Posted by Mark (IP: 192.62.107.213) on September 21, 1999 at 14:28:05:
In Reply to: Re: Why was my horn going off at 6 this moring? posted by Michael Haertel on September 21, 1999 at 12:51:51:
Got broken in the wreck last year. The plasic on the back side of the center piece that comes out was in a bunch of pieces. When I replace it, the horn worked alot better, but still had to replace the horn. 27 years old? It was time.
: That sounds logical...The center piece of my horn comes off easier than that tho...I just gotta pull it, and it slides right out, 2 wires follow. I havn't gone down to play with it yet, but I'm sure that's the prob.
: : If you have an original steering wheel, and the original center piece, pull the two phillips screws(one on each side on the back). The center piece should fall out. You should find two small bolts that hold the front cover on. See...inside this thing is a 3/8 inch strip that gets depressed when you honk the horn. It makes a connection across and send 12v to the horn. With the heat, it might have warped when the cold got to it, therefore shorting, and sounding the horn. The horn has only one way to get 12v, and if this piece is damaged, then the horn will malfunction.
: : Otherwise...break out that roster foot, and add some voodoo words.
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: : : I went outside this morning, and hurd a car horn going off. I quickly reliezed it was my car horn. It stopped after a few secounds, so I went down and poped the hood, and it started going off again, so I pulled the hot wire off the horn. Any ideas on what's causeing this? I'm guessing it's either a wiring problem, or morning dew in the horn thing on the stering wheel.