Horn Location?

nobbyv · 03-24-2009, 06:30 PM

Does anyone know where the airhorns are located under the hood? I think I lost one of the airhorns and would like to see if its something simple like a loose wire. Thanks!

jeremyc74 · 03-24-2009, 06:38 PM

I'm not sure. You go stick your head under the hood, and I'll mash on the button for about 10 seconds!

AlBel1214 · 06-19-2009, 10:54 AM

I think this happened to me to.. when I lay on it it sounds like a little clown car!

creepy coupe · 06-19-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremyc74

I'm not sure. You go stick your head under the hood, and I'll mash on the button for about 10 seconds!

Lester · 06-19-2009, 11:43 AM

The horns look like this, and if you look a the main wiring harness, they must connect on the passenger side down low beneath the headlamp assembly.

My135 · 06-19-2009, 11:50 AM

Lester, did you have a shop mannual? Kind of wonder and where did you buy it from?

josh · 08-12-2009, 01:43 PM

I was almost sideswiped today by an Expedition. The mama inside was so busy on her cell phone I bet she never heard my 'clown horn'.

So where can I get a more assertive horn that's hopefully a bolt-on replacement.

MadMan77 · 08-12-2009, 03:48 PM

Just look for those Hella horns. I had the 118dB version on my Subaru and scared the crap out of man cell-phone talking, land-yacht drivers around here.

While this may not be the cheapest place to get them here is a starting point with what I had:

http://www.nlmotoring.com/Hella-Supe...-003399801.htm

Duckw · 08-12-2009, 04:02 PM

In the late '60s I had a Mini Cooper 1275 S. It looked like a shoe box on a roller skate. People on back roads wouldn't get out of my way till I got a pair of Maserati air horns. BLEEEEEAAAATTTT!!!! You wouldn't have thought American mastodons of that vintage could move sideways so fast.

I have yet to feel the need with the 1er, but the first time I'm really balked, air horn, here I come.

josh · 08-13-2009, 07:39 AM

I just ordered the Hella horns. Thanks, guys.

Lester · 08-13-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by My135

Lester, did you have a shop mannual? Kind of wonder and where did you buy it from?

No Shop Manual - I got this off of Realoem.com

zerbitini · 08-13-2009, 12:44 PM

I bought a pair of those Hella's to put on my 330xi, and when I went to install them, I realized how hard it was going to be to get to the existing horns. Lot of shrouds and covers and the existing horns were tucked away inside a u shaped bumper support.

Long story short, I put them on our Ford Ranger instead, and MAN are they loud. The european horn sound is kinda strange coming from a Ranger... but people react real quick!

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jeremyc74 Banned 76 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	I'm not sure. You go stick your head under the hood, and I'll mash on the button for about 10 seconds!
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AlBel1214 Major 52 Rep 1,118 Posts Drives: past 135i, now c6, future M3?? Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	I think this happened to me to.. when I lay on it it sounds like a little clown car! __________________ -----LS3 C6----- *z51 suspension,* *NPP dual mode exhaust(wild2mild),20% tint,* zr1 replica wheels, gloss black fender stripes** R.I.P SGM 135i w/ some mods
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Lester Brigadier General 295 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	The horns look like this, and if you look a the main wiring harness, they must connect on the passenger side down low beneath the headlamp assembly. Attached Images
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josh Private First Class 12 Rep 127 Posts Drives: E36 M3, 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	I was almost sideswiped today by an Expedition. The mama inside was so busy on her cell phone I bet she never heard my 'clown horn'. So where can I get a more assertive horn that's hopefully a bolt-on replacement.
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MadMan77 ↓↓↓ Ex-Con ↓↓↓ 34 Rep 1,874 Posts Drives: Jet Black '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yigo iTrader: (1)	Just look for those Hella horns. I had the 118dB version on my Subaru and scared the crap out of man cell-phone talking, land-yacht drivers around here. While this may not be the cheapest place to get them here is a starting point with what I had: http://www.nlmotoring.com/Hella-Supe...-003399801.htm __________________
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Duckw Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 241 Posts Drives: '08 135i, 2010 VW Sportwagen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	A good horn is worth its weight in gold. In the late '60s I had a Mini Cooper 1275 S. It looked like a shoe box on a roller skate. People on back roads wouldn't get out of my way till I got a pair of Maserati air horns. BLEEEEEAAAATTTT!!!! You wouldn't have thought American mastodons of that vintage could move sideways so fast. I have yet to feel the need with the 1er, but the first time I'm really balked, air horn, here I come. __________________ 135i, SGM, 6 MT, Black Leatherette, Grey Poplar, ZSP
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josh Private First Class 12 Rep 127 Posts Drives: E36 M3, 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	I just ordered the Hella horns. Thanks, guys.
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zerbitini Private 7 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0)	I bought a pair of those Hella's to put on my 330xi, and when I went to install them, I realized how hard it was going to be to get to the existing horns. Lot of shrouds and covers and the existing horns were tucked away inside a u shaped bumper support. Long story short, I put them on our Ford Ranger instead, and MAN are they loud. The european horn sound is kinda strange coming from a Ranger... but people react real quick! __________________ AW 135i, Taupe Leather, M Sport, Premium, Cold Weather, iPod/USB
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