Need (or want) a compact air horn? - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

SubSlr88 · 07-05-2009, 03:03 PM

I installed a compact air horn this past week that I bought off of eBay a few months back. It was labeled the "Ultimate Blast Horn" but was really a repackaged Stebel Nautilus air horn. . . aka WOLO Bad Boy, too.
I looked again this morning just for grins

and behold there are two of them for sale for the asking price of $23.99 + $7 shipping~! That is $10 or more off the asking prices usually charged for the Nautilus . . . If you're interested go HERE:
Ultimate BLAST Compact Twin Air Horns NEW Air Horn:eBay Motors (item 200355114251 end time Jul-21-09 09:08:40 PDT)

Guy has two of them available.
Or searching eBay using "Ultimate Blast Horn" will show a couple of others.

jefferios · 07-05-2009, 03:18 PM

What does it sound like, do you have a sample?

John_H · 07-05-2009, 03:39 PM

Search the internet for the "wolo bad boy" or "compact nautilus air horn" and you'll find pages with audio samples.

Kermit · 07-05-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefferios

What does it sound like, do you have a sample?

Imagine a Smart horn, only a lot louder.

I had one (actually still have but its INOP). Seems I loved driving down the road honking my horn so much for no apparent reason except to listen to the loud sound of it was too much and I blew it out. Now I need to replace.

They are worth the buy.

Gilbert's · 07-05-2009, 05:33 PM

They have that in my Country made by bosch color red... bad thing is i never bougth one....yaiiiks.

gbryers · 07-05-2009, 07:01 PM

The two big differences between the "excuse me" horn that comes with the smart, and the compact air horns:
1. The compact air horns have two tones - the smart default is a single tone (important for getting the attention of people that have reduced hearing on one tone or another)
2. The compact air horn is about twice as loud.

John_H · 07-05-2009, 07:16 PM

Two tone horns have added benefit less from the frequency difference in hearing sensitivity, more from beat frequencies generated by the two tones, upping the intensity a few dB and drawing attention through the modulation.