Andriko

Anyone changed there horns? My low tone horn has packed up and i orderd a pair of replacements. The type on the car are the shell type and the one's that were sent from another 944 are the flat button type. The mail order guy's says that Porsche changed them at same point as the shell type always corroded inside and stoped working. Anyone had this problem and having to change over horns? Also whats the best way of changing them as there burried behing the passenger fog light, removing the under tray or the wheel arch inner guard. I cant see them through the engine bay.
Any help is appriciated

Zero10

I was just looking at mine the other day. The easiest way to reach them is to remove the driver's side fender liner. That will provide lots of room. I have never removed them, but they looked pretty easy to take out.

I don't know anything about the change-over, but mine are the big black plastic-shelled ones.

jason952

I would like to try these:

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=77839

89magic98

I ordered mine from Pelican Parts.

On the 924s, I did not have to remove any other parts (such as the fender liner) to get at them.

The pelican ones "almost" look like the originals. Except that they are bronze colored, and the rubber boot for the connectors do not fit properly over the new connectors, to keep out moisture, etc. I used some black silicone from a tube to seal up the connectors around the old rubber boots.

Chris_924s

I removed the metal horns from mine, they were rusted completely out- Location is correct per Zero10.

Disassembly is relatively easy, reassy can be a somewhat time consuming affair. IIRC about 5 mins to get the old ones out- 45 mins to reinstall the new horns due to the PITA setup Porsche has on the 924S.

pete944

My ex-wife grew horns after the honeymoon.

Chris_924s

Hmm. my ex grew horns ON the honeymoon night.

and replacement wasnt feasable until years later. seems her legs were rusted shut. FWIW her mouth never stopped spewing noise.

Hi Pete!

Jon Moeller

Andriko,
I installed a set of Hellas on my 951. I would highly recommend that you change the current configuration, and drive the new horns off of a relay, rather than having the full current run through the switch.

The wiring is relatively simple to do, although you'll have to find an appropriate power source. Thankfully, the pig-tail on my Iceshark kit provided an excellent source.

-Jon

Andriko

Cheers guy's. I'll look into that current change to.
Many thanks guys.

Matt O.

I replaced mine with Hellas from Performance Products. BTW, I wouldn't recommend Performance Products. I do however recommend Hella.

austin944

Has anyone put in a louder horn? Do you think the stock horn is loud enough? My Maserati horn is air-powered and that thing rocks.

I had a old geezer back into me, even though I saw him coming and laid on the horn continuously. He just kept coming even with the horn blaring! I'd want it for those kinds of occasions.

89magic98

When I was learning to drive, I watched this video on using a "friendly tap of the horn" to let people know you're there. It's to get your attention. On the east coast, it seems that people have appropriate use of the horn mastered. And people listen when they hear a horn.

I don't know if it's the airbag in the steering wheels, but people out here seem to think that the minimum time to depress the horn is 2 seconds. And it's to express frustration, tell you you aren't moving fast enough, etc. The parking lot in Costco is out of control. People just get angry when they hear a horn - rather than think about if they are not paying attention to something in their driving environment (like backing up into the person behind them).

I know what you mean about the older drivers backing up. They can't turn their heads very well. Often they are reversing blind.

Jon Moeller

I believe that the Hellas that Matt and I have installed are significantly louder than stock. I'm not sure which model Matt got, but the ones that I purchased are supposed to produce at least 110db. This is significantly louder than stock.

I'm guessing that wiring is also a key factor in the loudness of the tone produced. The larger horns draw more power, so make certain you provide them with a good source.

-Jon