Lets talk horns…

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I spoke with Jim Malcom from Prevost about horns and learned that buses typically come with electric horns, while converters add air horns.

I’m curious if any of you have installed a switch that allows you to toggle between air and electric horns. My electric horns are located under the front right, beneath the steps, and you can spot them by looking up behind the bumper in a cavity.

Currently, my setup doesn’t allow for switching between the two, but I’d like to configure it that way since my air horns failed during the Branson trip. I discovered that the issue was a stuck electric solenoid, which is now working again, but I plan to replace it.

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I’m not entirely clear on what you’re asking, but my 97 Liberty has a switch on the dash that lets me choose between the electric “honk honk” and the air “HONK HONK.” The switch is labeled “Horn Select.”

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Dale, I could’ve easily poked fun at you for not knowing, but Truk and I were baffled in Branson trying to figure out what that black plastic piece in his steer compartment was, with wires going to it.

I’m just a humble Liberty owner with an old bus and electric horns that look like they’re from a vintage Pontiac. Meanwhile, I learned that folks driving the newer CC buses have these massive horns that don’t even resemble traditional horns and point downwards. I bet your electric horns look a lot like mine.

Just like the Vegas guy, my coach came with a switch: toot, toot or toot toot!

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I’d love to have a horn aimed out to each side with a selector switch! That way, if one of those annoying little boom boxes pulls up next to you, you can at least give them a taste of their own medicine! I never checked for a switch on the old CC, but I’ll dig into the manuals and see if there’s one hiding in there.

By the way, does anyone know where I can find a train whistle that runs on compressed air?

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Dale,

On my steering wheel, there’s a push button that operates both sets of horns. If you push it lightly, you get the electric beep, beep, and if you push it harder, you get the air horns with a louder beep, beep.

Tom Chilcote
Trans-Specialists RV Batteries
tom@transpspecialists.net

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Thanks guys, I will check it out some more.

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Will,

You might want to check out this site for your horns:

[HornBlasters](http://www.hornblasters.com/products…ry.php?class=1)

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For train horns, you might want to check near a busy interstate exit. If you spot several truck stops, chances are there’s a dealer offering a variety of truck accessories, including train horns.

Many of our buses come equipped with musical horns that feature two horn-shaped speakers mounted at the front, typically behind the bumper, and most point downward.

As for my CC, it doesn’t have the Liberty selector switch (which would have added $3.00 to the cost and $200.00 to the selling price). Instead, a light tap activates the electric horns, while a hard push triggers the four roof-mounted air horns.

Mike

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Jon, while you’re on the HornBlasters website, check out the “Letters” section and then the “Hate Mail.” It’s pretty wild to see how some people react—there are some really mad folks out there!

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It’s definitely alarming to see how intense some of those reactions are! It seems like some people take their horn preferences a bit too seriously.

Will, just a heads-up: before you install those horns on your coach, you might want to read through those letters. It could give you some insight into what you might be getting into!

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I live right next to Fort Bragg, so my next stop might be military surplus—who knows, maybe I’ll find some 50 cal guns lying around!

It’s unfortunate when legitimate products end up in the hands of irresponsible individuals.

I used to live on Long Island, New York, where I had Brazilian neighbors. One evening, I returned home from the city to find a massive 16th birthday party going on, and the bass was so loud that my walls were vibrating (with no air conditioning to help!). When I called to talk to my neighbor, he informed me that I couldn’t do anything until after 10 PM. Well, that wasn’t entirely true. I had a 1974 H-D Superglide with a 2 into 1 banana exhaust, and I parked it next to the fence, revving it at 2,000 RPM. Soon after, my neighbor called again, asking me to turn off my noise. I told him I’d gladly put the motorcycle away at 10 PM, but until then, if he wanted it quiet, he needed to turn down his party!

Sometimes, you just have to stand your ground and fight fire with fire.

Thanks for sharing the website. There are definitely some disturbing letters on both the fan and hate mail sections regarding those horns. I think I’ll just stick with the train whistle; after all, steam engines have been off the rails since the late 1950s!

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Imagine how bad you could scare someone who was going around down RR crossing gates

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I don’t know if you all recall POG3 in Kerrville, but there was someone with an incredible RR whistle on their coach. Ken Zittrer has a pretty impressive one, but this other coach? Wow, it really stood out!

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My Liberty is equipped with an air-operated RR whistle, and there’s a pull switch on the front dash. It’s not too loud, but it has that classic sound reminiscent of an old 1800s whistle.

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Joe,

Anyone who goes around railroad gates that are down is definitely past the point of fear. We did a demonstration for Operation Lifesaver where the ACWR collided with an old Oldsmobile 88 at a staged crossing. The train consisted of one GP 38-2 locomotive, a few unloaded cars, and a caboose, all moving at about 10 miles per hour. The outcome was pretty grim. There might even be a video of that demonstration floating around online.

Ray,

Did you happen to catch the name of the whistle manufacturer?

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