radu_rd2

So my horn stopped working all of a sudden. Tried swapping the fuse and the relay and still not working.

I am 99% sure that both tones were working, so I guess there is little chance that the actual speakers both went out.. so it is probably the wiring? Anyone know how the horn wires are routed exactly? There is a loom near the bottom side of the radiator that is kinda squished by my half-core rad, do the wires go through that?

It feels the same when pressing the horn on the steering wheel, but could that switch have gone bad somehow?

Any ideas/tips?

likeyoumeanit

yes, that's where the horn wiring is routed through, why not just put a meter on the plug for one of the horns and test it so you know for sure its the wiring?

radu_rd2

yea will have to take the bumper off, can't reach it (intercooler is below)

Stocker

The steering wheel switch is just a switch, and it can go bad. Either pull the wheel apart (mind that airbag! ) or find where the wires come out of the column, and test to see if the switch switches. Or find the horn relay and see if it is getting whatever signal it needs.

frozen

The horn has it's own connector directly below the steering wheel, and it's attached to the steering column about 6-10 inches from the wheel. Just pop the screws out of the plastic cover and you can test with a meter to check the switch.

radu_rd2

Actually I noticed that I can hear the click of the relay in the engine bay when I push the horn, so it must be the wiring after that or the actual horn. Could really be that squished wiring near the rad, I think imma take it to a shop and have them deal with it

Stocker

! for a squished wire you are willing to pay $60/hr?

radu_rd2

Yes!!! haha I can't really work on the car these days

capn tibs

i had the same problem...if you jack the car up a little you should be able to reach behind the bumper and disconnect the horn. Then you can test the wire if you can get someone to push the horn...this would let you know if it's the horn or the wires.

Some tibs only have one horn, I believe the rd2's all came with two but I'd check the easy stuff first. Worse case scenario you might need to run a wire from the back of your relay in the engine compartment fuse box to the horn. You can even install the horn in front of the driverside tire without having to drill any holes. Then you only have a 2-3 foot wire to run...easy man

radu_rd2

Yeah makes sense, thanks. I will see, don't really feel like taking bumper off haha (i have an FMIC so there's no way i can reach that wiring)