Shocker ????

Main Train Horns
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I’m thinking about upgrading to some Shockers and would like to know:

  • Do they hold up?
    My concern is the plastic horns versus an all metal horn like I currently have. The Shockers would be mounted under my truck so I’m worried about everything from road debris to freezing temperatures (MN winters).

  • Currently I use my stock horn button to pickup my solenoid, will this produce a quality sound from the Shockers or do I need a manual valve that allows me to throttle the flow?

  • Do you like your Shockers?

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here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JueF5ptmKls that will give you an idea of how durable those horns are

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i’ve had siege engineering chrome horns and they hold up way worse than shockers do…

also… i’d recommend wiring your shockers to a separate button

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I’ve had sieges, which are now on Milsters Supra, I’ve had Shockers, I now got K3’s…BUT…I miss my shockers so have now got a set waiting to be fitted when I have some time…Shockers ROCK!!! go for it, plus I believe they have a lifetime guarantee!:smiley:

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I had shockers on my 04 Super Duty diesel CC for 4 years and no problems. I still have them on my new truck the were fine in all weather. Beside hitting a large puddle once in a while. In Jersey we don’t have as cold winters as you in the great white tundra. But we get below zero to -10 or so.

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Thanks for all of the opinions. Guess I found a new winter project to spend some time and money on.

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I had siege engineering chrome horns and they looked real bad after a few years under my truck the chrome pealing off ect!. I just put a shocker system on and I am more then pleased!!

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2009 Challenger R/T 6 speed
2007 Trailblazer SS 6.0
2001 Durango HORNBLASTER Shocker 232 Train Horn Kit with Viair 325C & 2 Gallon Tank
1972 Road Runner 451 Stroker 4 speed

mate thats an awesome collection of cars you own there!!!;):smiley:

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i have two sets of shockers and here in wisconsin it gets as low as -40. i have had no problems with the horns and they are mounted where the spare tire goes, ive been mudding and been on some pretty rough roads and never had any problems.

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They do hold up and are guaranteed to do so. They are made of fiberglass reinforced ABS plastic (the same kind bumpers and other car parts are made of). This stuff is ridiculously durable and has a safe operating range of up to -40 F/C (I believe that rating is a little conservative as well).

They hold up really well against road debris. In fact the only damaged ones we really ever see come from car accidents.

Another note is that any chrome plated, all metal horn is going to pickle badly from road salt unless you keep applying a marine-grade chrome protectant.

You can easily use the stock horn button to trigger the solenoid and it will sound great. Honestly, with these horns, I prefer the electric solenoid over a manual valve. They sound great either way, but their tonal range isn’t quite as wide as larger horns making the manual valve unnecessary.

I’ll leave this to our customers.

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I have shockers on my blazer,had them for a couple years and I absolutely love them.They are very durable and they are mounted in my engine bay area and hold up fine to those temps.The sound INSANE even under the hood,I think being under the hood gives them the “in a tunnel or in a parking garage” effect,if that makes any sense.

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  1. I’ve had my shockers for… 4 years now and absolutely love them… recently upgraded to the K3LA, but kept the shockers for the lower tone… The shockers have been on 2 different vehicles, almost sold, but backed out and took them off the car after it was at the dealership… extremely durable… I can promise you that you won’t break them.

  2. I have mine on a completely different setup (which I will post pictures of soon hopefully… much cleaner than what I had.) I don’t have a manual valve for it at all and it works great.

  3. see #1… LOVE my shockers.