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| solex |
  Aug 20 2012, 07:33 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States  |
Activating the brights fires the horn, I check to see if there was anything obvious with the steering wheel removed but could not find anything.
Any ideas? Regards, Dan |
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| Spoke |
Aug 20 2012, 02:54 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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That's a feature for NY drivers to save time from flashing your lights and honking the horn when someone pisses you off.
JK There's probably a ground wire loose somewhere or wires in and around the steering wheel need attention. |
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| solex |
Aug 20 2012, 03:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks Jerry, BTW I still have the Falkens on the steelies. Probably remove everything this weekend, I want to rekey the ignition anyway...
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| Spoke |
Aug 20 2012, 03:31 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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Nice. Glad there're working out. Those Falkens are sticky tires. Chances are if you buy a medium to high mileage tire (harder tire) you will then notice a big difference in grip.
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| solex |
Aug 20 2012, 03:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Your right about them being sticky. At high speeds they smell nice...
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| r_towle |
Aug 20 2012, 04:07 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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your switch could be busted or the wire for the horn is in the wrong place.
Take it apart...the wire for the horn is a ground connection that gets activated when you push the horn and touch a round contact. There is a little button that touched the contact. Something may be flexing, broken etc that makes that button touch when you pull the lever for the lights. rich |
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| solex |
Jun 2 2013, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
I bought a beetle turn signal switch from autohauz and the first one was damaged, just installed the second one and it does not work at all, in fact is causes the temp and gas gauge to jitter but they do not work also the generator light is on.
I'm going to clean up the old switch and return another. |
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| SLKWrx |
Jun 3 2013, 05:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 317 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States
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Had the exact same issue. The ground wire for the horn is touching the body of the steering column if memory serves. Re-run the ground and you're good to go.
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| rick 918-S |
Jun 3 2013, 06:15 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,457 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Aug 20 2012, 03:54 PM)  That's a feature for NY drivers to save time from flashing your lights and honking the horn when someone pisses you off. JK All youz guys are wronga! I'm going with diss one right hereaa! Special paart for NY! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| 914itis |
Jun 3 2013, 07:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
I must agree.
Horn back up button. One is never enough with these crazy drivers. |
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| solex |
Jun 3 2013, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(SLKWrx @ Jun 3 2013, 07:54 AM) Had the exact same issue. The ground wire for the horn is touching the body of the steering column if memory serves. Re-run the ground and you're good to go. Which wire would that be? Thanks, Dan Attached image(s) 
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jun 3 2013, 08:34 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
brown is ground on a "stock" 914.
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| solex |
Jun 3 2013, 12:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Sorry to be numb here but you all are referring to the wire in the steering wheel?
If I remove the wheel and start the car I should not have a problem? |
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| Mike Bellis |
Jun 3 2013, 03:36 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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Brown/white is the horn trigger
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| solex |
Aug 26 2013, 05:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Just to close this thread, the problem was one of the wires was punctured by one screw for the signal assembly. NY horn/bright switch has been disabled.
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