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- From: joe@bulldog.sybase.com (Joseph Weinstein)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Light and LOUD... I want aftermarket horns
- Message-ID: <27244@sybase.sybase.com>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 20:06:34 GMT
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- Reply-To: joe@bulldog.sybase.com (Joseph Weinstein)
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- Hi.
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- The horn on my Mustang is way too anemic. I rate horns into three categories:
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- 1 - Polite. Unconsious reaction: "Some puny commuter is honking at someone."
- Consious reaction: "Maybe it's me. I'll investigate it as soon
- as I've finished this lane change."
- Physical reaction: None
- Examples: '86 Mustang
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- 2 - Assertive. Unconsious reaction: "Someones honking at me! (some immediate
- irrational guilt)"
- Consious reaction: "Am I doing anything wrong? I'm changing
- lanes. Maybe there's someone there?"
- Physical reaction: Slowing of any act-in-progress, like the
- lane change. Investigation.
- Examples: Mercedes
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- 3 - Assault. Unconsious reaction: "JESUS!! DON'T HIT ME!! I'M SORRY!!!!"
- (Gobs of immediate irrational guilt)
- Consious reaction: Doesn't matter.
- Physical reaction: Immediate reversal of any act-in-progress,
- eg. A lane change will be aborted with a
- hard swerve back into the original lane.
- Examples: Some Italian cars, most Semis.
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- I want category 3. I know cases where the immediate physical reaction prevented
- ugliness that was otherwise unavoidable.
-
- Any suggestions? I'd like them light in weight too, because of where I would mount
- them.
-
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- Joe Weinstein joe@sybase.com Sybase 1650 65th st. Emeryville Ca 94608
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