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 Great replacement horn August 24, 2010
JohnnyT (Big Bear Lake, CA, USA)
Bought this to replace the puny horn on my Subaru Impreza. Easy to install, once I got the bumper removed to access the stock horn location in front of the radiator. Do a Google search of "Subaru WRX bumper removal" and you'll find a great video some guy did that outlined the procedure. Most other new cars are similar. I mounted one horn using the stock horn bolt and the second horn right next to it using a bolt for the hood latch. Using some electrical spades, a tap (to split off the one positive wire for the second horn) and some heat shrink tubing I picked up at radio shack, I had the whole thing installed in just over an hour. Before reinstalling the bumper, test out each horn by unplugging the positive spade from the other, just to make sure it's all working. By the way, no extra relay is needed. These horns don't draw that much power.
As for sound, what a difference! This will grab the attention of inattentive drivers much better than the ineffective stock horn. I felt the higher "Italian Ferrari" pitched sound of this model suited my Impreza better than the "American" car sound of the 400HZ + 500HZ model. Although both will get the job done, it's just whatever sound suits your taste.
 Review of: PIAA 85112 115db 500Hz + 600Hz Sport Horn August 17, 2010
V-man
I'll start by saying that I purchased these horns for a sport motorcycle (Triump Sprint S/T)... The factory horn on the bike was pathetic at best.... Meep, meep doesn't command any sort of athority on the road, especially on the high way... The PIAA horns came with two horns, the 500Hz and the 600Hz... They are pretty close in size to just about all the factory horns and fit nicely, as well as easily, where the factory horn sat... Pretty easy to manipulate the bracket that came with it as well, so tweeking position is simple too.
So, are they louder than the factory horns??? Mind you I only used one of the two (that's all I could simply fit on the bike), so I will state that using just one horn, I believe it is slightly louder than the factory horn, I imagine if somehow you are able to mount both, they would certainly be louder than factory.
That being said, I do like the fact that the horn is slightly louder than factory, but more importantly the tone is completely different... Lower frequency tarvels longer, farther, and is more commanding... Deeper and not so wimpy is what I'm getting at... I found the 500Hz too deep and like the sound of the 600Hz better, so that is what I use. Nice to have the 500Hz as a back up if ever needed. Price was pretty good for two horns and cheaper than what I have seen for just the 500Hz alone...
I do recommend these as a more manly alternative to the childish factory MEEEP, MEEEP!!!
Pretty good June 21, 2010
T. Tran (CA, USA)
I bought this kit for an upgrade to the stock horn on my 2008 Honda Fit Sport. For ease of installation, I only used one horn (600hz) instead of splitting out the stock single wire from the car. I later decided to switch to the 500hz horn. Even the 500hz horn sounds pretty high. I guess that means that the stock horn was 400hz and 108db.
Now, I gave in and wired both of the horn together. It is much louder, and the tone doesn't sound too high at all. The tricky part was wiring for two horns and finding a place to mount the 2nd horn.
Sounds like a BMW May 23, 2010
J. Leiter (Key Largo, Florida United States)
Just had these installed on my 2010 Mazda 3. The OEM horn was a joke...I could yell louder! Not anymore. These have the higher pitch dual sound of some european cars and are loud enough to get attention. You will like these horns. I had to have an auto shop install them as the access to my Mazda 3 horn was from underneath (lift required) the engine compartment that required removal of the skid plate...$40. But they are worth it.
Distinctive sound gets noticed without being obnoxious May 13, 2010
David White (North Californy!)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The two higher tones of this impressive little 2 horn set has a definite Euro flair that you don't often hear in the U.S. The decibel level is loud enough to be clearly heard without blasting or blaring. There is a video and sound sampling on youtube that sold me on this set, which replaced the anemic single tone bleating factory horn on my car. This is the perfect horn for smaller cars and a definite step up from any factory horn I've ever heard. Extremely easy to mount, with wiring options and hardware included for every 12-volt configuration. Foolproof and simple. I would have paid twice as much for the end result and ease of installation.
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