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• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:35:26 -0600
  ...If you're not running a stock eep-eep horn, what ARE you running? I'm thinking about upgrading. Jim
• Re: Horn beeps when starting '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:19:53 +1000
  John, Check that you are not touching a dangling key against the ring on the steering column where the horn spring connects. I have...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:59:07 -0700
  ...24mm nut. >>> We have the new horn rings if you need one. >>> https://www.vanagain.com/shop/horn-contact-ring-for-back-of-steering...
• Re: Wanted: Suggestions for Replacement Horn
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:47:08 -0400
  At 06:11 PM 7/14/98 -0700, Carter wrote: >I'm a guy who likes an attention getting horn. I VERY seldom use...
• Re: [T2] Friday Topic-horn sound
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:34:27 -0800
  I've been told I'm getting a new horn for Christmas, a very loud one that goes A-oooo-gah. I can't...
• Re: Jay Brown products
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 1 May 2022 13:36:10 -0600
  As of Sep 2020 He still was making the Horn Relay but not showing them on line, I was in need so I EMd...
• Re: VW horn ring tone
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:02:08 -0700
  ...That is what I plan to do. > > If you have a clear recording of your horn and would like me to > create a ring...
• Re: greasing horn contact ring/steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:02:50 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:52:24 -0500 Marc <marc@NOCARES.COM> writes: > This weekend I plan to replace the horn...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy Storage Box / Propex install
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:11:45 -0700
  ...I went and installed the second tank anyway Tom '79 Mercedes 300SD "Green Hornet" '84 Westy Vanagon "Spiny Norman" '86 Alfa Romeo Spider "Dinsdale...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:08:24 -0500
  Careful! I got a new horn ring from one of our vendors sometime back and discovered some very slight differences in the way it...
• Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:14:09 -0800
  dear heratio horn blower hey -- me too -- but tempeture has nothing to do with it -- in my case it is actually a real case...
• Re: Silly Question, maybe?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:31:40 -0400
  is the horn button pad on the steering wheel padded? or is it hard plastic? if the horn button is padded, you have power...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:28:33 -0500
  ...Put the key into the >ignition and turned her on and the horn started blaring away. Turned her off Usually this happens when one...
• Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:50:16 -0700
  On 2/27/2009 10:14 AM Roger Whittaker wrote: > dear heratio horn blower > > hey -- me too -- but tempeture has nothing to do with...
• Re: Horn Ring Question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:15:53 -0600
  ...When you push the pad down those tabs make contact and the horn is on. Maybe those 2 tabs are too far down and...
• Re: horn beeps when i turn the steering wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:33:35 -0500
  ...so i replaced it..and the horn starts beeping whenever i turn > > the steering wheel. > > > > so i did the following: > > > > -removed and replaced steering...
• Horn malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:51:07 -0400
  ...For a short time I just unplugged it at the horn. After a while, I wanted it back so in I dug. I first...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:07:36 -0800
  On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > The horn on my van sounds really asthmatic...
• Re: horn doesn't beep when running straight ahead
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:37:00 EDT
  ...The horn does not work >when the steering wheel is centered, like when going straight down a >road, but when it is turned around...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:46:36 -0700
  Thank you I just ordered one just what I have been wanting I have an air horn on my bicycle and in traffic it...
• Re: Secret society?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:23:22 -0500
  ...As soon as I had it nicely snugged down and tried to stick the horn panel back on it was obviously UPSIDE DOWN. But...
• Re: Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:28:05 -0400
  --- neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > Hi all. > > Got the old RH turn intermittent horn blasting > happening. Searched and learned but.... > > What is the best...
• Re: car that refuses to die...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:55:39 -0800
  ...other drivers and truckers used to toot their horn to say Hi when I drive my Bay... not anymore when I drive my vanagon...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:43:44 -0600
  ...ORR ~ DeanB On 14 Aug , 2013, at 9:54 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > If you're not running a stock eep-eep horn, what...
• Re: the trick on the horn contact ring ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:17:40 -0700
  ...the trick on the horn contact ring ? > see here on my blog: > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/horn-contact-ring/ > > alistair > > > On...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08:53 EDT
  ...I had the alarm installed and the installer had no problem installing the horn. He crawled under the driver's side front end and...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:58:29 -0800
  ...another favorite 'horn trick'is when hastily inserting theignition key and getting another key inthe horn contact area and making the horn blow ..that...
• Re: the trick on the horn contact ring ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:57:31 -0700
  ...the trick on the horn contact ring ? > see here on my blog: > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/horn-contact-ring/ > > alistair > > > On...
• Re: dead spot on steering wheel contact (horn only works in turn) - 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:50:00 EDT
  ...clarke@SHAW.CA writes: > Anyone have to address / fix this? The horn only works when wheel not > pointing straight ahead. I expect its the...
• Who's Next?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:13:15 -0600
  ...Right in my own back yard I had tree lizards, salamanders, chameleons, various types of frogs and horned toads. We had lots of Praying...
