The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
strangled.
In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
call.
In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
and I have no idea what it sounds like.
So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
Roy

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hello SuperTone



Roy Starrin wrote:

> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hello SuperTone



Roy Starrin wrote:

> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hello SuperTone



Roy Starrin wrote:

> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

ishmale wrote:

> Hello SuperTone

....but he meant to write: Hella SuperTone


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

ishmale wrote:

> Hello SuperTone

....but he meant to write: Hella SuperTone


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

ishmale wrote:

> Hello SuperTone

....but he meant to write: Hella SuperTone


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Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Roy Starrin wrote:
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.

Hahaha, I love it :)

> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn

Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!

Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Roy Starrin wrote:
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.

Hahaha, I love it :)

> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn

Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!

Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Roy Starrin wrote:
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.

Hahaha, I love it :)

> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn

Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!

Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hey, this is pretty clever spam!
TL



"Roy Starrin" <starrin@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:pq56e2to9hfnamqeadjd70lr75cabifemg@4ax.com...
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hey, this is pretty clever spam!
TL



"Roy Starrin" <starrin@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:pq56e2to9hfnamqeadjd70lr75cabifemg@4ax.com...
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

Hey, this is pretty clever spam!
TL



"Roy Starrin" <starrin@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:pq56e2to9hfnamqeadjd70lr75cabifemg@4ax.com...
> Due a smart move by my wife many moons ago, we live in a house by a
> lake well populated by Great Blue Herons and graceful White Herons.
> Beautiful birds, but their call resembles that of a crow being
> strangled.
> In my garage resides 2006 LX Civic sedan. Beautiful bird, same dismal
> call.
> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
> Roy

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:41:00 GMT, Matt Ion <soundy@moltenimage.com>
wrote:


>Hahaha, I love it :)
>
>> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
>> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
>> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
>> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
>> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
>> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
>> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
>> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
>> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
>> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
>> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
>> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
>
>Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
>including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
>is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
>old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
>apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
>from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
>something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
>set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!
>
>Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074

Being somewhat of a mechanical misfit, I guess I was looking for a
simple plug-in-a-different one approach. Looking at where the horn
is, I guess I'll leave my reverse engineering until the warranty dies
and I have no qualms about taking things apart.
But thanks to all.

Re: The Call of the Civic - 2006 Version
 

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:41:00 GMT, Matt Ion <soundy@moltenimage.com>
wrote:


>Hahaha, I love it :)
>
>> In looking around the www, I could only find one alternate horn, here:
>> http://www.eautoworks.com/html/searc...~Cars~Horn.htm
>> and I have no idea what it sounds like.
>> So, has anyone ever installed one of these, or some other alternative
>> to replace the horn provided. Any thoughts, input would help.
>> Now, a quick look at the car makes it look like getting at the horn
>> could be a real problem. I would look in my Service Manual, but Helm
>> doesn't have them, because Honda hasn't provided them, and Honda
>> Customer Service says they have no information on when the manual will
>> be available. So, has anyone been into that portion of the car. If
>> it will take major surgery, it may not be worth it.
>> Pity. Such a great car; such a crappy horn
>
>Any decent auto-parts store should have a wide range of replacement horns,
>including air horns - Schucks, Pep Boys, NAPA, Lordco, Canadian Tire... whatever
>is "native" to your area. Or go to a wrecker and pull a set of horns out of an
>old '64 Dodge or something. They're a pretty simple device - ground one side,
>apply power to the other side, and clean out the earwax. Just about any horn
>from any car should work (at worst you may need to add a relay), so find
>something that you like the sound of, and plop it in there. I got a little $30
>set of air horns from a liquidation store for my '87 Accord and they're GREAT!
>
>Sample link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...egorycode=3074

Being somewhat of a mechanical misfit, I guess I was looking for a
simple plug-in-a-different one approach. Looking at where the horn
is, I guess I'll leave my reverse engineering until the warranty dies
and I have no qualms about taking things apart.
But thanks to all.