Dip Sh*t, or whatever the hell he's staring at.
    I then realize that I'VE GOT A HORN now.
    HOOOOOOOOOONK! Well I actually just gave it one firm HONK.
    He looked up to see me three inches from his bumper... probably just saw WILLYS in his rear view mirror.
    I was able to make my left turn.
    I like this "low tone" horn. It's not obtrusive like regular car horns, in my opinion.
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  10. 04-07-2021, 01:34 PM #10
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    Low Tone

    [QUOTE=Mark J I like this "low tone" horn. It's not obtrusive like regular car horns, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]


    Like the "Bull of the Woods", it lows at people to let them know "You're the Boss".

    Does anyone else remember that chewing tobacco commercial?
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