Mounting a Nautilus Air Horn

[Captainoak]

Just thinking about best place to mount a Nautilus Air Horn. Seen three potential locations.

In front of radiator and behind grill mounted via a bracket to either one of the struts at to the side bulkhead (picture one). Will it get too hot for the wiring down there by the rad..?

Picture two, tucked in behind the water bottle and kind of behind the off-side headlight.

Picture three, quite right but tucked in underneath near side wing. Could be easiest place for routing the wiring...

I've read the horn works best with air-flow from forward motion which makes behind the front grill favourite but just concerned about the heat.

Any thoughts anybody?

 

[wammers]

Before you think about fitting any more cosmetic non essential parts maybe cleaning up the rads would be a good idea.

 

[brian47]

^^^^^ +1

 

[blue beasty]

The ambulance has 2 tones, relays and the wiring for blues in front of the rad so shouldn't be a problem

 

[flat]

I think if your rad gets hot enough to melt wires and plastics then the rest of the landrover is probably on fire, or soon will be.

Behind grille imo, that's where the original horn is

 

[Captainoak]

Thanks flat, beasty. Constructive comments.

As for "cleaning", I have a butler for that.

 

[wammers]

Thanks flat, beasty. Constructive comments.

As for "cleaning", I have a butler for that.

For cleaning up, read straightening the matrix out so at least a bit of air flows through it.

 

[Captainoak]

Gotcha. Thanks

 

[ER1C]

Before you think about fitting any more cosmetic non essential parts maybe cleaning up the rads would be a good idea.

Cleaning ? I see bent fins but looks clean to me.

 

[wammers]

Cleaning ? I see bent fins but looks clean to me.

Obviously your definition of cleaning up and mine are different. By cleaning up i meant straightening the fins.

 

[blue beasty]

Obviously your definition of cleaning up and mine are different. By cleaning up i meant straightening the fins.

If you'd had your monocle in you could have said what you meant the first time

 

[wammers]

If you'd had your monocle in you could have said what you meant the first time

I thought it was pretty obvious actually. If you clean up a thread for instance do you spray polish on it and buff it up?

 

[blue beasty]

I thought it was pretty obvious actually. If you clean up a thread for instance do you spray polish on it and buff it up?

So obvious you felt the need to clarify yourself without being asked

You're right though, could do with some fettling

 

[wammers]

So obvious you felt the need to clarify yourself without being asked

You're right though, could do with some fettling

Think i was asked in a roundabout way, when i think the OP misunderstood the clean up comment. Said something about his butler. Maybe his butler fettles radiators. But can't be arsed re reading to find out.

 

[brian47]

Think i was asked in a roundabout way, when i think the OP misunderstood the clean up comment. Said something about his butler. Maybe his butler fettles radiators. But can't be arsed re reading to find out.

I knew what you meant!

 

[flat]

I thought it was pretty obvious actually. If you clean up a thread for instance do you spray polish on it and buff it up?

i took what you said as meaning 'tidy' up the radiator