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• funky horn issues
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:13:02 -0800
  good snowy morning folks- I have a funny horn issues, in that it only works when i turn the wheel- TDC is dead spot...
• Horn button removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:29:30 -0600
  Anybody out there know how to remove the center horn button on a 1979 VW Camper Bus? Looks as though somebody has had a...
• Re: 1985 - Horn COntact ring on Steering WHeel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:47:45 -0800
  ...people could do something to lube their horn contact rings. the wear badly eventuallyat one spot ..since most of the time the van is...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:23:27 -0600
  Bob, Compare the new horn ring with the old very carefully. On my '88 GL I had the same intermittent horn blowing problem.. Ordered...
• Re: car that refuses to die...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:41:03 -0800
  Me too...I get "Hippie Bus" often, and I keep up on the freeways and interstates with no horns blasting...aftermarket driveline, but still...
• Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 8:39:49 PDT
  ...It seems the copper strip around the steering wheel gets burned out, leaving a section that no longer allows the horn to work when...
• Re: Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 19:52:45 -0700
  ...Even a few more HP (like three) would be an improvement. ;-) Anybody else have any experience with them? Tom '79 Mercedes 300SD "Green Hornet...
• Re: the trick on the horn contact ring ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:30:23 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/horn-contact-ring/ alistair On 22-Mar-11, at 10:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > to...
• Re: Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:27:41 -0400
  ...Ironically, after removing the offending piece, the horn doesn't blow in the straight ahead position. I need to fix this before vehicle inspection...
• Re: horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:10:59 -0500
  Rudy, Depending on the set-up the horn section in the steering wheel is removable. Remove it and then try an emory board or...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:18:04 -0700
  Replace the existing wire from relay to horn with a heavier gauge, at least 14 or maybe 12. Wire them in parallel. I.e...
• Fixing 86 horn
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Smith
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:56:39 PDT
  ...I have no horn, I,E,... it will not honk. I need it because I live in a residential neighborhood, and have no way...
• Re: � � � Re: inspection worrie s redux
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:51:35 EDT
  ...I found > it odd that they were so worried about me needing to honk, > Horns are supposed to be safety features (i.e. to...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:50 -0700
  dear michael the key bridging the gap just under the steering wheel and the resulting blast of horn ... well the first time it happened...
• Re: VW horn ring tone
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 00:36:03 -0400
  ...That is what I plan to do. >> >> If you have a clear recording of your horn and would like me to >> create a ring...
• Remote starter for <$5.00
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:20:22 -0400
  ...I permanently installed a cheap J C Whitney horn button between B+ & the starter solenoid terminal. Now I can crank the engine from the...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:02:22 -0500
  Dave, Re: >When the time comes, I'm going to get a strip of aluminum and mount about 6 or 8 Vanagon horns wired...
• Re: � � � Anyone upgraded the horn?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:52:54 EST
  ...Many years ago, I switched to the relay power approach and added a set of dual horns from an Audi 5000T. Had to remove...
• Re: Horn don't toot
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:32:59 EST
  A couple years ago, my van's horn was working irregularly, and when I turned the wheel full left or right the horn would...
• Re: VW horn ring tone
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 10:36:25 -0400
  ...To put the vW horn ring tone on your iphone first download the iPhone ring tone by clicking on the dropbox link. then open...
• Re: Of lawn mowers, hornets, and Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 06:14:44 -0700
  ...right over a hornets nest! While being stung repeatedly > by a large nest of angry hornets, I veered off of the lawn on my...
• Re: horn beeps upon starting
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:13:32 -0600
  ...The key tip shorts the horn wiring, allowing the beep. I'll bet if you use the key off the keyring by itself, it...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:11:07 EST
  ...If it helps to visualize, the horn itself has constant +12V power, and the horn button grounds from the steering column to connect the...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:13:46 +0100
  Karl Wolz wrote: > When replacing these bolts you have the opportunity to adjust the horn > contact by moving the housing up or down. This...
• 68 Westfalia, $1200, Go Camping! (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Still in litigation
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 12:35:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...Lesse, my German god incarnate sports 2 tasty high-pitched compresser horns. Cut me off, feel my wrath! Works well in testing a bicyclist...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:18:38 -0800
  ...On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I have my horns relayed the factory way (German...
• Re: Smacked the steering wheel and the van died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:09:44 -0400
  ...3) To my surprise, >turning the wheel the wheel honks the horn about twice per rotation >(beep, beep, beep...). 4) As I drive forward...
• Re: Horn honks when I flip on the bright lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:45:25 -0600
  ...Weird! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stan Wilder wrote: > Horn honks when I flip on the bright lights. > That is about it anybody got...
• Re: actuator failure
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:34:38 -0700
  ...dummies put the alarm horn under > the front seat... talk about losing your hearing. I've always wanted to install a super loud horn...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Yeung
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:42 -0400
  ...I didn't notice any access to the nose of the van where the radiator is >located and where I thought an alarm horn...
