Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share this.

I've always thought of stock horns that come with most vehicles sold as sounding too dinky. You can barely scare a squirrel out of your way with them. And I'm talking about the two-disc setup - one high, one low. What about the single-disc? Let's not even go there.

I've always liked having strong, powerful sounding horns on my cars mainly because I've always felt that they got the message across very well and in truly dangerous situations, they WILL make you heard. That can mean avoiding running over a pedestrian or getting run into by another vehicle. Needless to say, this has gotten me on a quest to find a pair for my car.

Before I moved to the US from Asia, I always used Bosch FSA2 horns and had absolutely no problems buying them. More commonly known in the Asian market as Bosch Supertones and later Bosch Europa - they may go by other names in other places. They have a very loud and distinct tone to them. Very regal, if you ask me. Beem-beem! Some might argue that the Hella Supertones (black and red grill) sound loud too - yes they do but STILL in a dinky kind of way. They just don't mean enough business.

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What's truly perplexing is that these Bosch horns are NOWHERE to be found in the US. Nowhere. I've seen one or two pop up on Ebay with prices averaging around $300-400. What a joke. These retail for the equivalent of about US$75.

So I started looking for alternatives. As mentioned, the Hella Supertones are plenty loud but just didn't have the character I wanted. A lot of other loud horns such as Stebel and Wolo one-piece horns but I wanted the sound of discs. My hunt led me back to Wolo's website and ultimately dug up the 306-2T. Not much info on it on the site except claiming to be the loudest horns money can buy. They are about 1/2 inch wider in diameter than the Bosch FSA2's which brings them to nearly 6 inches across. Huge. No reviews on it anywhere. Nobody seems to have ever bought these at all. $106 - not bad but too much for horns, for me. Ebay produced the exact pair for $33 - brand new, shipped.

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So they finally arrive and I installed them. All I can say is WOW! These things sound just as loud and even manlier than the Bosch horns! Almost train-like if you ask me. There is a sound clip on Wolo's website but it doesn't do the real thing any justice. Remember, these are discs and not the one-piece horns that they sell such as the popular Bad Boy. They spit out a claimed 115 decibels - nearly as loud as the others but as I said earlier, with a lot more character.

I've only had them for a couple of days so I can't vouch for longevity yet but sound-wise, they leave nothing left to be desired. Since I'm not horn-happy either, it might take a while before I come back with time-tested information.

Let me just end by saying that these virtually unsung horns make an excellent replacement for your stock horns. If you already have aftermarket, they make great alternatives.

-N- :thumbsup:

This post has been edited by normandelli: Aug 10 2008, 10:45 PM