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Re: [Shop-talk] aftermarket horn...was Headlight housing hazing

To: Rand E <rande@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] aftermarket horn...was Headlight housing hazing
From: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:10:40 -0400 (EDT)
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Why would I buy another, even if on sale, if I am unhappy with the first 
one? ;-0


On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Rand E wrote:

> You can get the same horn at Harbor Freight on sale for about $20.
>
> Randy
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> From: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
> To: Shop Talk List <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, September 11, 2012 3:08:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] aftermarket horn...was Headlight housing 
> hazing
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> I bought this one from summit:
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> https://www.summitracing.com/myaccount/OrderDetails.aspx?CN=11901580&ON=4562433
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> DON'T BOTHER. It looks like a meaty horn but sounds like, as you said, 
> a pedal car. I am very disappointed.
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> tim
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> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Ronnie Day wrote:
>
>> I worked on the headlights on our '05 Accord this weekend. I've used 
>> a
>> couple of the commercial kits and I think the Meguiar's Heavy Duty 
>> kits is
>> the best in my experience. It includes both 1000 and 3000 grit disks 
>> and a
>> comfortable to use disk holder, along with a liquid polish and a 
>> sealer.
>> There's also a soft cotton buffing disk for use with a drill that's 
>> about 3
>> inches across so it works well on all sizes and shapes of headlights.
>>
>> I expect the sealer helps maintain the clarity longer than you might 
>> get
>> with just sanding and polishing. Our commute in through farm country 
>> and
>> there's often a lot of "junk" in the air. In fact a year or so ago 
>> our '95
>> Odyssey started overheating for no apparent reason, Turned out that 
>> over
>> several years the space between the AC condenser and rad had become 
>> full of
>> this stuff floating around in the air. I'm sure it's somewhat 
>> abrasive on
>> the headlights at 75 plus, too. Interesting to note that the 
>> headlights on
>> the Odyssey are cast from harder plastic than the Accord. They're 
>> held up
>> well but were also much improved after using the Maguier's kit on 
>> them, as
>> were the headlights on our '93 GMC PU.
>>
>> I've noticed when driving our "new" '02 Suburban that the headlights 
>> leave
>> much to be desired, but it looks like the outfit that was mentioned 
>> here on
>> the list that was offering high output headlights is no longer in 
>> business.
>> I'll dig around on Jeg's, LMC Truck and some of the Chev/GMC truck 
>> forums
>> to see what I can find. I also want to improve the horn on the Sub. 
>> The OE
>> unit sounds like it's from a pedal car!
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:21 PM, PJ McGarvey 
>> <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> E
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