Black Italian Air Horn Mod, Offer to install them for you

[NCC1701]

So sorry about hijacking your thread. Obviously, a lot of interest in the subject. I'll try to back out quietly now.

[JPaul]

Originally Posted by yellow-smart

Please, someone from the DC area contact me so you can be my first victim... uh, I mean customer!!!!!

I need to do a second install so I can either get a video DIY, or photos of the process.

This is a very easy mod to do. Basically any horn similar to the one I installed I should be able to mount for you.

Yellow-Smart

Sorry, too late: I had the "Fanfare" horn installed by the scAlex. during the PDI.

[Kermit]

We've had this discussion before about that. Possibility the rating is at different distances. If you look at the back of the Wolo in very small print it should say it is a Fiamm. I noticed that on mine when I got from Advance Auto Parts (heavily discounted but not free ).

[yellow smart]

JPaul,

Get rid of the Fan Boy, get the "real" one from Griot's Garage, and lets get this thing installed!!!!

Yellow-Smart

[JPaul]

Originally Posted by yellow-smart

JPaul,

Get rid of the Fan Boy, get the "real" one from Griot's Garage, and lets get this thing installed!!!!

Yellow-Smart

YS, since I do most of my driving within the Beltway, downtown actually, I'd be scared to give the K St. crowd heart attacks by being too loud, not to mention even wake up some taxi drivers at their stands!
Joke apart, I find the genuine smart "Fanfare" plenty loud enough. Thank your for the offer, though.

[Arch]

Originally Posted by MikeDCop

I got the exact same horn on my Harley.

Ear Cannon Air Horn :: Horns :: A to B Utilities :: Aerostich/RiderWearHouse Motorcycle Jackets, Suits, Clothing, & Gear

But it was a lot less money here and it's VERY loud.

The horns are a direct "plug and play" and should bolt up nicely in a Smart. If anyone in the Birmingham area would like one installed, for free, PM me.

Mike

Great buncha folks over at Aerostich. I've bought more than a few moto-widgets from them over the many years. Anyway, the horn linked to above is well worth going with. Made by Stebel, it's rated at 139dB and just sounds terrific. Really suits the car. It's plug & play. Comes with a relay, but it draws so little power that no one's bothering with that on their smarts. Just remove the original horn, mount the new one in it's place using the stock bracket, and plug the factory leads into it. Works perfect.

I went through the wheelwell, but didn't find it as easy as some claim it to be. Maybe it depends greatly on the size of one's hands and/or arms. Who knows, but I found reaching in there to get at things to be a really tight squeeze. In any case, it's doable, and certainly better than disassembling the front of the car.

Oh, and be sure to request an Aerostich catalog along with your order. Required reading for any gearhead.

Arch

[yellow smart]

I'm 95% certain this is the same horn I just put in. Packaged with a different name, but all the accessories look the same.

Yellow-Smart

[micmou]

Seem to be same horn.JC Whitney ad says bad boy is 139 db Wolo BAD BOY ONE-PIECE DUAL TONE AIR HORNS AND HEAVY-DUTY COMPRESSOR COMBINATION : JC Whitney: Auto Parts & Accessories

[ronstock]

So other than fabricating a bracket and removing your fender panel for access, the horn just plugs into you existing wiring?

[mvaldes]

I went from the fanfare to the wolo, installing thru the wheel well. (The fanfare was plenty in the city, but not quite enough on the interstates where I do a lot of my driving.) You can use the existing bracket to mount your wolo. Disconnect the factory horn wires and unscrew it from the bracket and take it out. Slide in your Wolo, connect the wires and screw it onto the existing bracket. The only difference is the the factory horn was in front of the bracket and your Wolo is now in the space on the other side of the bracket, about an inch closer to the firewall. (The Wolo will fit in the original factory horn space but, IMO, your either need very small hands or have to take off the front to get it there.)