Horn

[Orange Spyder Man]

I am not fond of the "whimpy" horn on my 2014 RT limited... maybe this has been asked before, but, I will ask again... is there a louder horn that will mount where the oem horn is mounted and work on the present wiring without a relay and doing mods ?????

tia
osm

 

[cptjam]

I am not fond of the "whimpy" horn on my 2014 RT limited... maybe this has been asked before, but, I will ask again... is there a louder horn that will mount where the oem horn is mounted and work on the present wiring without a relay and doing mods ?????

tia
osm

Yes, the Bad Boy horn. plugs right in, bolts to where the stock horn is now on the 14 RT.

 

[Dragonrider]

Lots of comments regarding the low quality of air horns, especially the Stebel. The "Bad Boy" is made by Wolo - are these any better? How about the aftermarket Harley horns??

 

[Orange Spyder Man]

Yes, the Bad Boy horn. plugs right in, bolts to where the stock horn is now on the 14 RT.

I noticed that is more than one Bad Boy horn.... saw one that stated it was a "high note" may I ask which Bad Boy horn ?

tia
osm

 

[Professor]

I'm sure you would want the dual: http://www.harborfreight.com/bad-boy-air-horn-94117.html

It is 118 decibels instead of the 139 db of the Stebel. I don't know if the average person could tell the difference or not. I've used the Stebel and was very happy with it.

 

[finless]

The harbor freight Bad Boy is plenty loud enough for me! Night and day diff over stock. And yes cars now hear me when I use it
But if you want louder go with duals or something.

Bob

 

[Professor]

The harbor freight Bad Boy is plenty loud enough for me! Night and day diff over stock. And yes cars now hear me when I use it
But if you want louder go with duals or something.

Bob

I doubt that I could tell the difference in volume. By "dual" I meant both a hi and low tone at the same time. The Bad Boy has that. My main concern is my lack of mechanical ability. If something has to be drilled or modified, I'm very concerned that I might mess it up. I'm even kind of afraid to pull off a panel. And then there's the wiring.:sour: I'd be happy to do it with some coaching, but I don't know any other Spyder owners. There are lots of things I'm very good at, but wrenching is not one of them. :banghead:

 

[Mr. White]

Yes, the Bad Boy horn. plugs right in, bolts to where the stock horn is now on the 14 RT.

Jim, would the Stabel "plug right in" too....do I need any extra connections, relays or wiring?? Thanks

 

[jimnsusie]

I'm sure you would want the dual: http://www.harborfreight.com/bad-boy-air-horn-94117.html

It is 118 decibels instead of the 139 db of the Stebel. I don't know if the average person could tell the difference or not. I've used the Stebel and was very happy with it.

This sounds great. May have to try it. I agree the stock spyder horn is wimpy and needs help.

 

[gerard]

Silly Question

I'm not mechanical at all so please excuse my ignorance...

After installing either the Stebel or Bad Boy air horns do any fault codes/electrical system problems emerge? :dontknow:

 

[granpa in Cincy]

I'm not mechanical at all so please excuse my ignorance...

After installing either the Stebel or Bad Boy air horns do any fault codes/electrical system problems emerge? :dontknow:

No!

 

[Orange Spyder Man]

I ordered a Bad Boy horn for my Spyder.. when I went to install it.. I was really disappointed with its quality... the negative electrical contact was at an angle instead of straight up.. when I touched it.. it was loose .. I took the horn apart, but there was no way to affix the connector to keep it from moving.. whom ever put this horn together at the factory was not paying attention to their job.. after spending a half hour making a bracket to mount it I jerry-rigged the connection & mounted the horn anyway but fear it won't last long... but I dont' want to ride around without a horn .. and had already cut off the terminals on the OEM horn..
I am very disappointed with the quality of Wo Lo Bad Boy horns.. I guess I should have expected it, because of its cheap price.. if you are thinking about replacement horn for your bike.. might be a good idea to look at other options..

osm

 

[finless]

Wow I think you got a messed up one! I had none of those issues with mine.
I would have returned it for another.

Bob

 

[Magdave]

PIAA Freeway basters are what I have. They are the same as what comes on a Ford Pickup by the way and can be got from a boneyard. They are extremely loud 120db.:thumbup: