finlay
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:11 AM |
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horn help needed
hi all
i m having probz with my horn
i bought one of those budget metal casing horns and found when i attached the cables to it it sounded, i later found that it was because of the metal
securing bracket attached to the chassis it was conducting through it
i changed the metal mounting bracket for a fibreglass one but i still have the same problem, in that the horn sounds when im attach the wires
can anyone help mke out with this ?
do i need to buy a different style horn ? any links plz
cheers
Finlay
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:29 AM |
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sounds like your horn switch is switching to earth (live out,through horn and back again ,pushing button completes circuit to earth) but circuit is
always complete so horn switch dodgy?
[Edited on 5/7/08 by theconrodkid]
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:57 AM |
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Your horn casing is shorted to earth - I would buy another one and chuck the old one in the bin.
*edit* on second thoughts it is ok - just use the one terminal that is not earthed for the feed from the switch.
[Edited on 5-7-08 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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stuart_g
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 07:45 AM |
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There is nothing wrong with your horn.
There is a mistake in the MNR instructions, I had exactly the same on mine.
This is how it should be wired
Purple/Black in MNR loom to pin 54 on stalks
Black in MNR loom to 53c on Stalks (also to W on stalks). The horn button is now the windscreen washer button on the stalks.
The instructions will have 53c and 54 the opposite way round, which is wrong.
[Edited on 5/7/08 by stuart_g]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 09:09 AM |
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Most car horns have a constant feed and are switched through the earth
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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BenB
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 11:18 AM |
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Really? Mine was earthed via the horn body and just had a +ve supply to sound it....
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finlay
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| posted on 22/7/08 at 08:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stuart_g
There is nothing wrong with your horn.
There is a mistake in the MNR instructions, I had exactly the same on mine.
This is how it should be wired
Purple/Black in MNR loom to pin 54 on stalks
Black in MNR loom to 53c on Stalks (also to W on stalks). The horn button is now the windscreen washer button on the stalks.
The instructions will have 53c and 54 the opposite way round, which is wrong.
[Edited on 5/7/08 by stuart_g]
hi stuart
i tried swaping 53C and 54 round but still no joy
anyone else got any suggestions ?, it must be my horn thats goosed ?
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finlay
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 09:51 AM |
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just for info
incase anyone else doesent think horns are tested on SVA mine defenetly was, not saying it the same case everywhere but its better to be safer rather
that sorry
cheers
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