W203 Italian air horn mod

[miro]

I have my favourite piece of Euro gear sitting in my garage doing nothing. Was wondering why no one ever installs a custom horn on any of their cars.

Personally I prefer the sound of the full blooded italian scream to the rather reserved nasal-belch of the stock unit.

I would like to know why so few people do this mod. I dont mind if you think it is stupid idea, just want some feedback.

 

[sym]

Don't have any complaints with my W202 horn. Quite loud enough to make people jump, so don't think it needs any modification !

In contrast, my previous Honda had the weakest little sound that I have ever heard, and I would have changed it for something a bit more audible had I kept the car.

Not sure what the W203 horn sounds like, but if its a reversed nasal belch, then I guess it wouldn't hurt to upgrade it !

S.

 

[miro]

Don't have any complaints with my W202 horn. Quite loud enough to make people jump, so don't think it needs any modification !

In contrast, my previous Honda had the weakest little sound that I have ever heard, and I would have changed it for something a bit more audible had I kept the car.

Not sure what the W203 horn sounds like, but if its a reversed nasal belch, then I guess it wouldn't hurt to upgrade it !

S.

It's not so nasal ...... it sounds more like a Lima with its tail caught in an escalator.

 

[Shude]

Air horns are illegal in the UK unless your car was fitted originally with them, and it was illegal to fit them at the factory from sometime in the 1970s. I only know this because a friend of mine has an old MG and although it has a normal horn right now, it turns out it's a retrofit and he could still fit an original airhorn to it legally if he wanted.

 

[miro]

Air horns are illegal in the UK unless your car was fitted originally with them, and it was illegal to fit them at the factory from sometime in the 1970s. I only know this because a friend of mine has an old MG and although it has a normal horn right now, it turns out it's a retrofit and he could still fit an original airhorn to it legally if he wanted.

Does this rule also apply to cars from Italy ..... I just cant imagine an Alfa Romeo with a normal horn or for that matter a Ferrari. These things really sound like "get the hell off the road when the lights are green" type of horn.