Dixie / Air Horn

[cjhillman]

I keep thinking about it and i've had the car for a year so i should probably make the 1.1 Mk3 an Essex General Lee

Does anyone know a good but not expensive set of Dixie Air Horns?
I know some of the cheap ones are out of tune but i don't know if they all are?
also i know some makes can be fired all at once to create a 5 note blast.

Anyone have any info? Ebay is just overwhelmed with red plastic horns!

Thanks

Chris

[quasimoto]

maserati air horns were the air horn to have way way back but probably hard to source but you never know
all the fleabay stuff looks the same

[PandaSelecta]

May 22, 2014 11:35:13 GMT quasimoto said:

maserati air horns were the air horn to have way way back but probably hard to source but you never know
all the fleabay stuff looks the same

This is what i put on the panda and now people actually notice me

[steveo3002]

some miss off the last note

wolo are sposed to be the real deal ..i had some and werent overly thrilled with them just about ok

[cjhillman]

they seem tricky to find in the UK and find examples. I'm surprised that no shops stock them. Found some Maserati ones but they don't play Dixie.

[composimmonite]

They aren't legal for UK road use so that is probably the reason why difficult to find. Strictly per "the letter of the law", as below, unless fire, ambulance or Police vehicle it's even illegal to have them fitted but doubt you'd get caught unless using such on public road.

Regulations 37.4, and 99.4 Construction and use regulations. PNLD references. D2574 & D2576

37.4. No Motor vehicle shall be fitted with a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn unless it is for fire, ambulance or police purposes.

99.4. No person shall sound or cause to be sounded a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn, fitted or otherwise carried on a vehicle (Whether stationary or not)

Paul H

[dodgerover]

I had some years ago they were ok but they didn't sound like the ones on the General Lee one of the notes was off- was thinking about buying another set for the van - like you say ebay is full of them

[HoTWire]

Just saying ...



hasn't Kev got one?

[Frankenhealey]

May 22, 2014 12:40:24 GMT composimmonite said:

They aren't legal for UK road use so that is probably the reason why difficult to find. Strictly per "the letter of the law", as below, unless fire, ambulance or Police vehicle it's even illegal to have them fitted but doubt you'd get caught unless using such on public road.

Regulations 37.4, and 99.4 Construction and use regulations. PNLD references. D2574 & D2576

37.4. No Motor vehicle shall be fitted with a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn unless it is for fire, ambulance or police purposes.

99.4. No person shall sound or cause to be sounded a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn, fitted or otherwise carried on a vehicle (Whether stationary or not)

Paul H

Excellent information. So I should be safe (apart from the decibels) with one of these on the Goddess



If anyone is interested in the original 'nee-nahh' emergency horns then PM me.

[fordperv]

^How much would you be looking for them?

[grumpy]

Whilst on the subject , isuppose people have seen these type of videos before , ? fitting truck and sometimes train horns to cars and scaring the bejesus out of people .

[120y]

Oh so single tone air horns are acceptable ? or is that still illegal ?

[PandaSelecta]

May 22, 2014 18:04:17 GMT 120y said:

Oh so single tone air horns are acceptable ? or is that still illegal ?

Single tones are okay, or two tones (high and low) but they must sound at the same time.

[cjhillman]

i bought one off amazon that everyone seemed to say was ok. its probably not going to be that great but its just for a laugh.

Can you modify them to fire all at once? I'd like all 5 to sound as a quick blast?

[guslopez]

May 22, 2014 12:40:24 GMT composimmonite said:

They aren't legal for UK road use so that is probably the reason why difficult to find. Strictly per "the letter of the law", as below, unless fire, ambulance or Police vehicle it's even illegal to have them fitted but doubt you'd get caught unless using such on public road.

Regulations 37.4, and 99.4 Construction and use regulations. PNLD references. D2574 & D2576

37.4. No Motor vehicle shall be fitted with a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn unless it is for fire, ambulance or police purposes.

99.4. No person shall sound or cause to be sounded a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn, fitted or otherwise carried on a vehicle (Whether stationary or not)

Paul H

If it is pre august 1973 it isn't illegal as long as you have a standard horn as well or a switch that makes all horns sound at once.
With multiple horns i.e. more than 2 it is also debatable whether the law would actually cover them as it specifically states " two tone" & which refers to alternating high/low notes & resembles emergency service sirens & certainly can't be classed as two-tone a multiple, note music playing set ; even though years ago the coppers would always try it on if they thought that they could get away with it.

[Clamity]

May 22, 2014 19:41:03 GMT guslopez said:

May 22, 2014 12:40:24 GMT composimmonite said:

They aren't legal for UK road use so that is probably the reason why difficult to find. Strictly per "the letter of the law", as below, unless fire, ambulance or Police vehicle it's even illegal to have them fitted but doubt you'd get caught unless using such on public road.

Regulations 37.4, and 99.4 Construction and use regulations. PNLD references. D2574 & D2576

37.4. No Motor vehicle shall be fitted with a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn unless it is for fire, ambulance or police purposes.

99.4. No person shall sound or cause to be sounded a bell, gong, siren or two tone horn, fitted or otherwise carried on a vehicle (Whether stationary or not)

Paul H

If it is pre august 1973 it isn't illegal as long as you have a standard horn as well or a switch that makes all horns sound at once.
With multiple horns i.e. more than 2 it is also debatable whether the law would actually cover them as it specifically states " two tone" & which refers to alternating high/low notes & resembles emergency service sirens & certainly can't be classed as two-tone a multiple, note music playing set ; even though years ago the coppers would always try it on if they thought that they could get away with it.

My thoughts too. If it can play Dixie, then it has at least five tones so therefore must be fine in the eyes of the law. Don't go fitting a gong though

Edit: do ice cream vans get a special dispensation then or do chimes not count as gongs or bells?

[bortaf]

Unless the law has changed recently multi tone (musical) horns are leagal pre 73, it's been that way since the early 70's ??
Duel tone (high-low) are illeagal unless they sound at the same time (every Ghia ford made since 1973 has had duel tone horns that sound st the same time).
As already said finding a decent sounding set it getting really hard, they chinese are apparently tone deaf

[adam73bgt]

Mega want for the Godfather horn Do maserati horns give that classic italian 70s horn sound? (hard to describe )

[fred]

If you want dixie horns, you will need a decent sized compressor
the ones they come with (Off fleabay) run out of breath,
Always wanted a BIG Train horn, but you need 24 volt running rather like lorries use
it can be done, just need the right sized big ass compressor running off 12 volt

[steveo3002]

May 22, 2014 21:30:09 GMT fred said:

If you want dixie horns, you will need a decent sized compressor
the ones they come with (Off fleabay) run out of breath,
Always wanted a BIG Train horn, but you need 24 volt running rather like lorries use
it can be done, just need the right sized big ass compressor running off 12 volt

hows that work then sinse the timing for the notes is built into the compressor that comes with them ?

for legal matters..seperate "off road use only" switch should do it