My first car was a 1966 Plymouth Valiant station wagon that my Dad inherited from my uncle. He had installed a Klaxon or "oogah" horn in that car, and the horn became sort of a trademark for me. When I would go to parties I would sound that horn and everyone knew I had arrived.

And now, the tradition is back:



I took me awhile to find one of these horns with a chrome bell. I finally found one on eBay and it came from England, so that seems fitting. I also found a nice color-matched momentary switch to control it:



Click HERE for a short movie clip with sound.

 

that is awesome! i always had the idea of somehow getting a big rig horn into the MINI. how was the install ?? is the new horn separate from the old horn?

 

Thanks! Yes, the oogah horn is an additional horn, controlled by a momentary switch I installed in my Euro parcel shelf (see photo). So I still have the OEM horn as well.

Install was pretty simple once I found a place to put the horn. I had to drill one hole in the plastic wall that separates the master cylider and brake lines from the rest of the engine bay. The horn is installed with one bolt. The positive wire is connected directly to the battery with an inline blade fuse between the horn and the battery. The negative wire goes through the wire conduit on the driver's side and then under the dash. It's connected to one terminal on the switch and a second wire goes from the switch to a ground screw.

 

Too funny - can't wait to hear it.

 

You did exactly what I want to do, even down to the switch location. My problem is I have no wiring skills...wouldn't have a clue how to do this. Any clarification on how you connected this would be gratefully appreciated...

 

Take a look at this, one of our club members mounted these on his classic Mini for fun. Can be easily removed for serious motoring.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...16325411075016

Bill

 

does anyone know if the factory horn can be replaced with this horn (a one for one swap). Id hate to have to add another electrical circuit if I dont have to.

 

i wired a set of FIAMM Dual trumpet horns(from mini mania) to my stock ones....plenty loud and has the italian "euro" sound