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• Re: horn problems
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:23:29 -0800
  Hi Tonya, I had a similar problem with my horn. The root cause was that the ground wire that clips to the steering column...
• Meep Meep!!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:43:12 -0400
  Hi Volks, The horn on my Vanagon has been blowing fuses lately, so I had a look at it over the weekend. I wound...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 18:21:24 -0500
  ...Or it can be caused by simple wear on the contact ring or on the horn contacts. It can be caused by a failure...
• Interesting horn/blinker problem and solution
  Historical mailing list - David Filcoff
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:36:36 -0600
  I recently had an interesting problem with my Vanagon, the horn would go off when I used the turn signals. Although this was slightly...
• Re: Horn contacts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:20:37 EST
  I did check with Camelback VW in Phoenix like you suggested: #321 419 661A horn contact, my Albuquerque dealer $18 vs Camelback $11.88...
• steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:09:23 -0800
  my horn was honking on its own so i bought the horn ring and a friend installed it. the horn still honked on its...
• Thanks, it was the horn ring... who has 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:55:34 -0500
  Thanks to all of you who came to my aid about the horn that wouldn't quit. It was the horn ring, exactly as...
• Re: FIXED Re: horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:18:28 -0800
  ...horn not working after replacing ignition switch? Well, you just access the circuit and test, starting at the horn. Two terminals. One has power...
• auxiliary horn
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 16:33:54 -0500
  I asked a few days ago about horn relays and found out there was none. The reason for asking is that I wanted a...
• Any horn pros?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 19 May 1997 16:47:25 -0400
  I'm far from a pro but have someone sit and attempt to blow the horn while you (like a fool) lay on your...
• Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 22 May 2002 14:16:53 -0500
  Folks, Can anyone recommend any particular brand or style of replacement horn? You can't actually hear one until you install it, and I...
• My horn doesn't always work.......
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:46:52 -0500
  My horn stops working when its really cold outside. Also, when it isn't working and I press it, my dash lights get dim...
• Re: FREE Vanagon horn
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:46:44 -0500
  Hey there!! I would love that horn! In fact, I just had some one back into me today while I was in the process...
• Re: Horn upgrade: Can you make it LOUDER but still sound like a veedub?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Impellizzeri
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:57:03 -0400
  I had a set of Hella air horns mounted behind the top grill on my old 82 Diesel. Just make sure you mount them...
• Re: Horn gone
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 15:03:41 EDT
  ...In a message dated 8/16/01 10:00:52 PM, mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << My horn started honking itself and I noticed...
• Re: Horn Problem
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 19:54:06 +0100
  Josh Monson wrote: > > > At risk of being lynched by this mailing list, I was > trying to replace my VW-horn with a louder one...
• Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:23:51 -0800
  Hi all- My horn has decided that it likes to sound whenever I make a right turn. Sometimes it will go off whenever I...
• More Wiring Success
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:12:17 EDT
  Hey all, After installing a relay for my driving lights successfully, I decided to 'ride the high' and beef up my horn. It was...
• Re: Fixing horn-Don't try this at home ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:08:25 -0400
  Carl - I swear the only use I have ever had for an automobile horn is to attract the attention of good looking women in...
• Re: horn ring (no global warming content)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:14:32 -0700
  ...I stopped and disconnected one of the wires to > the horn and drove on. When I turned a corner after that, I could hear...
• Re: '83 air cooled - horn button problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:30:53 -0600
  Brass horn contactor ring #321.419.661A VW Dealer, about $14.00 Stan On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:00:17 -0500 Marc <marc...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:02:21 -0400 (EDT)
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:05:48 -0500
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:39:32 -0600
  ...Horn Ring - last time I replace the horn ring on my '88 GL, the replacement horn ring would not fit. I - and David Beierl...
• Re: Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:41:52 -0500
  Get under the car and pull one of the wires off the horn. That'll make it drivable. Jim On Jul 25, 2006, at...
• Re: Horn Ring Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:24:46 -0500
  ...Did your horn not work at all before starting the ring replacement? If the horn DID NOT work check the wiring connections at the...
• Re: Horn shorted to ground?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:56:12 EDT
  Steve, Once my horn shorted out (or should I say on?) and it was a worn-out contact ring under the steering wheel. It...
• Re: Horn "toots" when I insert key to start van!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 20:58:52 -0800
  ...On three times in the last 6 months, our '81 has > "beeped" the horn when we insert the key into the column switch and...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:45:23 -0400
  ...When I tighten down the steering wheel nut the horn will blow, back off the nut and all,is well. The brass horn ring...
