Sport Horn Upgrade

spearfish25 · 04-02-2009, 10:48 AM

On another blog I saw that Japanparts.com - Mail order from Japan directly|JDM Parts,Performance Auto Parts,for Subaru, Mazda,Mitsubishi,Honda,Nissan,Toyota car has a 'sport horn' option. It's a set of two new horns for the car. Given that the stock horn has no balls at all, I'm tempted to order the sport version. The price is right too...$88 with shipping included to the USA.

Anyone tried this yet? I'm curious to know how hard it is to install and how it sounds. Suppose I should find the horn on the car and see how tough it looks to swap out before ordering...

semtex · 04-02-2009, 10:55 AM

The horn sits in front of the radiator behind the front fascia (aka bumper cover). I know this because it has to be bent back in order to install one of the filters for the Stillen G3 air intake. So in order to access it, be prepared to remove the radiator cover and pull of the entire front bumper cover.

spearfish25 · 04-03-2009, 07:22 PM

Sounds like a good reason to 1) not upgrade, 2) stop using the stock horn and 3) use engine and exhaust noise to alert other drivers of my presence

kevr6 · 04-04-2009, 09:50 AM

I've installed Hella air horns on all my cars and planned on doing the same on my Z. That may be an option for you!

spearfish25 · 04-04-2009, 09:55 AM

I found the link to the service manual in another forum...that makes this a bit more feasible for me.

04-02-2009, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Sport Horn Upgrade On another blog I saw that Japanparts.com - Mail order from Japan directly\|JDM Parts,Performance Auto Parts,for Subaru, Mazda,Mitsubishi,Honda,Nissan,Toyota car has a 'sport horn' option. It's a set of two new horns for the car. Given that the stock horn has no balls at all, I'm tempted to order the sport version. The price is right too...$88 with shipping included to the USA. Anyone tried this yet? I'm curious to know how hard it is to install and how it sounds. Suppose I should find the horn on the car and see how tough it looks to swap out before ordering...

04-02-2009, 10:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	The horn sits in front of the radiator behind the front fascia (aka bumper cover). I know this because it has to be bent back in order to install one of the filters for the Stillen G3 air intake. So in order to access it, be prepared to remove the radiator cover and pull of the entire front bumper cover. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

04-04-2009, 09:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
kevr6 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N.W. Atlanta Posts: 1,515 Drives: '09 Graphite 370Z 6M Rep Power: 666	I've installed Hella air horns on all my cars and planned on doing the same on my Z. That may be an option for you! __________________ *Beware...* Daily Sliding In My ZLED!

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04-03-2009, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Sounds like a good reason to 1) not upgrade, 2) stop using the stock horn and 3) use engine and exhaust noise to alert other drivers of my presence

04-04-2009, 09:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I found the link to the service manual in another forum...that makes this a bit more feasible for me.