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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:23 am 
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hey dudes my horn is playing up. some times it doesnt work, and then some day it does.

i checked the horn itself and that was ok. and ive since installed air horns since. i also checked the horn button and the connections on the steering wheel and the are ok too.

i think the problem lies on the wire from the steering to the horn.

anyone know what it might be?

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:26 am 
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i have this problem also :(

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:32 am 
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Rag joint, at the steering box.
:P maybe

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:48 am 
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just cut the wires at the horn, solder new wires on very well, then pull it through at the dash, voila! new wiring is routed and ready to connect =)

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:50 am 
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rag joint has a metalic bit, to earth the column, they often crack.
I made one for my sierra from a coke can.
But rag joint could also be stuffed, hopefuly not

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:09 am 
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i got a new one of those waiting for when i put another steering box in, i'll wait till then to see if that fixes it :)

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:02 pm 
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Just check if the steering column is earthed, if not put a jumper cable on it to test the theory.
you did relay the air horn's, yes??

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:50 pm 
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so there may be a link between my random horn and my rag joint?

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:04 am 
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:lol: :lol: Could be.... :P

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:12 am 
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Who's car is that Shep?

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:22 am 
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not saying :oops:

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:23 am 
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I just didn't see any cable ties, so I thought maybe someone else had one on Elcho...

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:27 am 
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cable ties aren't strong enough. hose clamps is where it is at.

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:17 pm 
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I found that the Loom Cable Connector hidden up under the glove box was full of crap. Pulled the connector apart, cleaned out the corrosion and crap and my horn now works perfectly. :D

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:26 pm 
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Spooky wrote:
I found that the Loom Cable Connector hidden up under the glove box was full of crap. Pulled the connector apart, cleaned out the corrosion and crap and my horn now works perfectly. :D


Got any pics of where this is?

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:40 pm 
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The main wiring loom runs from the left hand side of the engine bay through the the firewall and into the cabin. Looking up behind the glove box, from the passenger's footwell, you should see the loom with two multi wire block connectors. They should be near the firewall grommet. I think the smaller of the two block connectors has the horn wires running through it.

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:46 pm 
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Spooky wrote:
The main wiring loom runs from the left hand side of the engine bay through the the firewall and into the cabin. Looking up behind the glove box, from the passenger's footwell, you should see the loom with two multi wire block connectors. They should be near the firewall grommet. I think the smaller of the two block connectors has the horn wires running through it.

Will try to post some pics tomorrow.


nah it's cool that's enough info for me to find it, clean the loom plugs with contact cleaner or something and may fix some issues

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:39 pm 
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WTF is a rag joint? Pics?

My horn isn't working either

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:49 pm 
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Maybe a few of these stickers should be made up..

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:10 pm 
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Bit of stuff along the steering just before seering box

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:46 am 
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ther is a little blue pill you can take to get your horn to work again. Or so ive been told

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