| So you've decided that you want people to notice | | | | You can't forget price. You can certainly go bargain |
| your ride right? What better way to accomplish this | | | | basement here and find a kit on ebay or some other |
| than by adding a monster train horn that will not only | | | | auction or shopping site but generally I would suggest |
| turn heads but make people literally jump out of their | | | | against this. The quality just isn't there and if by chance |
| skin when you blow it? | | | | you do have a problem with the horn you probably |
| The first thing to consider when buying a train horn kit | | | | won't get any customer service. On the other end of |
| is to consider the car you're going to be mounting it on. | | | | the spectrum you can spend up to $1800 buying a kit |
| If you've got a 96 Honda Civic you're going to have to | | | | so loud that you'd rival locomotives and have train |
| take into account the space you are working with | | | | conductors drooling as you drove by and gave them a |
| where if you're putting it on a 3/4 ton truck this is not | | | | little toot! However for most people that are looking for |
| as much of an issue. It's a good idea to contact the | | | | a quality horn that will last a long time while not |
| distributor to find out what the dimensions are of the kit | | | | breaking the bank it's reasonable to expect to spend |
| you're interested in before buying to make sure you | | | | anywhere from $299-$499 which will include shipping. |
| have room for a proper install. | | | | One more thing to consider would be customer |
| Next you need to decide how loud you want your train | | | | satisfaction. Before I buy anything online I do my |
| horn to be. These can easily range from 110dB to | | | | research of the potential vendors. I check to see if |
| 175+dB. If you're looking to just give people a little | | | | they have positive testimonials on their site and also |
| scare or make sure that you're never cut off in traffic | | | | search the web for any negative feedback for them. I |
| again then the 110dB kit will probably be more than | | | | send them a quick e-mail or give them a call with a |
| enough. If you're looking to make sure everyone in a 3 | | | | general question to see how quickly they respond to |
| block radius knows you're coming down the road you | | | | my request as this will give you a good idea what you |
| might want to consider a 180dB train horn kit. | | | | can expect from them if you have problems. |