P500 New Horn

[Derail]

Got a new “Dixie” horn for Christmas. Now I gotta figure out where to mount five trumpets and a little air compressor. Popped the hood on my P500 and there is plenty of room under there but options are limited on mounting. Might need to fab up some brackets. Anyone else ever do a similar horn mod ?

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Yeah, we're all gonna need to see this horn and a link to where we can get one.

 

[Derail]

Yeah, we're all gonna need to see this horn and a link to where we can get one.

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Ha ha. Will update with a full report when project is complete.

 

[Derail]

Still have to tidy up a couple of wires and tighten a few bolts but got it roughed in and it sounds awesome. Just like the horn in the General Lee. Very loud. Can’t stop laughing every time I hit the button.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Love it! Can you post videos to youtube? I want to hear it too.

 

[Derail]

’Merica !

Love it! Can you post videos to youtube? I want to hear it too.

Not very computer savvy. Don’t know how to put anything on YouTube. I think you might have seen an episode or two of the Dukes of Hazzard. It really does sound like the horn on the General Lee.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

I guess that'll have to do.

 

[100Acre]

I want a horn that sounds like the conquering legions of Rome or affixed to the trunks of elephants....fog horn maybe?

 

[Derail]

I guess that'll have to do.

Believe it or not mine sounds a little better than that. Slightly deeper tone and just a tad bit slower cadence. Very happy with the horn. $ 60 on Amazon. Complete kit. Only had a couple minor issues with the kit. I had to go to the hardware store and buy some more air hose. The instructions said to cut all the hoses the same length and the kit did not come with enough hose for my installation. The other issue is the horn button. I just did not like the appearance of the one supplied with the kit. It works fine and I am using it for now but ordered a different one that is a flush mount and hopefully will look better. I’ll install the new horn button when it arrives in a couple of days. The real test will be durability. I hope it holds up with the hard riding that I sometimes do. Time will tell.

 

[Derail]

On Amazon...DIXIE AIR HORN BLACK
Seller...OEMtoYou
Cost...$ 59.95

 

[Derail]

Installation time....3.5 hours / 8.5 beers / 1 shot of Jim Beam
(Really enjoying my Christmas vacation)

“Save the neck for me Clark !” ...Cousin Eddie

 

[Deleted member 3748]

8.5 beers / 1 shot of Jim Beam

LOL

 

[Derail]

 

[Derail]

I used to know how to post videos to You Tube but it had been years since I had done so. I had a little spare time today because the weather outside is total crap. I got on the PC and found my old YouTube channel. I did manage to upload a video of my horn. I have noticed that the tone and cadence of the horn changes when the ambient air temperature drops down close to zero degrees.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

That's awesome!! Thanks!

I can understand how the tone would change when it's cold out. It still sounds cool as hell.

 

[Derail]

Now that I have figured out again how to post videos to youtube...I will try to put some more on there. I'll try to put a video on there of my Bazooka Party Bar soundbar later this evening when the sun starts to set and the LED's are more visible. My wife thinks the flashing lights are cheezy but I'm a cheezy redneck dude so I like it.

 

[Chooglin]

That is awesome !

 

[Derail]

Old caveman still trying to figure out how to cut and splice and edit videos from my iPhone and GoPro together into a semi-coherent video clip. This s*** was a lot easier before my kids grew up and moved out. Might have something to post later this evening to YouTube but I’m pretty sure it ain’t gonna get too many likes and it sure as hell ain’t gonna go viral ha ha.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Old caveman still trying to figure out how to cut and splice and edit videos from my iPhone and GoPro together into a semi-coherent video clip. This s*** was a lot easier before my kids grew up and moved out. Might have something to post later this evening to YouTube but I’m pretty sure it ain’t gonna get too many likes and it sure as hell ain’t gonna go viral ha ha.

Put some boobs in it and you'll get lots of likes from these knuckleheads.