General A couple of questions.....

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General A couple of questions.....

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Hi guys

Been cleaning the car today and have noticed two strange additions to my car I never knew I had, after 9 months of ownership :eek:

Firstly (and after extensive youtube vid searches to find another) I caught the horn today, whilst cleaning the steering wheel. I've never had any cause to use it before so I was shocked when it gave a very loud, two-tone fanfare, rather than the usual Fiat fart!?! Does anyone else on here have a two-tone horn as standard on the 500 or C? Even the Abarths I've found online all have the 500 standard horn? Not complaining, just curious.

Also when cleaning the wheels to a very high standard today I noticed that I have vented front discs, on a 1.2? Very lame that I hadn't noticed this before, but hey! :p Is this because I have ESP or is this another add-on?

Thanks for any advice or clues as to my horn surprise, although I can assume that the vented discs are because of ESP, although the brochures don't say anything?

Steve
 
Hi guys

Been cleaning the car today and have noticed two strange additions to my car I never knew I had, after 9 months of ownership :eek:

Firstly (and after extensive youtube vid searches to find another) I caught the horn today, whilst cleaning the steering wheel. I've never had any cause to use it before so I was shocked when it gave a very loud, two-tone fanfare, rather than the usual Fiat fart!?! Does anyone else on here have a two-tone horn as standard on the 500 or C? Even the Abarths I've found online all have the 500 standard horn? Not complaining, just curious.

Also when cleaning the wheels to a very high standard today I noticed that I have vented front discs, on a 1.2? Very lame that I hadn't noticed this before, but hey! :p Is this because I have ESP or is this another add-on?

Thanks for any advice or clues as to my horn surprise, although I can assume that the vented discs are because of ESP, although the brochures don't say anything?

Steve
Weird. The discs on the hatchback are solid that's for sure. Perhaps it's got something to do with the fact that the soft top is 40kg's heavier, it certainly won't be anything to do with ESP. I suspect because of the extra weight they've popped the discs from the 1.3 MJ on which are the same size, but ventilated.
 
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Weird. The discs on the hatchback are solid that's for sure. Perhaps it's got something to do with the fact that the soft top is 40kg's heavier, it certainly won't be anything to do with ESP. I suspect because of the extra weight they've popped the discs from the 1.3 MJ on which are the same size, but ventilated.

Thanks Maxi

Its is weird, even more weird that I've never noticed, but still :D
I guess it could be to do with weight on the C over the hatch.

I think my cars a bit of a mixture tbh. It came with leather seats (which I never ordered) and although obviously a dealer order error its spec sits exactly with a European Rock model, even down to your favourite Xenons (y)

Wonder if the horn is a Rock specced addition? Who knows, but thanks for the discs theory.

Steve
 
Thanks Maxi

Its is weird, even more weird that I've never noticed, but still :D
I guess it could be to do with weight on the C over the hatch.

I think my cars a bit of a mixture tbh. It came with leather seats (which I never ordered) and although obviously a dealer order error its spec sits exactly with a European Rock model, even down to your favourite Xenons (y)

Wonder if the horn is a Rock specced addition? Who knows, but thanks for the discs theory.

Steve

whats a 500 rock?...and is there also a 'naked'?
 
Its not available in this country and yes there is also a naked, apparently - presumably without many features at all. In fact if you check your owners handbook there are sections that show the 500 looking quite sparse - the manual, key operated book release, for one.

My car just seems to be a strange one. A UK Lounge, with European Rock spec - which might, or might not explain my strange horn :eek: and may be my vented discs, as no one else seems to have mentioned that their 500C 1.2 has them? :confused:

Steve
 
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