June 27, 200916 yr Anyone know how loud the horn is on a 95 Legacy L wagon? Compared to what? Do you mean in dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level)?
June 27, 200916 yr Author not comparing it to anything just curious I don't think it's 118dB loud as something else I was looking for.. I don't think I've seen the specs listed for the horns in any of the FSM
June 27, 200916 yr not comparing it to anything just curious I don't think it's 118dB loud as something else I was looking for.. I don't think I've seen the specs listed for the horns in any of the FSM I don't have specs for Subaru horns, but typical car horns have output around 108 db SPL (I believe the spec is for the level taken at one meter distance from the horn). Truck horns tend to be about 10 dB louder, so one outputting 118 dB is probably meant for a truck. Up close, that level can actually damage your hearing, especially if sustained for any significant length of time. Ten decibels might not seem like much, but our ears and therefore the dB scale aren't linear, they're logarithmic. That 10 dB equates to 10 times the sound power. A 20 db difference would be 10 times 10, or a 100-fold power increase. By the way, since sound level is relative, it's always a comparison to something, and a reference is either given or assumed by convention.
June 28, 200916 yr I just took out my 99 Impreza OBS horn and it was marked with 110 dB... replaced it with something a little louder... Seems the 110dB wasn't loud enough or people just don't seem to care...Hopefully now I don't get sued for giving heartattacks
June 28, 200916 yr Seems the 110dB wasn't loud enough or people just don't seem to care...Hopefully now I don't get sued for giving heartattacks Ever have your head under the hood when someone ''accidentally'' hits the horn?
June 29, 200916 yr Author I plan on going with the hella supertones I own a wagon so that should pretty much give the reason away why I need something a little louder.
June 29, 200916 yr Hella Supertones Huge difference. Though they are pretty directional so they are not as loud when you aren't directly in front of the car.
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