When it happened to me it was the inner copper ring falling to pieces and
the pieces making intermittent grounds as I turned.

mike

On 1/8/08 8:31 AM, "Ben Cichowski" <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> This morning, my horn started intermittently going off...it seems...when I
> turned right. My daughter actually thought it was pretty funny as we belted
> out honks at other cars while turning.
>  
> I pulled the cover and took a look, but the contacts do not appear to be out
> of wack - I have my Bentley at home, but don't recall whether there are specs
> on this - it's a pretty simple mechanism and this isn't much to adjust here.
>  
> I've had another vehicle (Not VW) go off in hot weather when the metal strips
> warped under temp changes, but it was never tied into turning in a specific
> direction. 
>  
> It seems like the contacts on the spring-loaded horn section are not to blame,
> but perhaps it is making a connection further down. I haven't pulled off the
> steering wheel in a while, but I wonder if a connection could be made on that
> brass contact ring just under the wheel - Anyone had a similar experience?
>  
> '88 Wolfsburg ej22
>  
> Thanks,Ben
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