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Any recommendations for a 12v replacement horn?
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AC or DC?

For DC, I like the new(er) Casa Series 3 and GP/dl horns. They look close to OEM and run fine on a 12v DC system. If you don't care about aesthetics then a generic motorcycle horn works fine.
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AC or DC?
Not entirely sure to be honest. :oops:
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MightyGem wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:56 pm
AC or DC?
Not entirely sure to be honest. :oops:
Is it battery operated (DC) or not (AC)?
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No battery. 12v with electronic ignition.
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Fart / quack (AC) toot (DC)
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Back in the day(1970s), air horns used to be all the rage. Does no-one use them these days?
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Scooter Restorations have a good selection including copy's of originals.
Depends on how authentic you want it.

It's a no on air horns.... Well it is from me!!
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MightyGem wrote:Any recommendations for a 12v replacement horn?
I don’t think it’s possible to find a loud horn on an AC (non battery) scoot. What I did was attach a DC car horn (120 dB) on the kick stand strut under the leg shield. Ran it off a battery and used the original horn switch, using a relay hidden were the original horn was. So a low draw DC circuit for the switch, and a high draw circuit for the horn. As I rarely use the horn I put a battery charger on once a year, snd it’s good for a season.

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MightyGem wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:11 pm Back in the day(1970s), air horns used to be all the rage. Does no-one use them these days?
Yep airhorns were great, if you had the tech expertise to rig them up. Needed a good battery set up but with right compressor you could get decent results. The AC horns were so bad back then that most dealers screwed a rubber bulb pike horn to the floor boards to pass the MOT (100% true story :P ). Love or hate air horns, at least they worked and did their job. Lambretta standard horn is useless (IMHO)
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