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Old 01-03-2008, 01:23 PM   #16
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Seriously, can one of you kind '08 folks honk the horn and let me know how it sounds please?
Coming from a 2004 Forster 2.5 XT, I am 99% sure it's the same wimpy one.

I accidentally pushed it while applying Aerospace 360 protectant on the dash and black plastics. Sounded weak.


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Old 01-03-2008, 01:54 PM   #17
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Fine...I'll go get my video camera. Check back for a Youtube link of an 08 horn"y" blast within the hour.

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YouTube - The horn project

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Old 01-03-2008, 04:54 PM   #18
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My dear Subie Friend, as I am new to the STI world I do not know how the 07 horn sounded, but as you requested, I went out and for the first time gave mine a try...
I´m ordering some Hella´s or Fiamm´s tomorrow
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Old 01-03-2008, 04:59 PM   #19
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

i use the horn..... maybe once a year? lol
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Old 01-03-2008, 05:02 PM   #20
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

That sounds higher pitch than the one on my '06. But it's probably just the recording, I'd bet it's the same old horn Subaru has been using for years and years. As in, fairly pathetic sounding .
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Old 01-03-2008, 05:05 PM   #21
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

HELLAS! should come stock on subys lol
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Old 01-03-2008, 08:32 PM   #22
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

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Fine...I'll go get my video camera. Check back for a Youtube link of an 08 horn"y" blast within the hour.

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YouTube - The horn project

HAHAHAHAHA! Awesome! Foiled again! I guess Hella Supertones it is!

Thanks trevoro! Now I CAN sleep in peace!

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Old 01-03-2008, 10:41 PM   #23
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

I feel the horn on the 08 is very wimpy. really wish it was more mean or something. the Mini coopers horn sounds a bit meaner. (I honked at a mini the other day and he honked back cuz he just stayed next to me while i was trying to lane change). kind of embarrassing to use the horn.
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Old 01-04-2008, 07:09 AM   #24
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Thanks trevoro! Now I CAN sleep in peace!
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Old 02-12-2008, 07:33 PM   #25
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I had to use my horn for the first time in my 08 this past weekend. It was so weak that I glanced around to see if anyone heard it, kind of like when you pass gas and you look around to see if anyone noticed you. It sounded weaker than my 04 did for some reason. Hellas have been added to the wishlist.
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Old 02-12-2008, 07:52 PM   #26
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I had to use my horn for the first time in my 08 this past weekend. It was so weak that I glanced around to see if anyone heard it, kind of like when you pass gas and you look around to see if anyone noticed you. It sounded weaker than my 04 did for some reason. Hellas have been added to the wishlist.
It is a bit like hearing Mike Tyson yelling isn't it?
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Old 03-08-2008, 07:00 PM   #27
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On that note does anyone out there know where the second horn is? I found the one in front of the radiator but cannot find the second.

By the way, I installed the stebel air horn in all of its 139 db glory!
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Old 03-09-2008, 12:13 PM   #28
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Default Re: Do the horns on the '08 STIs sound better?

Screw hella supertones...get one of these (train horn)

YouTube - fun with train horns

This video is so damn funny

Another good one...

YouTube - Scaring People With A Train Horn

"I already have a heart problem..." says the young man haha

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Old 03-09-2008, 02:27 PM   #29
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Yeah... I posted about the sound of the horn when I first got my DGM...

I am getting one of these:
Stebel Nautilus Compact Motorcycle Air Horn - Black

IN MIAMI USING THE HORN IS AN ALL DAY EVENT!!!!

And the little "Meep Meep" factory one will not cut it!

Whats funny is my 05 LGT had a normal "Big sounding" horn, I guess the Businessmen in Nippon drive the Legacy

Anyway, my friend, in the phillipeans, recomended I get the horn above...
He said its almost as loud as a train horn and is small and light!

Ill post with a clip when I get it installed
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Old 03-09-2008, 02:30 PM   #30
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Yeah... I posted about the sound of the horn when I first got my DGM...

I am getting one of these:
Stebel Nautilus Compact Motorcycle Air Horn - Black

IN MIAMI USING THE HORN IS AN ALL DAY EVENT!!!!

And the little "Meep Meep" factory one will not cut it!

Whats funny is my 05 LGT had a normal "Big sounding" horn, I guess the Businessmen in Nippon drive the Legacy

Anyway, my friend, in the phillipeans, recomended I get the horn above...
He said its almost as loud as a train horn and is small and light!

Ill post with a clip when I get it installed
PLEASE let me know if you find the second hord...not the one in front of the radiator but the other one I cannot quite locate.


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