The "Crazy ideas" thread: - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

C Sean Watts · #16 09-06-2007, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt

Here is an extreme horn setup on a Mazda pickup.

http://www.shiphorns.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=8&pos=0

even road legal??

Hatterasguy · #17 09-06-2007, 11:33 PM

My buddy put air horns on his E300D. Loud enough to wake the dead. Sounds like a fire truck. We blast them off around town and scare people, its great fun!

JimmyL · #18 09-07-2007, 01:26 AM

Gee, everybody seems to have wood over an obnoxiously loud horn. Why is that exactly? Seems a bit nerdish. Hmmm, that means I should like them.......

I actually like the sound of our Euro style MB horns. But I'm out of my 20's too......

MBeige · #19 09-07-2007, 01:56 AM

About horns, my friend installed a pair of high and low tone Maruko horns from Japan. Those were 2.5lbs EACH and the bracket was maybe 10mm thick!

OMEGAMAN · #20 09-07-2007, 02:09 AM

Go get yourself some train horns. All you need is a 3/4 inch wrench. Just find a locomotive sitting there and jump up on top and take em! Happens all the time! Then you can get past all the bull**** little car air horns and blast someone into next week!

t walgamuth · #21 09-07-2007, 05:52 AM

Who hasn't on occasion wished for a really loud horn.

Not crazy at all.

Now making a little pickup truck out of an SLC is crazy.

Tom W

toomany MBZ · #22 09-07-2007, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

Gee, everybody seems to have wood over an obnoxiously loud horn. Why is that exactly? Seems a bit nerdish. Hmmm, that means I should like them.......

I actually like the sound of our Euro style MB horns. But I'm out of my 20's too......

I like the sound of the stock horns myself, yet on the interstate at speed, I can barley hear 'em. But, the driver trying to prove there is a fourth dimension by merging into my MB won't be listening for it.

Chad300tdt · #23 09-07-2007, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Who hasn't on occasion wished for a really loud horn.

Not crazy at all.

Now making a little pickup truck out of an SLC is crazy.

Tom W

Would it be crazy to try and make and estate wagon from a 1960's fintail? 4-door or coupe would be interesting. (availability: I've seen 4 sedans in the last 2 weeks and no wagons for as long as I've been interested in them)

I wonder what a coach builder of today would charge to do it for you?

SwampYankee · #24 09-07-2007, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PanzerSD

Here's a good thread to post your CRAZY ideas!

Lemme start.....

anyone think I'd be crazy to put air horns in the Mercedes?
would it be CRAZIER to put the low tone peterbuilt style horns in the MB?

There was a guy that used to come to the Patriots games with a Silver '67 Lincoln Continental with the Pats logo down the entire side of the vehicle that had an air-raid siren on top of it (looked like the Blue Bros. set up). He'd fire that thing up everytime he entered the lot. I haven't seen him in a couple years.

PanzerSD · #25 09-07-2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubyagee

http://www.hornblasters.com/?gclid=CPCeweSHsI4CFSgSgQodX3AJLw

That is INSANE!!!!!! awesome but I don't have THAT much cash for just a horn. would put a silly look on the face of a train operator if I honked at him with it...lol

PanzerSD · #26 09-08-2007, 02:30 AM

Reading a thread earlier about some rear bucket seats in a 124.

the seats in my 116 are pooched, and I'd like to put buckets.

wha'd'yall think about two buckets (if you can call them that) froma 89ish Chev half ton upholstered to match the rest of the car. I've measured and measured and they will fit and won't peek up above the package tray. extend the console to the rear going up the fuel tank isolator panel and containing a pair of square subs?

do it?

t walgamuth · #27 09-08-2007, 05:13 AM

I would worry that they will be too thick and ruin the legroom. If you have them I would take out the benz seat and do a trial fit.

Otoh finding real benz seats used might be a good alternative. Non original seats would prob make it tough to sell.

What you going to do with the extra space around the edges of the seats?

Tom W

diametricalbenz · #28 09-08-2007, 05:20 AM

I have a crazy idea although a cool one...I think. How about a turbocharger turbine speed tachometer. Maybe it could be done with a laser? 0-100,000 rpm's with 10K increments?

PanzerSD · #29 09-08-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I would worry that they will be too thick and ruin the legroom. If you have them I would take out the benz seat and do a trial fit.

Otoh finding real benz seats used might be a good alternative. Non original seats would prob make it tough to sell.

What you going to do with the extra space around the edges of the seats?

Tom W

Who said anything about selling?

I'm keeping this car forever.
the spaces where the seat was will probably become cup holders or something

PanzerSD · #30 09-08-2007, 08:45 PM

I need to replace the door checks in my car, all four, there's a company locally here that rebuilds and manufactures oil charged strut type shocks, I want to get them to build me 4 shocks that have a low enough pressure to allow easy opening of the door, enough reveres pressure to hold the door open and enough stroke to begin opening the door when I release the latch..

Crazy?