Horn Replacement Guide & Resources

[iBRZ]

I've been researching horns because I hate

and I found some great sites & info. So I thought I'd share:

Some history and background

Naturally you'll ask: Where can you get a horn from a Ferrari?

The famous Ferrari horn sound is made by a duotone airhorn setup. The airhorn manufacturer FIAMM produced the Serie 2000 made for the Ferrari, early Lamborghini and some Bentley cars. The Serie 2000, which are two tin-pot trumpets that produce unique 'Ferrari' sound is not available and cannot be produced by any other plastic trumpet airhorn setup. It is an exclusive sound!

The last Ferrari's to get the famous FIAMM airhorns were the 355 and 456GT. New regulations by governments regarding horns on new cars have restricted airhorns as a horn option altogether on new exotics. The only way to obtain these airhorns are to buy them from salvage recycle yards or through new Ferrari parts, which are made completely plastic. As of 2007, the going price of a new Ferrari airhorn with plastic trumpets was around $130.00 USD.

Options/Alternatives
Hella, FIAMM and Stebel make two horns that sound very close to the Ferrari sound,(795Hz and 840Hz) only a trained musician's ear could really tell the difference. If you were to buy their 3 airhorn kit that is available the most major auto parts stores, you would set aside the longest horn and install the medium and short trumpets only. Voila! That is the closest you going to get to that Ferrari sound. Hella is the only manufacturer that sells the correct medium and short airhorns together in one kit, with the correct sound.

WOLO horns - Poor quality, horrific sound for the price that best fits junk made in China. WOLO horns are not going to get you that Ferrari sound.

Horn Installation
First, @driver01 did an amazing horn DIY installation post
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ght=hella+horn

Installation Issues
I found this: when you pull off the front bumper, the drivers side seam doesn't seem to line back up for everyone -- some are getting it to line up, but use caution and/or be prepared for a mismatched seam.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12659

James Bond Horn:
I was going to buy the 1964 DB5 "Goldfinger" Aston Martin horn (and I still may just to test the sound)
http://www.carpartsdiscount.com/auto...ml?3593=125294

Best Selection of Horns I've found
http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/horns

****
Horn Sounds I've found
(you might want to turn down the volume)

I, personally, have opted to go with the ferrari horn sound for now.

The Stebel Nautilus also has that euro sound, and is LOUD.
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...CTROPNEUMATICS

Stebel also has a great series of musical horns for ranging from the french police to tequila
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...CTROPNEUMATICS

And an old vintage italian horn.
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...pologia=TUNING

If anyone finds anything else to add, like great prices, sounds, or DIY knowledge -- I'm hoping you'll add it here as a resource to others.

[fx35s]

Originally Posted by iBRZ

I've been researching horns because I hate

and I found some great sites & info. So I thought I'd share:

Some history and background

Naturally you'll ask: Where can you get a horn from a Ferrari?

The famous Ferrari horn sound is made by a duotone airhorn setup. The airhorn manufacturer FIAMM produced the Serie 2000 made for the Ferrari, early Lamborghini and some Bentley cars. The Serie 2000, which are two tin-pot trumpets that produce unique 'Ferrari' sound is not available and cannot be produced by any other plastic trumpet airhorn setup. It is an exclusive sound!

The last Ferrari's to get the famous FIAMM airhorns were the 355 and 456GT. New regulations by governments regarding horns on new cars have restricted airhorns as a horn option altogether on new exotics. The only way to obtain these airhorns are to buy them from salvage recycle yards or through new Ferrari parts, which are made completely plastic. As of 2007, the going price of a new Ferrari airhorn with plastic trumpets was around $130.00 USD.

Options/Alternatives
Hella, FIAMM and Stebel make two horns that sound very close to the Ferrari sound,(795Hz and 840Hz) only a trained musician's ear could really tell the difference. If you were to buy their 3 airhorn kit that is available the most major auto parts stores, you would set aside the longest horn and install the medium and short trumpets only. Voila! That is the closest you going to get to that Ferrari sound. Hella is the only manufacturer that sells the correct medium and short airhorns together in one kit, with the correct sound.

WOLO horns - Poor quality, horrific sound for the price that best fits junk made in China. WOLO horns are not going to get you that Ferrari sound.

Horn Installation
First, @driver01 did an amazing horn DIY installation post
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ght=hella+horn

Installation Issues
I found this: when you pull off the front bumper, the drivers side seam doesn't seem to line back up for everyone -- some are getting it to line up, but use caution and/or be prepared for a mismatched seam.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12659

James Bond Horn:
I was going to buy the 1964 DB5 "Goldfinger" Aston Martin horn (and I still may just to test the sound)
http://www.carpartsdiscount.com/auto...ml?3593=125294

Best Selection of Horns I've found
http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/horns

****
Horn Sounds I've found
(you might want to turn down the volume)

I, personally, have opted to go with the ferrari horn sound for now.

The Stebel Nautilus also has that euro sound, and is LOUD.
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...CTROPNEUMATICS

Stebel also has a great series of musical horns for ranging from the french police to tequila
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...CTROPNEUMATICS

And an old vintage italian horn.
http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/prod...pologia=TUNING

If anyone finds anything else to add, like great prices, sounds, or DIY knowledge -- I'm hoping you'll add it here as a resource to others.

I really want that stebel nautilus system.. lol