 Time to get horny., however.... |
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| mikey |
 Mar 23 2006, 12:31 AM
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When I connect either one of the horns directly to a battery with a jumper cable I get no sound at all. Switching polarity doesn't help. Do I have 2 bad horns??? I want to install my front bumper soon so I need to figure out what the problem is. How do you test and/or repair these?
Should the horn sound when connected directly to a 12 volt battery or am I missing something? |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 23 2006, 01:35 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
all the ones i ever had did ... you got good ground, right? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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| bondo |
Mar 23 2006, 02:00 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Hook up power and smack em with a hammer. If they don't start working, or sound funny, hit em again.
Don't overdo it or your horns may end up a little "flat"... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| mikey |
Mar 23 2006, 09:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 30-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 214 Region Association: None |
I haven't mounted the horns on the car yet, so there is no ground from the horn to the body. I connected jumper cables to my car battery and the other ends directly to the two lugs on the horn - no sound. Is this the correct way to do this? I think the PET CD shows a rubber grommet or something similar that isolates the horn from the body when mounted. So I assume that the two lugs on the horn are the only electrical connections. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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| Joe Ricard |
Mar 23 2006, 09:20 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
There is also an adjustment screw. try turning it in and out while hooked up to power. Once I got it to work it scared the BEE Geebies out of me. them little horns are LOUD.
light whacking also works. just put some ear plugs in so you don't piss your pants when it all of a sudden HONKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/av-943.gif) |
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| dflesburg |
Mar 23 2006, 09:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,722 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Warm and Cheerful Centerville Ohio Member No.: 1,896 Region Association: None |
Mine work when hooked directly to a battery. They suck and I want to get some new horns.
Not as funny as when I was testing all my driving lights and then blinded myself and staggered around my basement like Fred Sandford grasping for something to hold on to. Cracked my dog up... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/av-943.gif) |
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| Joe Ricard |
Mar 23 2006, 10:28 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
well there goes coffee out my nose again. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/flipa.gif)
So where are we putting all the dumb things we have done while workng on our cars. You know the one's we are brave enough to share with 5000 club members. |
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| Dr Evil |
Mar 23 2006, 11:36 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,038 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) Start a thread and I will post some.
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| bondo |
Mar 23 2006, 11:45 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
I've got one regarding trunk torsion bars.. and another involving rear springs.. potential energy... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 23 2006, 11:52 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,312 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I started it here!
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| double-a |
Mar 23 2006, 12:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 989 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
i recently installed a dual-tone horn setup, and sometimes these horns need a little extra help in the grounding department. one of my horns sounded fine, the other was really weak, until i ran a second ground wire.
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| mikey |
Mar 23 2006, 05:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 30-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 214 Region Association: None |
Thanks Bondo! This worked. I connected up the cables again to one horn and (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) ! It sounded a little sick at first but eventually it sounded like a horn. The other one will need more (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) , or possibly it's DOA. |
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