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General => The garage => Topic started by: bigsteve on 01 April 2004, 08:04

Title: Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: bigsteve on 01 April 2004, 08:04

Can anyone help ?

Got a '90 MKII, everything is working fine 'cept the horn.

Have removed it and put it against a battery works ok - it did die in the end

Bought a replacment horn, still no luck.  Fuse is good.  Have checked the wiring loom and all seems OK.  The lights and anything else that goes through the same ducting are OK.

Have taken the cover off the steering wheel and can't find anything wrong there.  Is there anything else inside the wheel except for the brass plate and the plate on the back of the rubber centre cover ?

It's doing me head in.   ???

Cheers

Steve

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: Gambit on 01 April 2004, 08:58

if you put the two wires in the steering wheel together does the horn work?

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 01 April 2004, 09:53

I never have any trouble getting the horn when people push my button  ;)

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: Overseer on 01 April 2004, 10:46

lmao  :D

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: modulater on 01 April 2004, 10:52

If it works ok when its on the battery but doesn't when put on the car then it may be a break in the wiring somewhere along the line or as mentioned above a dodgy earth.

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: bigsteve on 01 April 2004, 11:10

Cheers for the replies.

Doesn't work when you put the steering wheel wires together.  Guess I'll have to go through the wiring and check  :(  there goes my weekend then  :(

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: modulater on 01 April 2004, 11:22

Also

Try taking the steering wheel off as it may not be making contact underneath on the copper slip ring.

Sometimes the connector breaks off that runs on the ring and you get no horn.

Title: Re:Horn - or lack thereof
Post by: bigsteve on 01 April 2004, 16:16

Cheers for that.  Will have a go.

First car I've ever had, mind boggling.  :P

Been on motorbikes for 6 years, but just had an accident.