Horn upgrade - any ideas...

[Neophyte]

Had this in the back of my mind for a while...
Am off to Rentech in a few days, Mike reckons half an hour to install.
Anyone got experience of this type of mod? I seem to recall someone doing this, saw mod in garage section I think, but can't for the life of me find it again
Any input much appreciated

 

[TrophyDan]

Had this in the back of my mind for a while...
Am off to Rentech in a few days, Mike reckons half an hour to install.
Anyone got experience of this type of mod? I seem to recall someone doing this, saw mod in garage section I think, but can't for the life of me find it again
Any input much appreciated

See my guide to removing accoustic valve, remove old horn, place and mount new horn. Wire in new horn (whether the new horn will accept the original renault wiring loom I dont know, you may have to re-wire it)

Should take approx half an hour
Easy job

 

[Nik]

Interesting, of all the things on the car, the horn would be the last thing i'd imagine people upgrading :lol:

I guess it shows the rest of the car is so damn good, that we have to find something to mod though!

 

[7MAT]

I fitted a set of these;


Got them from PRI RACING
http://cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/garage.ph ... 44&MID=193



Although I did have to re-adjust them as they really don't sound right if the outer casing is touching anything.

 

[Neophyte]

See my guide to removing accoustic valve, remove old horn, place and mount new horn. Wire in new horn (whether the new horn will accept the original renault wiring loom I dont know, you may have to re-wire it)

Should take approx half an hour
Easy job

I missed that will check it out

Interesting, of all the things on the car, the horn would be the last thing i'd imagine people upgrading :lol:

I guess it shows the rest of the car is so damn good, that we have to find something to mod though!

Spot on, the horn is a bit weak; in marked contrast to the rest...

I fitted a set of these;


Got them from PRI RACING
http://cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/garage.ph ... 44&MID=193



Although I did have to re-adjust them as they really don't sound right if the outer casing is touching anything.

Superb, thanks old bean it was your car I had looked at but couldn't find again...

 

[Day]

:lol:

 

[FunkyMunky]

i'm puzzled why the horn isnt the same as the old dynamique i had. that had a purposeful sounding horn! :lol:

 

[tholman]

the horn

I don't think I've ever beeped my horn, gonna doing it first thing tomorrow now to see what it's like...



no smutty innuendos please... :-w

 

[Steve]

Re: the horn

I don't think I've ever beeped my horn, gonna doing it first thing tomorrow now to see what it's like...



no smutty innuendos please... :-w

What? Like - So, the first thing you're going to do in the morning is bash away at your horn? Oh, you said no smutty inuendos.

I don't ever use my horn, I don't hang around long enough for someone else's driving to upset me.

I did beep at a sheep that was in the road in South Wales last week, and my girlfriend glared at me and said "that's not how they do it here, they wait for it to cross" so I said "Yeh right, so they can check out it's arse..." :lol:

 

[Nik]

^^ PMSL :lol:

 

[FunkyMunky]

Re: the horn

no smutty innuendos please... :-w

so did you get the horn then? :wink:

 

[oliie]

lol at Steve's comments and Day's photos!

 

[wigstar1]

I totally agree that the Horn is pathetic! If i could be bothered i would change it. But i just try not to use it through fear of being laughed at, and people making an instant association with. . . . . . . . . .

Noddy!!!

 

[tholman]

Your right it wasn't quite as satisfying as I had hoped. Maybe something for an upgrade one day.

 

[Ash87]

Dad's packed up altogether the other week he upgraded for the dynamique one whichis different sounds better

 

[Cue]

Mat, does the exsisting wiring fit those horns? or do you have to have a piggy back wire to fit the second connector?

 

[7MAT]

Mat, does the exsisting wiring fit those horns? or do you have to have a piggy back wire to fit the second connector?

No the existing wiring is no good, can't remember exactly what I did as ages ago but I did have to use some extra wire.

 

[Cue]

poo, right it's waiting till 24k then to be done with the cold air feed, service and now horn fitment.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Is the Trophy horn the same as the 182's?

My horn in the Clio sounds very aggressive compared to my old CTR one.
Sounded like a poof doing a wet fart in all honesty

 

[Cue]

Is the Trophy horn the same as the 182's?

My horn in the Clio sounds very aggressive compared to my old CTR one.
Sounded like a poof doing a wet fart in all honesty

The Trophy's horn is as poor as they get. For a sports car sold in Switzerland i'm amazed it's got such a poor horn. But then when you consider they made the last minute decision to switch to the base models wiper stalk, even after fitting the electronics for intermittent, it doesn't surprise me