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look what arrived :down:

they're the optional "sport horns" that are supposedly both louder and meaner sounding than stock!

i know they say "Z" but they are for any VQ35-equipped car

..as any V35 owner would have found out by now almost anything is better than the stock horn!

i got these from eGay from a place in the USA. shipping took about 1-2 weeks not bad at all

i will install them tomorrow (if i can get home early enough). i'm thinking of running them in series with the stock horns for twice the horniness but not sure on that just as yet.. might see how they sound first. anyone else run 2 sets of horns before?

cheers,

Warren

EDIT: see post #8 for the install process and a sound file comparing old to new (.wav file, uses media player)

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They look awesome! Mine has twin air horns that stuck on the other day in peak hour traffic, quite embarassing, bloody issues! needless to say im not sure if they will ever work again after reafing at whatever i could grab hold of through the bumper to get it to shut up... haha

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ok horns are installed.. :D

First, the install procedure.. took me 10mins max

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tools required - 10mm ratchet, flat-head screwdriver

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remove 6 plastic screw thingos that hold the front grill in place. to remove, simply lift the centre part up with the screwdriver and then the outer part comes out

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once all 6 are removed, the grill can be held forward to give you a little more room. the grill does not need to come off

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locate the horns (right in front of you)

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to remove them, use the 10mm ratchet. its one bolt for each horn

now, take your new shiny sport horns and swap the connectors over between the horns. there's one plug in the centre and one on the outside

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install the new horns by bolting them back into the stock location using the 10mm bolt you removed previously. the horns point down in the stock position so make sure you put them in the correct order

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enjoy the bling of the new horns!

so how does it sound?

to be honest, not hugely different at first, but 2 things that i noticed were different

first, it is much louder than before

second, its more high-pitched than before

i have attached a before and after sound file for your information. this was recorded in the drivers seat with the drivers-side window down. taken out on the street so as not to deafen myself in my garage!

its hard to really appreciate the difference with the sound clip, but the new hown has lost the dullness of the old horn. the stock one, while low-pitched, seemed flat and a bit girlie. the new one, although higher pitched, is louder and more in your face.

enjoy!

cheers,

Warren

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Excellent... the sports horn does sound higher and sportier, although I think Nissan initially put the lower note on the standard horn to make it sound like some big european car. At least if I closed my eyes and listen to the two sounds that's the impression I got with the sound of the stock horns.

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my old horns can be had for $20 + delivery to anyone that wants them :bunny:

hello mate,

can i get your old horns off you?

i got this horrible squeaky thing that im embarassed to use :(

im in sydney, that alright for postage?

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