| Forget jacking your truck up, neons, and chrome rims, | | | | the horns in to my Honda Accord? Luckily some sites |
| today’s auto junkies have air horns! Not just any | | | | like offer smaller systems. For instance you can buy |
| kind of air horn though, real train horns. That’s right, | | | | the ‘car kit’ which includes a smaller size air |
| it’s the new sensation, and people can’t get | | | | tank, and compact horns. |
| enough of the ear-splitting sound. | | | | Most people with cars put the tank in the trunk, along |
| The madness started with sites like popping up, posting | | | | with the compressor and run a high intensity hose to |
| videos on Youtube of them riding around scaring the | | | | the air horns. The horns don’t have to mount facing |
| living daylights out of people with their horns. Not long | | | | forward, this is a common misconception. They’re |
| after, other truck websites followed. Then, before you | | | | just as effective facing down, towards the ground. |
| know it, everyone on the block has a 150 plus decibel | | | | So, your thinking of getting an air horn, but just out of |
| train horn. | | | | curiosity, you want to know…What’s the loudest |
| Since the horns require high intensity air flow, you have | | | | horn out there? That’s a good question. The |
| to have an air source. This includes an air tank and a | | | | loudest horn made is the Nathan K5. Not many people |
| compressor. Along with other hardware & valves, you | | | | sell it because it’s only available to locomotive |
| have a complete air horn setup. | | | | related companies. Only a small, select group of sites |
| sells kits that are easily installed on just about any | | | | sell them, and there not cheap! The average price for |
| automobile. The prices range from about $200 to over | | | | just the horns is well over $1500. Not to mention you |
| $600. Each range kit has different specs and decibels | | | | need an air system to push it. |
| of sound. The great thing about buying them as a kit, is | | | | Air horns can be a lot of fun. If and when you decide |
| you have everything you need to install it. The kits also | | | | to purchase one, check out the sites I mentioned in the |
| come with full color directions, making it easier for the | | | | article. Also be very careful with your new horns, there |
| first time installer. | | | | not toys, and can be dangerous, so use them |
| The question your probably thinking now is, how am I | | | | responsibly. |
| going to fit a 5 gallon air tank, compressor, hosing, and | | | | |