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mbaier
Member
My Volt had a pedestrian horn to warn people when coming up behind them. It would be great to either have that or opt for a futuristic EV sound that is played from somewhere in the frunk of the car when moving slowly. Just so that people can hear you coming. I've had many incidents where I had to honk the standard horn which usually almost gives people a heart attack.
SDRick
Active Member
I get a chuckle out of those who like interior engine noise or long for a pretend clutch or stick shift. To me, that is akin to wanting to watch TV on an old black-and-white or removing the motor from my electric garage door opener to make it manual again!
JohnnyG
Weee!
There's already a federal law on the books for this. Also, there have been Tesla wiring diagrams floating around that show a separate circuit and external speaker for the pedestrian noise unit. So, it is on it's way!
Federal Rule -
Effective Date: 02/13/2017
Initial Compliance Date: 09/01/2018
Full Compliance Date: 09/01/2019
TexLaw
Member
That's very good to see. I drove a couple of hybrids over about twelve years, and I had to be particularly careful when going through parking lots and the like. Just as mentioned, I hesitated to use the stock horn, since the effect on the poor pedestrians was such that I may as well have fired a pistol in the air. I just about mounted a bicycle bell on my side view mirror.
JohnnyG
Weee!
I just stick my head out the window and yell "VROOM! VROOM!"That's very good to see. I drove a couple of hybrids over about twelve years, and I had to be particularly careful when going through parking lots and the like. Just as mentioned, I hesitated to use the stock horn, since the effect on the poor pedestrians was such that I may as well have fired a pistol in the air. I just about mounted a bicycle bell on my side view mirror.
3s-a-charm
Active Member
I just downloaded the app XLR8 - will give it a shot. I certainly love the sound of silence that Tesla provides but as a novelty with others in the car - it's a fun thing to play with the "irony" of a silent Tesla that sounds like a top-fuel funny car!
SDRick
Active Member
The sound is realistic, but this is a novelty at best. I can't imagine anyone owning a Tesla wanting to run noise all the time.
Someone needs to come up with smoke coming out of a tailpipe and then we would have the whole package!
Someone needs to come up with smoke coming out of a tailpipe and then we would have the whole package!
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Agreed....that sound would get old real fast. Definitely cool as a novelty.
How about a coal-rolling kit?
Pezpunk
Active Member
This is so unbelievably uncool and pathetic. If you want to sound like that, buy a REAL V8.
Faking it is sad and embarrassing. Anyone with this should be ashamed.
Here's a hint -- the essence of being cool is being comfortable with who and what you are, whoever and whatever that is. Insecurity, pretension, and artificiality are the fundamental opposite of cool.
Faking it is sad and embarrassing. Anyone with this should be ashamed.
Here's a hint -- the essence of being cool is being comfortable with who and what you are, whoever and whatever that is. Insecurity, pretension, and artificiality are the fundamental opposite of cool.
Sir Guacamolaf
The good kind of fat
Slightly unrelated, is there a horsepooo smell generator available, to remind me of older simpler times?
BluestarE3
Active Member
Here you go:
Amazon.com: Liquid Ass: Toys & Games
(Not equine-specific, but might still do the trick)
Jsvette56
Member
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