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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 2005Horns: How loud?
Anybody have any idea how loud (decibels @ one meter, or some known distance) the OEM horns are for any year of Accord? I have an '05 and it's one of the specs no one seems to have readily at hand. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ Just a suggestion if you haven't found an answer yet- I think you can get a cheap multimeter at RadioShack for 20-30 bucks that reads dB's, go to a dealer, blow some horns, then return it! > Anybody have any idea how loud (decibels @ one meter, or some known > distance) the OEM horns are for any year of Accord? I have an '05 and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | > +-----------------------------------------+ > Just a suggestion if you haven't found an answer yet- I think you can > get a cheap multimeter at RadioShack for 20-30 bucks that reads dB's, > go to a dealer, blow some horns, then return it! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Charles has more integrity than to even think of doing that. > > Just a suggestion if you haven't found an answer yet- I think you can > > get a cheap multimeter at RadioShack for 20-30 bucks that reads dB's, > > go to a dealer, blow some horns, then return it! > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Charles has more integrity than to even think of doing that. OK, so my lack of integrity thought of it, but he could still use my idea! :-P Well I can say the horns on the new Hondas are very loud compared to the older Hondas. . I am not sure if there is one or two though. I do have a radio shack digital decibel meter and if I get a chance to record the sound from my 2004 Accord I will and then post it. Of course I also have to find the meter. The horns sold at the local parts stores go from about 112 -132 decibels. > Just a suggestion if you haven't found an answer yet- I think you can > get a cheap multimeter at RadioShack for 20-30 bucks that reads dB's, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | >> +-----------------------------------------+ > Well I can say the horns on the new Hondas are very loud compared > to the older Hondas. My '05 horns don't sound wimpy! I think I saw the "Bosch" name on them, but never found mention of them on the web ... > I am not sure if there is one or two though. I do have a radio > shack digital decibel meter and if I get a chance to record the > sound from my 2004 Accord I will and then post it. Great! > Of course I also have to find the meter. The horns sold at the > local parts stores go from about 112 -132 decibels. Sound readings are generally posted as decibels measured from a certain distance from the source. (I've seen one meter and four inches as two common distances). I'm guessing they also assume readings at sea level, as sound volume (pressure) varies with altitude, eventually falling off to nothing in the vacuum of space. Guess that's why they never put a horn on the space shuttle ... -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ merlotbrougham@hotmail.com wrote in news:1114619672.401093.219530 @l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: > Just a suggestion if you haven't found an answer yet- I think you > can get a cheap multimeter at RadioShack for 20-30 bucks that > reads dB's, go to a dealer, blow some horns, then return it! It never occurred to me that Radio Shack would sell SOUND meters, but in fact they do. The cheaper analog model was out of stock on the web site and on store shelves, but another with digital readout shows availability. I think I'll get one and keep it, as I suspect it could come in handy in the future anyways (noise ordinances and such). -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ |
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