• Thanks Mike Collum!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:39:53 +0000
  ...Hooked everything up per the instructions with the horns, and no horn. Searched the archives and found where you answered the very same question...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:39:32 -0800
  I installed dual Fiamme horns from Advance Auto, about $20. They're loudish and�sound okay and it's an easy install, but they...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:48:32 -0800
  These things have horns? I'll have to check it out. tim in san jose >From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> >Reply-To: Stan...
• horn contact ring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 May 2010 19:06:40 -0700
  question on the Samba about replacing horn contact ring got me off my duff in the last hour to finally replace horn contact ring...
• Re: [BP] Meep Meep!!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:53:17 -0400
  Hi Don, Is that the "Meep Meep" horn?? If so I will pick one up this week. There's a P/A not far...
• Re: Super Horns - with VIDEO
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:59:17 -0500
  ...Bought Hella Super Horns from > RallyLights.com. I installed them this weekend. They are big, loud, red, > and loud. Did I say loud? Video...
• Re: Horn upgrade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 May 2011 20:03:27 -0700
  Empty relay socket #6 is intended for a horn relay but you need the 4 pin L connector and wiring stubs to use it...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:09:16 -0400
  ...We have the new horn rings if you need one. https://www.vanagain.com/shop/horn-contact-ring-for-back-of-steering-wheel-for...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:52:45 -0800
  At 08:23 AM 3/21/2003, you wrote: >Hi all- > >My horn has decided that it likes to sound whenever I make a...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:25:25 -0500
  ...But is it really necessary for getting more power to devices like the horn? (I would expect the horn to work fine with the...
• Re: Horn Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:22:38 -0700
  ...Turns out the shavings from horn ring had collected and formed basically a new contact. Hasn't happened since. Photos here: http://picasaweb.google...
• Re: Fixing horn-Don't try this at home ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 11:31:09 -0700
  At 12:08 AM 7/16/98 -0400, you wrote: >Carl - I swear the only use I have ever had for an automobile horn...
• Re: Horns, Wimpy, wimpy horns
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 01:41:02 -0400
  Austin, sounds like the choice setup for us mellow Vanagomers.
• Re: HORNS!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 07:13:28 -0500
  Dear Riley, Those are stock VW horns, painted red. The wiring diagram is identical to the optional dual horn setup offered by VW, with...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:07:58 -0600
  ...Hillbish" wrote: > My horn is odd. It doesn't have the classic "Road Runner" horn like my Jetta > does, it has a low volume...
• horn replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:03:40 PDT
  Hi All- I would like to replace the horn in my '87 Westy. Anyone do this before? Is this something I could do myself...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:30:44 EST
  ...is there a > relay involved? thanks jack8trop > > sounds like your horn wire is grounding out in your steering wheel or column somewhere
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:39:39 -0500
  A lot of electric horns have an adjustment for the aperture of the points. The one's that I have seen are a screw...
• Blinking light and horn A/C
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:54:32 -0400
  ...Driving with the A/C on I blew the horn.......noticed the red led for coolant blinked briefly. Tooted the horn several more times...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:07:21 -0700
  ...install switch to allow use of stock or added (2) louder horns > via 2 relays. > > Stock horn switch (ground) --> SPDT *switch to control negative...
• Re: Fixing horn-Don't try this at home ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:57:31 -0400
  Bill - Actually, I had forgotten about this serious use of the ole horn! Probably because I have grown older and find myself just smiling...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:07 -0800
  ...I made a blog post about it a while back http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/dual-horn-relay-and-wiring/ alistair On...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:18:57 -0500
  A second horn requires a relay- or so I've heard. Geo/ATL
• Stuck Horn
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:55:05 -0400
  ...I noticed in the Bentley that there is no horn relay! (No horn relay! That's almost as intelligent as having no headlight relay...
• Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:29:38 -0700
  ...the samba about long term wear on an unprotected > horn relay mounted up around horn area. It was completely corroded. The relevant post/pics...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:37:07 -0600
  Wow !!! Hallelujah, and PTL !!! If those Audi horns saved your life Tony, I'm going to one step farther, to be sure all the...
• Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:53:55 -0400
  ...Got the old RH turn intermittent horn blasting happening. Searched and learned but.... What is the best way to replace the brown ground wire...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:18:15 -0400
  ...When > I tighten down the steering wheel nut the horn will blow, back off the nut > and all,is well. The brass horn ring...
• horn problems
  Historical mailing list - tonya
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:20:48 -0700
  ...My horn isn't wanting to honk. There's a clicking noise, but that's it. I've tried putting a new horn on...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:38:56 -0600
  On the 85 GL I use to have the horn would blow by itself on really windy days. I used to drive the highway...
• Re: Blaring horn...
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:35:27 -0400
  I one of your keys touching ground? Yes, this will honk the horn! Bill