• Re: Horn Ring Contact Finger
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:32:09 -0500
  ...Had a short in the horn actuator, borrowed one from another van, and found that was the problem. Gotta locate one now and order...
• Re: Total Mystification!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:07:29 -0700
  The horn situation is probably not related. One of the wear modes of the horn contact ring is the production of fine brass "threads...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:40:48 -0400
  ...I have ordered one of those Hella horns >from the eBay vendor. Do you have a part # or source for the relay? >I couldn...
• Re: Horn/Rearlights (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 03:48:14 -0400
  ...Could that be one of the reasons that the thing was unplugged? Exactly what relationship (besides being on the same fuse) do the horn...
• cellophane strip-clock/new horn
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:58:55 GMT
  ...Does anyone know who sells this item? Any ideas on the cost? Also, I am really not liking the sound of Karma's horn...
• horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:58:22 -0800
  ...But, the horn has not worked since replacing the switch. I've double checked the connections (spade connectors?) at the steering wheel. The assembly...
• Re: Horn ring replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:05:35 -0500
  Brass horn contactor ring #321.419.661A On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:48:45 -0700 Kathleen Piper <pipkanan@hevanet.com writes: Greetings, all...
• Re: Rogue Horn - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:53:20 -0800
  ...None of them make the horn do nothin but some soft "I is dead" gurgle noise. Which mode of operation do y'all find...
• Re: Update: Honking while turning at slow speeds-Fixed!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 May 2009 05:57:05 EDT
  ...What a nightmare, in a snow storm in the mountains of PA, in the middle of the night with the horn stuck on trying...
• Re: Steering wheel options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 22:20:51 EDT
  ...yes, you can just "bolt on a mk1/early mk2 golf/jetta/scirocco steering wheel, but your horn may not work and your turn...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:38:06 EDT
  In a message dated 7/25/07 2:28:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, JordanVw@aol.com writes: > hello little miss sunshine :horn pad...
• Re: WTB old school horn
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:59:45 -0700
  ...fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Does anyone have the typical "beep beep" horn lying around that they want > to get rid of? > > Thanks in advance...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 00:05:18 -0600
  ...You can then drive some pretty serious air horns >> as well!! It would be nice to get away from those wimpy Vanagon horns. >> >> John...
• Re: Horn Ring Contact Finger
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:46:30 -0700
  Hi John, Check out the GoWesty article on horns ... http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=318 It lists both parts -- horn ring...
• Re: Anyone upgraded the horn?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:37:40 EST
  ...It > sounds like it has a clown car horn." > And so it does. Anybody know of a cheap effective upgrade? I'm not looking...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:50:00 -0500
  Those who remember the original Bus Depot website will recall that it played a VW horn whenever it loaded. We removed the horn on...
• Re: Friday
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:09:43 -0700
  ...honk their horn when starting their >> Vanagon >>> because a loose key gets into the space between the steering wheel > and >> the >>> horn pickup? Seems...
• Fixing 86 horn
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:02:07 -0400
  Dwight, The horn is located under the front of the vehicle, passenger side. Two electrical leads attach. More often than not, the problem is...
• Re: funky horn issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:15:46 -0700
  Or at least it can embarrass the heck out of one's wife when the contact ring starts to disintegrate and turns the horn...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 21:02:14 -0600
  ...They had a switch on the dash so you >> could choose between "city horn" and "country horn." Not a bad >> feature. >> > > > > Jim Felder felder...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:30:23 -0400
  At 04:12 PM 4/20/2011, neil n wrote: >*switch would be labelled "Angry" and "Happy" just to confuse the >next guy. ;) If...
• Re: noise in steering wheel - rotating left or right
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:53:37 -0800
  ...Not sure if the horn wires were pulled or if the spring is completely gone, but we've got no horn Huston. MT http...
• Anyone upgraded the horn?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:35:24 -0600
  ...It sounds like it has a clown car horn." And so it does. Anybody know of a cheap effective upgrade? I'm not looking...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:46:57 -0800
  ...That spot is really hard to get at for maintenance. >> >> Horn Ring - last time I replace the horn ring on my '88 GL, the...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:48:06 -0700
  ...I had the alarm installed and the > installer had no problem installing the horn. He crawled under the > driver's side > front end and...
• some general vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 14:53:52 -0700
  ...can i use the original horn wires to switch the relay if i put the relay down by the horn? or can i use...
• Re: Anyone upgraded the horn?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:48:55 -0800
  ...Near as I can tell, anyone who needs to hear the horn can hear it. No sense makin' 'em jump! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:45:45 -0400
  ...This horn will make people jump out of their skin and truckers can hear it at highway speeds. Its been worth every penny. My...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:27:14 EST
  ...the earliest air-cooled vanagon I have ever seen had a unusual small horn pad. hello Scott this one has that small horn pad...
• Paranormal VW story in AZ Republic newspaper (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:43:07 -0700 (MST)
  ...Turned out the nasty sound was coming form Herbie, whose horn was stuck. As hard as she tried to unstick the horn, Kim couldn...