Horn Blows

[mikeonmain]

Does your horn have a .5 sec delay.... I slap my horn to say hello to my neighbor and it sounds off half a block later...and not with a short blast but this long "get out the way" blast... I refuse to use it

 

[audio1der]

First off I think we have to address your main concern here; speeding in a residential zone.
City blocks vary considerably in size, but a good median size if 300' long. If you covered half a block in half a second (the delay of your horn), you were travelling at 447mph in your own neighborhood. First, congratulations. Second, I hope you take the truck to the Bonneville salt flats and represent us well; that is an impressive speed. Third, I'm pulling your leg and sorry to hear your horn is slower than a GMC

 

[Etroze86]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! gotta love math.

 

[Chewy]

My horn does the same thing... It's completely worthless as I like to just tap the horn. With the truck I have to look like an ******* and hold it down like I'm a damn tug boat or something.

 

[mikeonmain]

Hahaha I thought it was just my truck... I had no problem with my 06

 

[05singlecabHEMI]

get a train horn, it doesnt have a delay. and itll really say HELLO to your neighbor.

 

[VolsRam]

First off I think we have to address your main concern here; speeding in a residential zone.
City blocks vary considerably in size, but a good median size if 300' long. If you covered half a block in half a second (the delay of your horn), you were travelling at 447mph in your own neighborhood. First, congratulations. Second, I hope you take the truck to the Bonneville salt flats and represent us well; that is an impressive speed. Third, I'm pulling your leg and sorry to hear your horn is slower than a GMC

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Love this!!!

 

[RCFiddyOne]

Same here. I want to do a quick tap most times and it turns out as a long blast. I thought it was just me.

 

[DatacomGuy]

Not to hijack..but..

I really would like to install an air compressor and some sort of semi truck horn.. Any ideas? I don't want train sound. I want 18 wheeler sound!

 

[audio1der]

I'd say your budget is about the only restriction. With a good size tank and compressor, along with large enough bells, you'll get that deep semi truck sound. It's not cheap!(or we'd all do it LOL)

 

[Bombdigitty]

same.. Its hard to get a quick beep beep off. Quicker to roll down the window and wave.

 

[Koko]

same.. Its hard to get a quick beep beep off. Quicker to roll down the window and wave.

My wife thought I was nuts when I told her this. I feel the same way. The only thing I miss it for is pulling in the garagr and the kids open the door to the house. Id usually blast off a series of quick horn beeps for them. Not anymore.

 

[DatacomGuy]

I'd say your budget is about the only restriction. With a good size tank and compressor, along with large enough bells, you'll get that deep semi truck sound. It's not cheap!(or we'd all do it LOL)

What type of horn/bell should i look for? What length/size?

 

[audio1der]

I'm sure there are many here who know more than I do; I've just done some shopping but the wife says 'No, until it's just a toy"...
I would buy it somehwere they sell real stuff; at least a step up from Pep Boys.
Air Horns: Big Rig Chrome Shop
Truck Horns, Air Horns & Train Horns At StylinTrucks.Com
Air Horns of Texas, Train Horns, Train Air Horns

They all have good stuff starting from a few hundred bucks for bells, compressor, tank etc to sky's the limit. Check out Unbroken's truck, with a real set of 5 train bells under the truck. Apparently it's BONKERS loud

 

[Birddog]

I have this delay also. It even happens when I double tap the remote start. This didn't happen with my 2012. Maybe it's a 13 thing.

 

[Riccochet]

My only conclusion is that the horn is somehow computer controlled. If that is the case there is a solution. Find the trigger wire, tap in, wire to a relay and connect that to the horn. Bypass the delay all together.

If I have time this weekend I'll figure it out and write up a How To.

 

[DatacomGuy]

I'm sure there are many here who know more than I do; I've just done some shopping but the wife says 'No, until it's just a toy"...
I would buy it somehwere they sell real stuff; at least a step up from Pep Boys.
Air Horns: Big Rig Chrome Shop
Truck Horns, Air Horns & Train Horns At StylinTrucks.Com
Air Horns of Texas, Train Horns, Train Air Horns

They all have good stuff starting from a few hundred bucks for bells, compressor, tank etc to sky's the limit. Check out Unbroken's truck, with a real set of 5 train bells under the truck. Apparently it's BONKERS loud

Perfect. I'll do some research. Thank you sir!

 

[toofart]

Yep same delay here. I don't feel like I'm the one controlling the horn, sucks big time.

 

[WhiteExpress]

same.. Its hard to get a quick beep beep off. Quicker to roll down the window and wave.

I put Green LEDs in my High Beams (Bixenon projectors take care of useful light) so I just use my 'flash to pass' to wave. I've noticed my horn takes longer than it should as well.

 

[audio1der]

I just used our horn for the first time last night ("Uh, it's been green for a while now, bud") and gave him 3 blasts instead of a short one or two LOL
There is def. a pause.