Miata Mailing List: May 1994, Message #51
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   From: sling@lesol1.dseg.ti.com (Steven Ling)
Subject: RE: Air horns
   Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 10:19:41 -0400

>From: buck@claude.ma30.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck)

> Review of dual Air Horns...[details deleted, you just saw them
> yesterday :o)]...The mounting bracket for the plastic horns is
> flexible, and in my opinion, too flexible, allowing the horns to
> vibrate and bounce around over bumps, etc.  i'm looking
> around for a thicker gauge equivalent to replace it with.

 I purchased these from Automation last year. I took the flimsy
mounting bracket and pitched it in the trash. It would let the horns
bounce around right next to the A/C condenser. I fabricated a sturdy
bracket that mounts at the hood latch and at the base of the vertical
support below the hood latch. It's basically a thicker strap with
some creative bending. I built some extras for local club members and
they love them. Maybe I have a business here???

 I swear these horns have saved my life more than once. The worst
offenders are little old ladies in Cadillacs (this is Dallas, after
all) that can't see behind them and can't hear a regular horn. [No,
none of them have had heart attacks.]
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      Steve Ling                                Texas Instruments, Inc.
      sling@dseg.ti.com                         P.O. Box 655012, m/s 31
      (214)995-1378                             Dallas, Texas  75265