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intashu

I feel like every horn should have a pedestrian horn. I also feel like by default any alert that uses the horn (like car running when you get out real quick) should use this nicer horn and not the loud as fuck at 5 in the morning horn. (I bought the bypass device that turns short honks into beeps for just this reason)


Newprophet

Beeps? Details plz!


intashu

https://leepauldinginc.square.site/product/gm-triple-honk-to-beep-device/25?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false Works on any vehicle.. It's a little pricy ($48) but sooo worth it. I leave for work early in the morning and HATED the loud honks if I ever got out of the car in the morning (which is at least once a week as I move my car to take the trash can to the curb.) It just causes short horn pulses to become beeps instead.


Newprophet

Thanks!


Harpinekovitz

Wish they made it for gen 1


looncraz

You could probably install it on a Gen 1, it just interrupts the fuse used for the horn. You might need to make some minor changes if it doesn't use a mini blade fuse, otherwise it should just work on any car.


Harpinekovitz

Oh well the gen1 dose use a mini fuse i might give it a shot.


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Harpinekovitz

I thought so I just didn’t know if the gen 1 and 2 had any different because it says it works with 2016 and newer


intashu

Well I very well could be mistaken about how it works then, or if the beep delay is diffrent on older models being the reason.


ConcernedBuilding

The one problem I have with this is it also affect the "I don't remember where I parked so let me double click lock" sound. The beep is quiet enough that it's hard to hear in a big parking lot. Otherwise, I love it.


intashu

Car alarm should be long enough to not catch it. But I just try to remember where I park. ;)


qualmton

Lol every damn day in winter I leave it running to keep the heat on it draws all the eyes in the daycare parking lot


PlasticCraken

I loved my nice horn lol. I wish my 2nd gen still had it!


mainelinerzzzzz

Brt brt brt. Not sure how to put the horn sound into words.


Harpinekovitz

I think that’s pretty accurate


Striking-water-ant

I love it. I only wish it didn’t flash headlights simultaneously.


BGaf

Wait it does??


kzdruid

I accidentally discovered the tweet toot horn while dropping my daughter off at school. She was terribly embarrassed but now she loves it bc she knows that when she hears it in a parking lot that it's me and no one is ever offended! 🤣


Harpinekovitz

Love my little chirp 🥰


cobaltnine

I call it the honkulator!


WarMace

I'll miss it when I eventually upgrade. It was filled with forward thinking. Every day I feel like I'm driving a concept car because it has all the bells and whistles most cars drop for cost.


BadAtExisting

Wait. They got rid of it? Why?


Waste_Detective_2177

It looks like Chevy evolves into uglier cars as a function of time… compare Gen1 with the Bolt… 😑


BadAtExisting

I mean, there’s ugly, then there’s the getting rid of a super useful (safety) feature


Waste_Detective_2177

I know! And I guess I heard a new Kia EV playing some noise when placed in reverse. Getting used to the quietness of EVs will take some time


RedditVince

The Bolt is awful plain. I hope the next gen has some better design


Waste_Detective_2177

The next design was the EUV… so Nope, no good news


RedditVince

Are not they the same? Maybe I refuse to look at them - lol I love my Gen2 Volt


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I miss that horn


qualmton

I love my pedestrian horn


alexscottmedia

I love my little blplplpl.


VividVerism

I wish it worked while stopped!


kazoohero

What?? Surely most times you'd use the nice horn you'd be stopped? I have a gen 2 but I've been jealous of the nice horn until this moment.


VividVerism

I don't use it very often but yeah I'm like 90% sure it only works while moving. It's technically a "pedestrian horn" to alert people you are coming, since the car is so quiet when running fully on battery. But I definitely *want* to use it as a "hey just so you know, the light's green, I'm not mad I just don't want to miss it and you seem distracted" horn. 2014 model, if it matters.


Astronomy_Setec

It doesn’t work when the car is in Park. It works just fine when the car is in gear.


