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01-17-2011, 01:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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Switch button for air horns
After many different switches and buttons, I have settled on one method of honking my primary loud horn. I have found when someone is requiring you to quickly honk to avert disaster, a foot mounted button is best, that way you can still steer safely without searching around on the dash for the 'Panic button'
I bought a headlight dimmer switch. Remember the old ones you stomped with your foot? They last forever and are heavy duty.
Stomp once for honk, again for un-honk...
$6.98
Napa auto parts part Number DS115SB
It's for a 1974 Chevy truck C10 1/2 ton pickup.
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01-17-2011, 01:34 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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Since I have a slush box my secondary or primary horn switch is on the gear shift along with the exhaust brake switch.
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01-17-2011, 02:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by H. John Kohl
Since I have a slush box my secondary or primary horn switch is on the gear shift along with the exhaust brake switch.
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That's a great spot for it as well. When something scary happens, Sue stomps the floor on her side, I should put it over there
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01-17-2011, 06:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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What's a "slush box"?
Watch out Ozz! DW panics a lot easier than I do and if I put the switch on her side, I'd get a lot more road rage directed my way. Hopefully your wife is a little calmer otherwise your horn going off too much will cause neighborhood rage.
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01-17-2011, 01:23 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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That's a great idea Jim. BTW. you list all the options on your Montana but you do not mention the year and model, what's up with that pardner??????
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01-17-2011, 01:32 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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oops..
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01-17-2011, 01:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,783
M.O.C. #10246
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Ozz
After many different switches and buttons, I have settled on one method of honking my primary loud horn. I have found when someone is requiring you to quickly honk to avert disaster, a foot mounted button is best, that way you can still steer safely without searching around on the dash for the 'Panic button'
I bought a headlight dimmer switch. Remember the old ones you stomped with your foot? They last forever and are heavy duty.
Stomp once for honk, again for un-honk...
$6.98
Napa auto parts part Number DS115SB
It's for a 1974 Chevy truck C10 1/2 ton pickup.
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I liked the old floor dimmer switch...if we had them now, many of us who are hand-eye-coord challenged would be able to return "flashes" by passing fellow MOCers before we got passed them.
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01-17-2011, 04:38 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Manassas
Posts: 92
M.O.C. #6385
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I have a double pole/double throw switch wired in on the dash so that I can toggle between the factory horn and my air horns. It uses the regular center pad on the steering wheel to activate.
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01-19-2011, 10:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montgomery
Posts: 501
M.O.C. #7196
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Umm,
Did I do wrong to just substitute my airhorns for the factory horns and tap off their wiring from the steering wheel?
Giving up the auto quality/level "beepers" seemed reasonable to me.
The problem I have is sometimes I can't seem to hit/push the "sweet" spot horn symbol on the steering wheel while keeping my eyes on the road/situation..
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01-19-2011, 10:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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Options, Chas. A man has to have options..
I see times that the air horn is overkill, example is the second push on the key-fob.
I hit the floor switch today when a truck veered into my lane, it was easy, and my hands were securely choking the steering wheel.
Selector switches are nice, if you can plan in advance which horn you need. If I have time and it's no emergency, I honk the truck horn, if I want to wake someone up at a traffic light in front of me, I hit my Roadrunner Beep-beep horn.
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01-22-2011, 03:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Montgomery
Posts: 501
M.O.C. #7196
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I guess I'm nasty enough that all I need are the airhorns (about 140PSI).
A quick tap usually isn't too loud/obnoxious, a press down long and hard on the switch sure is!
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01-22-2011, 11:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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It is nice to have when you do need them. Did/do you work on the Railroad?
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