I’m new and on the verge of purchasing my first set of horns. I’ve been looking on E-Bay and see some sets that are considerably cheaper than brand new. Is there any danger of fake or “china knock offs” out there and if so what are the tell tell signs? Any advice by the vets is much appreciated.
yea alot of dangers… no warranty on their products, they break, their cheap, u wont be satisfied with their sound or loudness… and everyone who buys them usually ends up buying shockers from hornblasters afterwards…
so basically you can save yourself the trouble and just buy some shockers…
i ran “cheap ebay horns” for 3 years. i had them on my xterra, F250 and now i have them on my civic that i drive to work. i never had a single issue out of any of them and in fact everything i have ever bought it still in use on mine or my brothers vehicle.
it is true they will not be as loud as a REAL train horn, but i can tell you my truck was LOUD with the dual chrome horn and the quad chrome horn!!!
i would recommend that horn if you want a nice cheap horn.
if you are looking to find a used nathan air chime or leslie horn, then ebay is the best place. i bought my K3HA for $400 and it was practically brand new. just make sure you get a good compressor and as large of an air tank as you can fit
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I can vouch for him also.
Thanks for the input from everybody so far. I’m gonna buy Nathans I just wanted to know what to look for as far as knockoffs. A buddy of mine bought the chrome plated “truck stop train horns” NOT goin that route!!! But can any of ya’ll tell me the difference in a K5LA and a K5H or K5HL?
Here’s how its broken down:
K5LA or K5HA
“K” is the series of bell (the horns are known as bells)
“5” is the number of bells
“H” or “L” determines the height of the manifold; “H” is the high manifold, and “L” is the low.
“A” is for the tuning of the bells, designating “American” tuning. If it doesn’t have this last letter (example: K5H) it’s assumed that none of the low pitched bells are used.
K5LAR24
This is a K5LA with the #2 and #4 bells reversed (actual bell numbers, not their placement on the manifold).
Different bell combinations produce different chords depending on how and where the bells were used and when they were made. The K5LA is generally the commuter train horn, while the K3H/K3L and K5H/K5L horns are the Canadian tuned cousins.
Kris