Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!!

Hopopotamus · 10-14-2009, 01:16 AM

Here is the story. I'm driving Prius for about 3-4 weeks now and I love it. Living in NYC metro area I spend most of my time driving around New York so naturally I have you use the horn all the time and this horn gets no respect. Cabs cut you off, bike messengers don't move to the side, pedestrians don't even give me second look.
I'm sure many people on this forum have same problem so I was wondering if anyone installed something better and if so what and how much did it cost.

P.S. This forum is addictive I learned so much from everyone here.

Thanks !!!!!

philobeddoe · 10-14-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopopotamus

Here is the story. I'm driving Prius for about 3-4 weeks now and I love it. Living in NYC metro area I spend most of my time driving around New York so naturally I have you use the horn all the time and this horn gets no respect. Cabs cut you off, bike messengers don't move to the side, pedestrians don't even give me second look.
I'm sure many people on this forum have same problem so I was wondering if anyone installed something better and if so what and how much did it cost.

P.S. This forum is addictive I learned so much from everyone here.

Thanks !!!!!

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direstraits71 · 10-14-2009, 02:39 AM

If that won't do it this will:

YouTube - BIGGER THAN A SHIP HORN OR TRAIN HORN! (N.A.S.A. Reverberant chamber HORN)

bogeybob513 · 10-14-2009, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopopotamus

Here is the story. I'm driving Prius for about 3-4 weeks now and I love it. Living in NYC metro area I spend most of my time driving around New York so naturally I have you use the horn all the time and this horn gets no respect. Cabs cut you off, bike messengers don't move to the side, pedestrians don't even give me second look.
I'm sure many people on this forum have same problem so I was wondering if anyone installed something better and if so what and how much did it cost.

P.S. This forum is addictive I learned so much from everyone here.

Thanks !!!!!

I changed mine with only a few bruised knuckels-most auto supply stores at nominal cost.

macmaster05 · 10-14-2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopopotamus

Here is the story. I'm driving Prius for about 3-4 weeks now and I love it. Living in NYC metro area I spend most of my time driving around New York so naturally I have you use the horn all the time and this horn gets no respect. Cabs cut you off, bike messengers don't move to the side, pedestrians don't even give me second look.
I'm sure many people on this forum have same problem so I was wondering if anyone installed something better and if so what and how much did it cost.

P.S. This forum is addictive I learned so much from everyone here.

Thanks !!!!!

These days the horn is electronic. That's probably why. Some BMWs have the exact same problem. Ask your dealer, maybe they know how to change it.

Drive safely in NY.

a priori · 10-14-2009, 11:48 AM

I don't have the same requirement for a horn during regular traffic. Still, I did feel the same need to be heard and not ignored. For this reason, I went out and bought new horns to replace the OEMs in the 2010.

Here is the thread I started to explain what I'd done: New Horn Installed: I Think They'll Hear Me Now!

I hope this helps you!

Flying White Dutchman · 10-14-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by direstraits71

If that won't do it this will:

YouTube - BIGGER THAN A SHIP HORN OR TRAIN HORN! (N.A.S.A. Reverberant chamber HORN)

i hope nasa is not trowing away money on this?? for real....

Boo · 10-14-2009, 01:44 PM

It's pretty easy to change the horn and quite a few PriusChatters have.

Lots of threads on this. Here are the search results for "horn" in the title of threads:

PriusChat Forums - Search Results

qbee42 · 10-14-2009, 02:17 PM

I tested my Prius horn once, out on an open empty road with no nearby buildings. It worked. I haven't tried it since.

Tom

firepa63 · 10-14-2009, 02:36 PM

Horn? My Prius has a horn???

10-14-2009, 01:16 AM	#1
Hopopotamus Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Passaic, NJ Posts: 4 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!! Here is the story. I'm driving Prius for about 3-4 weeks now and I love it. Living in NYC metro area I spend most of my time driving around New York so naturally I have you use the horn all the time and this horn gets no respect. Cabs cut you off, bike messengers don't move to the side, pedestrians don't even give me second look. I'm sure many people on this forum have same problem so I was wondering if anyone installed something better and if so what and how much did it cost. P.S. This forum is addictive I learned so much from everyone here. Thanks !!!!!

10-14-2009, 11:48 AM	#6
a priori Canonus Curiosus Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicagoland (West) Posts: 2,663 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 150 Thanked 297 Times in 181 Posts Friends: 18	Re: Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!! I don't have the same requirement for a horn during regular traffic. Still, I did feel the same need to be heard and not ignored. For this reason, I went out and bought new horns to replace the OEMs in the 2010. Here is the thread I started to explain what I'd done: New Horn Installed: I Think They'll Hear Me Now! I hope this helps you!

10-14-2009, 01:44 PM	#8
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,286 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 166 Thanked 301 Times in 154 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!! It's pretty easy to change the horn and quite a few PriusChatters have. Lots of threads on this. Here are the search results for "horn" in the title of threads: PriusChat Forums - Search Results

10-14-2009, 02:17 PM	#9
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,472 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 94 Thanked 387 Times in 289 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!! I tested my Prius horn once, out on an open empty road with no nearby buildings. It worked. I haven't tried it since. Tom

10-14-2009, 02:36 PM	#10
firepa63 Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 928 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Need better horn I get no respect with this thing !!! Horn? My Prius has a horn???

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