Viking HornsUniversal Fit | Very Loud 149dB Train Air Horn Kit (Black Horns) | 1.5 Gallon Tank | 150 PSI Heavy Duty Compressor | [V101C-3/4008B]

The media could not be loaded.  Okay This is the review you guys want. I’ve had a wide variety of train horn kits in my life, and I usually think anything under $300 isn’t worth it. Especially after having a good Nathan horn previously, nothing can beat that. But anyway, I’ve wanted to do some research on these cheaper kits and I started with vixen, they’re horrible. Like all of them. Horn blasters in my opinion is overpriced and definitely not worth the quality. At this point I’m convinced any kit is will be worthless. Although a lot are out there. I came across this train horn kit and I watched the one video that’s already posted. It sounded alright so I purchased it. Very easy set up, I mounted under passenger door with the air tank and compressor in my vehicle in the back, I will come back and post more pictures. You will probably want to go get an airline hose for yourself as the one that came with it was way too short. It was simple to do, although I do recommend getting loctite or any off brand of the same product. You don’t want that coming off. I also set up a kill switch it doesn’t come with one but I wanted it to ensure the compressor will not start when I might have just the keys in. You do not want your compressor to turn on at ALL unless your vehicle is on. Will damage compressor. Air tank is nice and sealed. No leaks. I’ll post my own video but take note this is my personal opinion, I do believe the horn sounds way better in person than video for some reason. In my conclusion I believe this is without a doubt the best kit for what your money can buy. I would stick to Vikings unless you can buy higher priced kits.Edit: okay this is the most recent update I’ve done. Now over 3 months I believe since I received this. And it still works great. Loud as hell still. Updated my post with a newer video as well check it out. I took it down yesterday to clean and it did have some mud in it not much but still, cleaned it all out and I did notice a sound difference. I also noticed some dirt/dust in the part where the horn screws into. I cleaned this out with a air hose to make sure it all got out instead of fighting with it through the threads. So if you notice a pinch in the sound, or one horn quitting early and other horns are still going. Best bet is take it off and clean it. But other than that it’s still going good. I did notice the gauge that comes with the package is kinda funky as someone did tell me before. I’ve noticed when it’s full the gauge reads barely over 120 psi when it should be at 160. However I don’t notice any difference when the compressor kicks on. It goes for about the same amount of time. It kicks on at 120 psi and turns off at 160 psi. So this is why I believe it is the Gauge and I will be replacing that as well but it’s cheap. Still think this is a great horn for the money.**NEW UPDATE AS OF MAY 2019**This item does not come with a kill switch. Just a button for the horn. You WILL want a kill switch. I seem to have a very small leak on the tank, pretty sure it’s one of the threads. So nothing major. However if you end up having a minor leak, overnight or whatever the compressor will kick on, and fill the tank up. As far as I know it’s 100% unhealthy for the compressors to be operating at such low volts. It’s also bad for your battery. I forgot to switch mine to off one night and came out and I heard the faint noise of what sounded like something dying lol. Everything is fine. But get a kill switch and remember to switch to OFF when ending driving for the day. The last thing you’ll want is some dead battery when you might be running later.Almost an entire year later, the train horn is still installed and still working in good condition. However at this point I am ready to install something much louder.

Edit 12/30/20. So far multiple components have failed. The ball check valve that holds the air in the compressor failed and created not only a leak, but a horrible whistling noise the entire time it was leaking. The tubing and compression fitting developed a leak and the threads failed. Now, the solenoid has failed. Not a great showing after only 9 months. Updated to 2 stars because none of their brass fittings should be used and having to keep spare parts around for something so basic is pretty annoying.The horn is loud. It sounds great. The major components seem to be of pretty good quality. Let's get that right out there and out of the way.Now. To actually install this, you really need to know what you're doing. First, as the tank is powdercoated after the fittings are welded to it, you will need to run a tap through every fitting. So you need a 1/8 NPT and a 1/4 NPT tap. If you don't run the tap through, you risk ruining the threads on all of your fittings for the hose, switch, etc. Of course you need to use thread sealing tape, as is standard for any other air fitting use, but it was included in my kit.Second, the mounting hardware they send for the compressor is woefully inadequate. The compressor is the heaviest item in the kit and they send you tiny little bolts to secure it. You need to upgrade that to at least an M6 bolt (1/4" if you insist on using SAE). Make sure that you use blue (medium strength) thread locker on the trumpets, or they will rattle free during normal daily driving.Third, the hardware sent to secure the tank was SAE Grade 5 hardware, while the hardware sent for everything else was metric of varying grade (4.8 to 8.8). Whatever, I wasn't going to use their hardware anyway and that stuff was thrown in the bolt bins. I used all stainless steel hardware to prevent issues down the road.Fourth, the wiring advice they give is woefully inadequate and really a fire hazard. At no time should you use 14 gauge wire to run the compressor (their answered question on Sept 3, 2015). The compressor draws 30 amps while running, which is a significant draw, you should be using a minimum of 12 AWG (not the cheap "12 gauge" wire on Amazon) for the compressor, but really, it should be 10 gauge if it's not right next to the battery. I bought a relay box and wired the horn solenoid and compressor to their own relays, and used side by side style switches to include a compressor kill switch and horn switch. You really should be wiring the compressor to a relay unless you like burning up switches. Don't cut your factory wiring harness to provide it power, do a switch, and do it right.Fifth, the "FREE HORN BUTTON!!!!!!" is super cheesy, cheap, and useless unless you really want a surface mount button screwed into your dash. It's usable, but I'd rather they not even send it, because it was thrown directly into the trash.All that being said, none of it was a real problem for me, because I knew what to expect going into it and had it all ready. I used rivet nuts to fasten the components to the frame of my truck, that way it kept the drilling to a minimum.

Ive had it for a few months now, extremely loud! I love it!

This train horn is definitely an attention getter. While installation was a bit difficult it was worth the effort. Tank is large enough and horns fit perfectly under the hood of my truck. Take your time installing, you won't be disappointed

1: Air compressor would run and all but it wasn't releasing any air at all. It just ran till got too hot I had to disconnect it off the switch to shut it off. But before that.2: for the same reason (air compressor not blowin air) when I tried to unscrew the hose. The tread broke and it stayed in the tank receiver. Now I gotta buy the tank and the compressor if I wanna keep having a horn (truck has no factory horn. That was my only horn)But overall I enjoyed having them. Decently loud enough to be heard on the road. Wish the compressor would've lasted longer. Now to buy them both costs almost as much as the entire new kit

The wiring/assembly instructions would be tougher for someone who doesn't have a moderate knowledge about stuff like this, but once it is going, it can get someones attention... SUPER LOUD!

The horns are loud and the tone is good. But no matter what they leak, most likely from the steel braided line that feeds the tank from the compressor or somewhere on the compressor.Like most people point out you will need a tap or thread chaser (10x1.0) to clear out the threads on the tank ports because they are filled with black powder coat. However, even after completely and thoroughly cleaning the threads on the entire system and properly sealing with high quality Teflon tape (not the yellow cheap Teflon that comes with the kit) and loctite it still leaks. The compressor is weak but it does eventually fill the tank to 150psi.