Modern Vespa

A recent near miss and my own curiosity got the better of me so I bought a Wolo mini but loud horn from ebay for $5.99. I'm admittedly intimidated by the work required for the Stebel Nautilus so I was happy to find a simpler solution.

The swap out was quick and easy so I thought I'd post a few pics if any of y'all wanted to try this.

My opinion? It's LOUD. Probably about twice as loud as the stock horn. The pitch is the same but now your 'meepmeep' will scare someone next to you. I've seen it listed as anywhere from 100-116db on the web. No idea what the stock horn is rated at. Again, it's no Nautilus by any means but for $6 it's a good alternative.

A special thanks to Smorris for answering a few of my electrical questions!


The finished install.

All wired up. I didn't pay attention when I took it apart unfortunately .
I don't know if it really matters but I wired it with the GRAY wire on the top terminal
and the BLACK on the bottom terminal, it works just fine that way.

You'll have to loosen this 8mm bolt that holds the fuse bracket and the horn bracket underneath.
Hold on to it, you don't want to go fishing for it down in the innards of the legshield.

The back view. Wolo on the left, stock horn on the right.

The front view. As you can see they're very similar. The Wolo (left) is actually just a little smaller than the stock horn.

And here I though I had everything the right order...

Anway, on to post #2.

MY MISTAKES.
Be careful when you swap out the horn bracket. I put it on backwards at first and the Wolo was grounding against the fuse block inside the legshield and it still worked but sounded really bad before I figured out what I did.

I also re-used all the washers that are on the stock horn setup. The Wolo came with a ground wire but you will not need this.


The wrong way.

The right way.

Last but not least.

The bolt on the back of the stock Vespa horn is TOUGH to remove. I had to break out the vise-grips and get a hold of the edge of the horn and wrench it pretty hard to break the tension. This bolt is a 10mm.

Also, beware the edges of the legshield, very sharp! I got about five papercuts while messing around with this and I've got pretty small hands. It's a cramped work space to say the least.


Ouch!

thanks for your excellent pictures and procedure. Now where do I find one on the web??? I'm going to start looking right now. RV Dave

You're welcome. If you google it, you'll find it. I got mine off ebay and that seemed like the cheapest place from what I remember. I found them in quite a few places. Ebay, JC Whitney, Amazon, general auto parts warehouse sites.

Well, I just found one, actually they had four, on ebay $5.99 plus $6.95 shipping and handling (steep) Oh well. I didn't check to see the what the cost of a new Vespa horn would be. I imagine that you already determined that the price of the Wolo made it a better deal. Anyway thanks again. RV Dave I have a 2006 Vespa 150 LX

CALL 911!!!! ive got fat pianist's fingers so idd be screwed doing that.

Great illustration GC. Appreciate it.

...was just wondering if the Wolo can be used on the GT too?

Thanks.

Greetings all, Just for the record Today, July 3, 2007, my Vespa dealer quoted me a price of $30.00 US for a new 2006 Vespa LX150 horn. RV Dave

Dave, did you buy them?

I'll gladly purchase one from you on saturday (July 7th) or Sunday (July 8th)

My wife and I are back in Fresno for a wedding. The wolo/stebel is one of my planned upgrades. If I could purchase it from you for $15...that'd be great!

I hadn't heard of these Wolos before. I'm definitely going to buy one-at that price it's worth giving it a shot. Thanks for the tutorial on the install. I'm sure it'll come in handy.

Here is the search results from Google, I bought one horn. I will be in LA Saturday July 8th.

eBay Motors: WOLO MINI but LOUD DISC HORN #260-2T (item ... - 11:06amFind WOLO MINI but LOUD DISC HORN #260-2T in the eBay Motors , Parts Accessories , Car Truck Parts , Interior , Steering Wheels Horns category on eBay ...
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WOLO-MINI-but-LOUD-DISC-HORN-260-2T_W0QQitemZ330143651753QQihZ014QQcategoryZ33704... - 85k - Jul 4, 2007 - Cached - Similar pages

I just now tried copying the first line ... eBay Motors: WOLO etc to my browsers "Go" line and found the horns. Someplace in Paramount, CA RV Dave

A quick update. After a week of driving with the new horn, I would say it's not as loud as I originally thought but it's definitely louder than stock...and about $20 cheaper!

Eric, I'm fairly positive the Wolo is the same as the Stebel...

Wolo makes many horns, from what I have heard the Wolo Bad Boy is the same as the Stebel Nautilus, they do look a like.

Greetings all, I just installed the "Wolo Mini but Loud Horn" into my 2006 Vespa 150LX. It works fine. I don't have any comparison information as to the sound and volume because my horn didn't work when I bought my Vespa. I bought a used Vespa. RV Dave

$12.94 total cost, something like $5.95 for the horn then $6.99 for shipping and handling. The Vespa dealer wanted $30.00 US.

Many thanks to Gaseous Clay RV Dave

I'm debating finding back roads way from Sacramento to Fresno one of these days...well once my bike FINALLY gets fixed!

Gotta meet up with you and check out your bike!

thanks, GC. Great find, and excellent photos.

--Deborah