I've put air horns on every British car I have ever owned. Well maybe until this R55 '09 Clubman!

Dug out a still NIB pair of Fiamm air horns I must have won at a meet many years ago. Nice day out so I spent my lunch break stareing at my engine compartment. After about 30 minutes, I sadly realized there is NO PLACE to put the damn things!

OK, I give. Where do you guys exactly mount the compressor and the horn bracket?

Please don't let me reinvent another wheel. :(

 

How big are these? I would think if you do not have the alarm on your car, that threaded area where the hood switch does could be a mounting point. To the right of the air box is a open area, and that small silver threaded insert for 1 mounting point.

I got all excited, I thought you were putting some real horns in (like me )



A few teasers on my setup...All tucked untot he spare tire area and under the rear bumper, around the hitch.

 

WOW! To paraphrase Crockadile Dundee, "Horns? No, THESE are horns!"

I too saw the space to the right of the air box but wasn't sure about putting two big lag screws into the ECM.

You would think any idiot could easily fit them. Mine are more typical size like this:

 

I would love to hear those horns, but yes there is not much room under the bonnet.

I must admit they would look pretty cool mounted on the roof, how to do that is another issue.

I wonder if these would work?



They are advertised on Griots webpage. http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ortby=ourPicks

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There are two neat things I like about real air horns; first, the unique sound found only from an air horn, and two, their typical 135dB output.

You know there is far more room to mount a pair of air horns under the bonnet of an original Mini!

 

I was going to let this slide but I have to make a comment. This reminded me of what I used to teach in my MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) class rooms. That was SIPDE.

S - scan for potential threats
I - identify what those threats are
P - predict what they might do
D - decide what to do if they do as you predict
E - execute when they do

Honking horns isn't in that formula. While you're honking your horn I'll be taking evasive action.

 

Mr Bentwrench,

Those horns look suspiciously like a pair I had installed decades ago on my '72 Fiat 124 Spider. They were loud and got ones attention, but they took too long to spool up, so a tap on the button only got the sound of the compressor spinning but not the horn blowing. If you do manage to install them, keep the "beep beep" original for that quick tap you might give someone. The Fiamms will wake the dead, but you need to remember to hold the button down a few seconds.

 

I want some air horns my self, but in all reality i dont think i could mount all the hardware, cause like your self, i would want those BA ones.

ill testify the hella supertones, they are very nice! they definently get your attention and have the brown pants factor

 

Do it!!! I love my horns and on-board air for topping off, fixing flats, bike tires, etc is great.

What is it about Hella horns that the subaru guys love, every single car seems to have them?

 

sometimes you just have to get creative

I put a 5 horn set in my 79



welded up the mount myself



they live in the wheel well



and play a bar from colonel bogey march, better know as the theme from bridge over the river kwai

been there for over 3 years now and still work ..... but I try to never go out in the rain . . . .