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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:46 am    Post subject: Horn (Revisited) Reply with quote

I got my horn problem figured out by cleaning the ground connections, replacing the connectors at the horn and buying a new 12v horn from Wolfsburg West.

I find that the horn is not very loud even if I jump it directly to the battery. The WW horn is made in Germany.

Has anyone purchased a horn that produces a good quality sound???
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:09 am    Post subject: Re: Horn (Revisited) Reply with quote

taxguymike wrote:
I got my horn problem figured out by cleaning the ground connections, replacing the connectors at the horn and buying a new 12v horn from Wolfsburg West.

I find that the horn is not very loud even if I jump it directly to the battery. The WW horn is made in Germany.

Has anyone purchased a horn that produces a good quality sound???


Ive noticed that new horns are really quiet too. I have a new 12v horn on our '73 Thing and its a joke.
Horns are a fun thing cause you can always find them at swap meets. They work about 30% of the time so its a gamble. If you tighten the adjuster screw the note gets higher, and loosen the note gets lower.

I will probably never buy a new horn again, way too quiet. I am running an original early 60s Bosch 6v horn on my oval and that boy makes some good honest vw sound.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please add to your existing horn thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=601503
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