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Air Horns on the TDM
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, Sep 15 2007 04:21 pm
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Posted 17 September 2007 - 09:32 pm
Stebel Nautilus compact airhorn with integrated compressor on my 900, to keep the thread up to date. Cheap, small, simple, clean, very effective:
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Posted 17 September 2007 - 09:41 pm
E-njoy, Nice looking horn. Shiny too. Hmmmm. Its also nice to see you too have used nylon ties to secure your audible device.
Any chance of you attaching a WAV file of your horn
I will if you will....
Any chance of you attaching a WAV file of your horn
I will if you will....
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 08:06 am
QUOTE(CatsBum @ Mon 17th Sep 2007, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Went to work today and found a new use for my airhorns: Just press the button when sitting by a car with a chump on his phone. He gets pissed off as he can't talk, I'm laughing as I'm sure he wet his pants as well.
I like my horns I do
I like my horns I do
lol nice....but are they louder than a blip of trixys throttle?
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to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 06:06 pm
Well here we are some months later and this evening the air horns are coming off and the Stebel Nautilus is going on.
Questions.
1) E-njoy. Did you use a relay on your horn?
2) Anyone fitted these to a Mk1. If so how and where?
ta
Questions.
1) E-njoy. Did you use a relay on your horn?
2) Anyone fitted these to a Mk1. If so how and where?
ta
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 09:10 pm
Stebel Magnum will go on without a relay, the Nautilus will need a relay
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 09:14 pm
QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 13th Dec 2007, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well here we are some months later and this evening the air horns are coming off and the Stebel Nautilus is going on.
Questions.
1) E-njoy. Did you use a relay on your horn?
2) Anyone fitted these to a Mk1. If so how and where?
ta
Questions.
1) E-njoy. Did you use a relay on your horn?
2) Anyone fitted these to a Mk1. If so how and where?
ta
Here using an existing bolt under the RH fairing sidepiece.
There are some ties for added security.
Always tell the truth, it will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 10:32 pm
Thanks to Thomas and Chris for the replies
Fitted the horn under the fairing after some umming and arrring. Under the speedo using good Ol nylon ties. Very secure too. The relay will have to wait till next off day as I ran out of time. Still sound pretty damn loud.
edit: Explain to me what function the relay has?
Fitted the horn under the fairing after some umming and arrring. Under the speedo using good Ol nylon ties. Very secure too. The relay will have to wait till next off day as I ran out of time. Still sound pretty damn loud.
edit: Explain to me what function the relay has?
Edited by CatsBum, 13 December 2007 - 10:33 pm.
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 10:55 pm
QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 13th Dec 2007, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks to Thomas and Chris for the replies
Fitted the horn under the fairing after some umming and arrring. Under the speedo using good Ol nylon ties. Very secure too. The relay will have to wait till next off day as I ran out of time. Still sound pretty damn loud.
edit: Explain to me what function the relay has?
Fitted the horn under the fairing after some umming and arrring. Under the speedo using good Ol nylon ties. Very secure too. The relay will have to wait till next off day as I ran out of time. Still sound pretty damn loud.
edit: Explain to me what function the relay has?
I assume you have the Stebel hooked up with the existing horn wires.
As such the Stebel is only as loud as the amount of current the thin guage horn wires can handle.
With a relay the horn wires open a second switch allowing current to pass thru heavy guage wires to the horn.
Makes it louder and more melodious.
Always tell the truth, it will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)
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"I see by your outfit that you are a spaceman"(MkI (3VD) TDM Review)
Hints for using Carpe-TDM. (photo's, links, etc).
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 06:44 pm
...and stops it melting your electrics! 
Nautilus will draw around 18A, which is more than both your headlights draw, so it should be attatched by a similar thickness of wiring as the lights, the standard horn will use a fraction of that so the wiring will be too thin to come with that much power (advantage of the Magnum, it only needs 8A)
Maplin sell a 30A relay for a couple of quid. Connect pin 85 to ground, 86 to the wire from the horn switch, 87 to your shiny new horn (with appropriate guage wire, then earth the other terminal of the horn), and pin 30 to 12V source that can cope the with current, best bet is generally to route it to the +ve battery terminal via a fuse (again, Maplin sell an inline fuse holder that will take a blade fuse).
Nautilus will draw around 18A, which is more than both your headlights draw, so it should be attatched by a similar thickness of wiring as the lights, the standard horn will use a fraction of that so the wiring will be too thin to come with that much power (advantage of the Magnum, it only needs 8A)Maplin sell a 30A relay for a couple of quid. Connect pin 85 to ground, 86 to the wire from the horn switch, 87 to your shiny new horn (with appropriate guage wire, then earth the other terminal of the horn), and pin 30 to 12V source that can cope the with current, best bet is generally to route it to the +ve battery terminal via a fuse (again, Maplin sell an inline fuse holder that will take a blade fuse).
Edited by ChrisG, 14 December 2007 - 06:46 pm.
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 08:47 pm
QUOTE(ChrisG @ Fri 14th Dec 2007, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maplin sell a 30A relay for a couple of quid. Connect pin 85 to ground, but you'll keep breaking the wire when you ride off 86 to the wire from the horn switch, 87 to your shiny new horn (with appropriate guage wire, then earth the other terminal of the horn), and pin 30 to 12V source that can cope the with current, best bet is generally to route it to the +ve battery terminal via a fuse (again, Maplin sell an inline fuse holder that will take a blade fuse).
86 to the wire from the horn switch, 87 to your shiny new horn (with appropriate guage wire, then earth the other terminal of the horn), and pin 30 to 12V source that can cope the with current, best bet is generally to route it to the +ve battery terminal via a fuse (again, Maplin sell an inline fuse holder that will take a blade fuse).
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 08:50 pm
As always good advise given. Thanks chaps. Have now disconnected the Stebel until mod made. Did come with a relay. Have a look this weekend.....although working 
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Posted 15 December 2007 - 11:27 am
I use these fuse holders a lot where water may be an issue, they are very good. Fuseholder
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Posted 15 December 2007 - 01:26 pm
Oink & Be Happy.
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Posted 15 December 2007 - 02:27 pm
QUOTE(Tempest @ Sat 15th Dec 2007, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not too sure where you'd fir the 3 gallon air resevoir though
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Posted 15 December 2007 - 05:31 pm
QUOTE(ChrisG @ Sat 15th Dec 2007, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not too sure where you'd fir the 3 gallon air resevoir though
Well, If I have another curry like the one lst night, just find some 1/2" hosing, attach it and job's your uncle.
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