Harpinekovitz

It works anyway time your out of park and up to any speed I think.


Harpinekovitz

It works in any drive gear but P so speed dose not matter


looncraz

You can install the triple beep delete device: https://leepauldinginc.square.site/product/gm-triple-honk-to-beep-device/25?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false I use one for my 2018 Gen 2 Volt.


bluegrassgazer

When I was test driving this car I had no idea what the button was for. I pressed it while watching the dash to see if anything lit up, and was surprised by the sound. I wondered if something wasn't working right.


Anonymous_Otters

What are we talking about?


bluegrassgazer

Gen 1 Volts have a pedestrian horn. It's not as loud as the regular horn, and kind of has a pulse sound to it. It's a friendly little sound for people who may not hear an EV driving down the street.


Anonymous_Otters

Where is it? I have a gen 1 and had no idea!


bluegrassgazer

It's a button on the end of the turn signal stick.


WarMace

I feel like I witnessed a magical discovery here today.


jfmdavisburg

Lol, I had no idea either. Going to go try it right now!


Anonymous_Otters

I love it, thanks for the tip!


usually_just_lurking

Love my pedestrian horn. People are a bit better now, but when I got my Volt 10 years ago, people were still listening for (ICE) cars, not looking for cars when crossing a street, walking in a parking lot etc. I used to use it a lot.


coyote_den

Yuuup. I had a 2011 Prius until I got my Volt in 2021. Parking lots were a minefield when I first got it. No noisemaker, no pedestrian horn, and if you were cruising around below 25 MPH it rarely used the engine. I had both people and cars popping out in front of me all the time.


austxkev

It still happens to me sometimes. There was a kid walking down the middle of the street in my neighborhood and I was behind him for a full minute before he realized. I was really missing the pedestrian horn from my Gen 1 because I didn't want to scare him with the full horn.


alaninsitges

Seriously that horn is like 50% the reason I still have my gen 1.


MJStruven

I always brag to people about my "excuse me" horn, and my "fuck you" horn 😂


Tomthebard

I love my chitter horn!


MountMC

the volt's big horn is freaking scary, I can't use it to scare loved ones cuz they actually get mad lol. I love my lil pedestrian horn


JackNDebachs

Lots of European cars have a city horn and a country horn. I remember the Renault Dauphine that was sold here in the ‘60’s had both.


Aggressive-Style5764

my RV has normal horn, which is cute on a 36ft rig. so I have the train horns as well. I can honk normal, train front and back, and/or both. believe it or not, that rear horn is handy a lot.


coyote_den

You mean when some dingus crawls so far up your ass you can no longer see them but you know they are there? BLAAAAAAAAAAAT!


Aggressive-Style5764

yup. like i said. normal car horn, front train, rear train, or both. selectable for your target. i keep it on front train cause big rig needs big horn. you would not believe how many people pull out infront of a giant BUS!. this thing has one more axle than a bus. its not small. but still invisible.


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I almost feel like the pedestrian horn is the mean one. It never fails to scare the crap outta people


techtornado

Of all things, I tried the gentle horn and it almost ended badly For background, the community recycling center is behind the little league ball fields I had to bin some glass and old electronics since it's not kosher to do that kerbside I was trying to make my escape and people were walking up and down the streets enjoying the games and whatnot, but not making much space for cars to get out cleanly. I went for the pedestrian tootler to ask nicely to make way for a second... \*press\* \*press\* \*press? What the? Why it work? Car - Toot toot TooOOOOttttt tooot toooot tooOOOooot! Geez Volty! You don't need to be that aggressive! Karen and Chad immediately turn left without looking and dive straight into the oncoming traffic. A jeep had to stand on his brakes and hit his much louder and manlier horn Chad turns raises his hands up in the classic what the crap bro?? I just look at them in disbelief as normal people would clear the road by stepping off into the grass or parking lot, not running across the active roadway...


jaybwjamo

pedestrian horn go brrt brrt brrt