Two-Tone Horn option...
 

I've got a friend in Tokyo, Japan who has a 370z. He pm’d me to say that it's possible to reset the horn to ‘two-tone’ (he’s done it himself) – apparently a few owners have done it on his forum (sounds like a crap idea to me, but each to his own). There are also rumours of other ‘tweaks ‘ that have been hidden in the system for people to find.
Apparently you sit in the car (with your intelligent key), press the brake pedal 12 times within 10 seconds, then press the horn 3 times within 5 seconds and finally depress the brake pedal 12 more times within 10 seconds and the tone of your horn will change from a single note to a two-tone. Repeat it and the tone becomes ‘normal’ again. Apparently, timing is critical. I’d try it myself, but we don’t get our 370z’s in the UK until June/July – you yankies/japs have all the luck!!!




































"EDIT - Now that the truth is out there, I ought to warn any new visitors to this thread that it was an April Fools Joke - It got a few people who admitted trying it ......and maybe a few others who have kept quiet since they stopped annoying the neighbours with their mindless horn tooting! :)

This isnt a video game :ugh:

Nice :ugh2:

I thought this was old news, isn't there a thread on it already?
One of the first things I did with my Z, besides tint of course. Although it sounded crazy, so I had to change it back. :D

Frost how crazy did it sound? Crazy as in funny? Is it worth doing for a good laugh?

It sounded like a sick horn that started dying half way into it.
I believe socal 370z did this as well.

Yeah, it works! Wife loves the new sound. :tup:

Great catch Chubbs!

Sounds very Euro, I think I'll keep this hidden setting for a while! Thanks so much guys. It only took me 3x before I got it. Don't give up if you don't get it on the first shot, the timing has to be right.

Only 3? I must have done it 6 or 7 times. Timing is a bitch.

Glad to hear* that it works on US cars too.




*obviously I can't actually 'hear' anything at all, as I'm 250,000 miles away in my study.

I just drove over to my buddies house that has a 350z, he was freaking! I keep beeping the horn for no reason when I'm driving just to get people's reactions.

Yeah the timing is a pain but it's so worth it.

I'd like to hear it - anyone got an audio clip?

Here you go. ;)

That's more like an 8-tone horn, lol.

Clearly Semtex wins!

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But seriously, have you tried it Semtex?

I'm afraid to. Word on the street is that it might turn my Z into a pink Hyundai Genesis! :ugh:

^^haha. im diong it as soon as class is over. i thought this was bs...like a ps2 cheat or something. circle triangle circle triangle up down left right haha. ahh man. i hope it changes back if i dont like it

It will change back apparently it's he same process just backwards to go back to the original factory setting. Chubbs' connection is working on getting some more cool super secret settings....

It will definitely change back - Frost has already done it. You just repeat the procedure, remembering that TIMING IS CRITICAL.

But you never know, you may like it - Musashi does, and I don't think many people question HIS taste & judgement - the guy drives a lambo ffs and used to own an Aston.

Remember - TIMING IS CRITICAL.

I'm starting a rumour that if you do this on the forthcoming UK model it will play "God Save the Queen" instead. :icon17:

Actually I just programmed in my bluetooth ring tone for the car; it's "Anarchy in the USA" by the Sex Pistols.

:icon18: Iiiiii am the Anti-Chrrriystah - "Hello, how can I help you?"

:werd: Wasn't for me, but apparently some people dig it.

I can't get enough of it! It's a real crowd pleaser.

so i dont know if this was an april fools joke...cuz u got me!! lol it didnt work. 12 brake 3 horn 12 brake. should the car be off or on...or on acc?

Sorry ssqpolo, Chubbs forgot to mention engine off, but you press the starter (clutch out, break out) to turn it on. Make sure the stereo is on, Then you can unlock the setting. I'm going to record an audio clip tomorrow if I get time.

ok. i will try one more time. so it says on, but its not really on right. i dont have to have the nav do i?

no you don't need nav. I mean accessory mode on.

Is this for real? I assumed for the first two pages that the nature of this prank is that the "two tone horn" happens about the 5th or 6th time you retry this stupid procedure honking your horn for no good reason, and someone starts honking back at you to shut up.

But here we are on page 3, and I'm growing more tempted to try it...

ahh thanks for the info. it took me twice but finally got it to work!! sounds..different, im not too much of a fan right now. too high, kinda like a ferrari.

Sorry to hear you're not too keen on it, but glad you got it to work eventually. Horses for courses, as they say.

My mate told me that several of his Jap friends struggled with the timing too - like I said before, it's critical.

As for me, when/if I get my 370 I'm not even sure if I'll want to go 'two-tone' - Chubbs ain't a great horn guy - one beep's enough for me these days. I just thought some of the younger owners might like it.

:icon18: Are you related to Doubting Thomas in the Bible?

I can't get it to work.. It must be me

This was an April Fool's joke, guys. Chubbs is probably laughing his a$$ off. :rolleyes:

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10......BEEP-BEEP-BEEP.......1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 - ****, try again!


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Edit - Now that the truth is officially out, did anyone else fall for it, apart from the people who have posted already?


...incidentally AK, I've edited the OP so that any new people reading the thread don't fall for it now.

No, but mostly because I just haven't been anywhere lately with my car that was isolated enough to play around with the horn and not piss someone off :)

I thought about April Fool's the first time I saw it too, but the post date was wrong (Mar 31).... it took until today for me to realize you're posting from the UK, so the Mar 31 5:xx pm timestamp I'm seeing here actually was Apr 1 where you're at.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR......... i tried like 10 times

:icon18::icon18: :inoutroflpuke::inoutroflpuke:

Did anyone come by and ask you wtf you were doing?

No, no one ever said a word. There was a lady walking her dog and she kept giving me this weird look