• Re: Horn shorted to ground?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 May 2002 16:15:10 -0700
  ...Horn shorted to ground? > Yes, my horn stuck on early Sunday morning. > I unplugged it as soon as I could pull over. > I can...
• Re: Fixing horn-Don't try this at home ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:47:11 -0400
  ...Alexander wrote: > > > > I'll willingly admit, though, that those nifty horns which play the > abbreviated version of "DIXIE" still prompt me to hurriedly pull...
• No horn, no clock, no radio
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:03:27 -0400
  ...I also noticed that the horn does not work (did before). I am thinking a bad ground somewhere.... any suggestions on where to look...
• Horn Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Baker
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:15:33 -0700
  The horn on my recently purchased '87 GL isn't working. Checked/replaced/reseated all fuses on the panel to no avail. Anybody got...
• Looking for a padded horn button for a later model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:51:59 -0500
  I am in need of a nice condition padded horn button for a late model Vanagon. Black pleather is what I need and it...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:21:22 EDT
  ...I want > to fix the horn. (When I plug it in, it just goooooooess...so I figured that > the "trigger" is stuck, on the...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:12:43 -0800
  ...I have my horns relayed the factory way (German double horn option). http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/dual-horn-relay-and-wiring...
• Re: Blaring horn...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 17:53:17 EDT
  ...These pieces make contact and ground the horn circuit causing it to sound. I pounded flat a piece of solid copper wire and soldered...
• Back from Road Trip, Elec. Gremlins.
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Tue, 03 Sep 1996 14:29:01 +0600
  ...I have 12 V on both leads going to the horn, which is an aftermarket. I also have 8V across the horn switch. Its...
• troubles in maine
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:40:32 -0700
  ...bulb ok � horn is not working.�� checked fuses, and found all to be intact.� is there a commonality between the horn and the brake...
• Re: Any list vendor offer that copper "horn contact ring"?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:00:33 -0500
  ...Monday, November 20, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Any list vendor offer that copper "horn contact ring"? > The one that goes under the...
• toot-toot...update on my van's horn
  Historical mailing list - Mariposa Charme
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:01:19 -0600
  Morning folks! Thanks for all the info on horns and related stuff. Got it to work...t'was a short! Horra, now I can...
• Re: Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:30:05 -0800
  No mine honks because bits of the worn out horn ring have taken up residence somewhere in the steering column, which I don't...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:35:57 -0700
  yup, *fairly* easy to find in wreckers. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/delayed-switch-off-interior-light/ alistair On 22-Apr-11...
• Horn beeps when starting '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 21:36:44 -0800
  ...As I turn the key in the ignition and start the vehicle, sometimes (but not always), the horn beeps on and off in no...
• Re: noise in steering wheel - rotating left or right
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:33:31 -0800
  Brian, you've got the classic dry or worn spring contact on the horn ring.� Here's how to fix:� pop off the horn...
• Re: Horn "toots" when I insert key to start van!
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:19:14 -0400
  And I thought the horn and key was just good karma. Actually, you will find it usually happens when you are in a hurry...
• Re: Friday
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:25:16 -0700
  "The first few times that happened to me I was banging my head..." sometimes i accidentaly honk the horn when i'm banging my...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:49:38 -0700
  ...power a couple of headlight relays there as well as your horn circuit. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:30:33 -0800
  ...23, 2012, at 11:18 AM, george jannini wrote: > > > A second horn requires a relay- or so I've heard. > > > > Geo/ATL > > A relay...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:06:29 -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: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:53:55 -0800
  ...We removed the horn on the current site at the request of customers who like to "stealth surf" in their cubicle at work, but...
• Re: horn beeps upon starting
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:29:38 -0700
  ...The key tip shorts the horn wiring, allowing the beep. I'll bet > if you use the key off the keyring by itself, it...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:09:47 -0500
  ...Jim On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 5:03 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The horn relay is nothing special, just a...
• Re: Horn works non stop
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:20:32 -0500
  Pull the wheel and you'll find that the fixed horn contact and/or the sliding contact have worn out and are grounding to...
• Re: steering problem
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 08:01:43 EST
  ...If you are talking about the scraping in the steering wheel itself, it's probably the horn contacts. Two out of four of my...
• I want a lift...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:35:10 -0500
  ...the horn wiring: Where's a good source for the horn wiring harness? I had thought that my horn sounded a little wimpy, but...
• Re: Horn sounding intermittently
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:56 -0400
  ...321.419.661A Title: *Horn Contact Ring* Price:$37.00 > > BusDepot- > Clocksprin <http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321419661A> > > Turn Signal Cancelling Ring...
• Re: horn contact on steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:56:01 -0400
  ...Mine is broken and the horn no longer works. Does anybody in > cyberland have one that they can part with. > I live in the...
• Re: Recent Car Talk Shows - re air bags
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:30:02 -0400
  ...Both air bags went off, the horn stuck on, and the truck ended up being totaled. I say "minor" because to me the impact...