And obviously, you've taken it off and put 12V from the battery through it
to make sure it was okay before re-doing all the wiring in your van?  Right?

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe you bashed it on a parking curb.  Get down there and see if its
> diaphragm is filled with mud or the metal's been bent.
>
> There is an adjusting screw as well so you can help it give its best
> 'BEEP'.
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:23 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Check the connections and wires to/at the horn itself first.
>>
>> In Bentley, positive from S12 supplies power to horn and back up
>> lights. Corroded fuse? If the back up lights ok, likely fuse is ok and
>> ign switch is ok. (Supplies power to horn/BU lights when switched to
>> "15")
>>
>> FWIW,  I was surprised (especially when it did the "LMS" routine!)
>> that my horn was much louder than some horns on the old Beetles I had
>> driven. i.e. when working right, it should have a healthy "beep". Not
>> a muted one. Although I might be misunderstanding the description of
>> your horn's "normal" sound, maybe the horn is on it's last legs and
>> minor wiring issues aren't helping matters.
>>
>> On my '81 there is a spade connector lower down on the steering
>> column. Check to see if that's clean/tight. You connected the wires?
>> (bypassing the horn button itself). Still no sound?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 10:56 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > So the other day i decided to honk my horn for the first time in about 2
>> > years.....
>> > It used to work smashingly. It had that vintage, non intimidating VW bus
>> > horn sound i so love. Like an elderly mouse coughing on you.
>> > However, it no longer does. If i trigger it, you can hear it "click" and
>> > very, very faintly make noise. It cannot be heard at all with the engine
>> on.
>> > I jumped the horn to a 12 battery, and it sounds as it should, and i
>> took
>> > the horn button out of the steering wheel and jumped that but without
>> any
>> > change.....
>> >
>> > Am i right to assume now that the horn ring is worn out? Or are there
>> > grounds somewhere i should be worried about?
>> >
>> > -Craig
>> > '85GL
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27