Along the same lines, but with less threat of lynching, I know some of
you have put more horns on your vans (VW horns of course).  I was
thinking of doing this by going to the junk yard and finding a few VW
horns and trying to put them on my van in addition to the existing horn.
What is involved here?

thanks,

blake

On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Josh Monson wrote:

> At risk of being lynched by this mailing list, I was
> trying to replace my VW-horn with a louder one.
>
> Does anyone know if the wiring to the steering wheel
> in 85 Vanagon GL's is hot or cold wired?
>
> The old horn has a very simple setup, one 12v power
> outlet and then one outlet to close the loop through
> the steering wheel, thus circuit is closed when you "honk".
>
> The new horn is setup the same way with a 12v power and
> an outlet back to the steering wheel to close the circuit. BUT,
> when you hook up the new horn just like the old one (same wires),
> it does NOT work. But if the wire that should go to the steering
> wheel is grounded  to the van itself instead, then the horn works with the
> accessorie turned on(but can't turn off).
>
> The old horn worked fine, the connections are good, the steering wheel
> contacts
> are good, and the new horn is in good condition (working), the new horn is
> also 12v.
>
> A mechanic told me some steering wheels are hot(juice) and some are cold.
>
> This is very frustrating because it sounds and looks way too simple.
>
> Any help?
>
> JM
>