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Old 06-26-13, 09:08 PM
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Has anyone tried adding a train horn to their car? I've wanted one of these since I was 15 years old, but never did it. http://www.hornblasters.com/

I'm trying to determine if there is actually room to mount the horns in the grill and where I would run the air hoses, assuming I mount the air tank in the trunk.
Old 06-27-13, 05:56 AM
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Seriously?

Train horn on a lexus?

Those belong on jacked up trucks and old caddy limousines. Not on a lexus.
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I wonder if anyone has put a Lexus horn on a train?
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I had one on my last bike and my last car. they definitely get people to move out of the way, and I have caused crashes from people merging in my lan. When they hear it they naturally jerk the other way hence causing accidents.

They are fun and good however many areas have now made them illegal. I couldnt get my bike to pass DE inspection when I moved here because it was over 150db if you want the sound but stay legal in all 50 states then get a Stebil Nautilus 2
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This guy in the UK did it to his LS400. It's at the 2:00 mark in the video:


Also right here on the forums: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rain-horn.html
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Originally Posted by Dream36
I had one on my last bike and my last car. they definitely get people to move out of the way, and I have caused crashes from people merging in my lan. When they hear it they naturally jerk the other way hence causing accidents.

They are fun and good however many areas have now made them illegal.
Causing accidents is fun?!?

Sounds like they should be illegal.
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
Causing accidents is fun?!?

Sounds like they should be illegal.
Sounds like the kind of "fun" most people don't need. I've driven for years and never felt the need for a train horn. Now if I engineered a train, that would be different.
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Are you saying you are now older than 15?
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