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after having several cars almost merge into me with my hand on the horn - i've decided that my car horn just doesn't have the impact that it should.

so I was thinking of grabbing one of those "stebel nautilus" ones from ebay. they say the dB is 139dB and up depending on the model you get. i've heard the horn and it sounds like it would get peoples attention

Does anyone know if there is a max dB level that can be used for a horn? or is it a case of, as long as it's not the musical type and constantly on, its all good.

Cheers

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The horn on the GTR is very poor, almost apologetic... I've tossed up the idea of getting one of those aftermarket ones for a while now. The Clio has a great horn, as do a lot of Euro cars, have thought about checking out a wrecker for a second hand one, but those stebel ones seem pretty cheap...

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This is what i found for NSW not sure whether it applies to the whole country. EDIT: Maybe you should call the EPA or someone like that and get it from the horses mouth.

Noise from motor vehicle horns

Horns cannot be installed or used if they are louder than the level in clause 21 of the Regulation. This level is 120 decibels for noise made up of a single non-varying loudness and pitch or 85 decibels in any other case.

Police and Emergency Service vehicles are exempt.

Horns should be used as traffic warning devices only and not as a means of relieving driver stress or frustration.

http://www.environme...ehiclenoise.htm

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Haha yeah... This thread inspired me to research it a bit more.. It came on my car from japan..

I found it on google... It's actually a cool bit of kit..

Has two modes controlled by a switch... The box advertises the as:

"PA!!!!"

And...

"PAAAAaaaaan"

Haha basically u flick switch and it turns it into a tapered sound like a train

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You need to get one of these. Maybe get one with a carbon fiber warp and mount it to the pillar? Perhaps put a neon light inside it?

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If I get cut up by some hoon I find it therapeutic to imagine the rubber end is the guys scrotum? I can work out my rage by squeezing and twisting it, whilst simultaneously making an aural expression of my displeasure. :)

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Someone cut in front of me this afternoon, and I actually went through the mental process of

*idiot*

*I'll horn him*

*actually, that's right, I'm in the GTR, this horn is p*ss poor so it's going to sound pathetic*

and I let it go.

The R34's contribution to a more utopian society.

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Get a Vuvuzela...

I actually used one of these out the back window of the old mans Mitusbishi express. Travelling back from the Bathurst 1000 on the Bells line of road. Nearly got cut off by a silly woman, so blew the f**k out of one of these at her and she broke so hard she locked up the front wheels!! :cheers:

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i bought a set of air horns for my silvia because i was sick of getting cut off by tards in traffic.

anyways, at first the two horns weren't that loud but i had the brilliant idea of only using one horn. so double the air into that horn would make it louder and it made a huge difference. It's quite a lot louder then a normal "beep" horn.

I was thinking about buying another air compressor to increase the volume even more.

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You need to get one of these. Maybe get one with a carbon fiber warp and mount it to the pillar? Perhaps put a neon light inside it?

400_F_6948748_RZ2KLvQL0RxbyaItcC83yIsN60LEgZKx.jpg

If I get cut up by some hoon I find it therapeutic to imagine the rubber end is the guys scrotum? I can work out my rage by squeezing and twisting it, whilst simultaneously making an aural expression of my displeasure. :)

I'de edit your last sentence, while you still can hahaha.

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Was the biggest disappointment after buying my GTR.

First time I hit the horn ( I use it a lot in Japan with the amount of idiots on the road) I wanted to crawl under a rock and hide.

My misso's Jimmny's horn was way,way louder.

Not anymore. Change of horn was my first mod.

I always love winding up the staff in Super Autobacs with their air horn display.

Bunch of horns all wired up with test buttons. Press them all at once and its a hell of noise and staff come running....sumimasen

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