Horn Electrickery twin Horns
Posted
#1114823
(In Topic #133351)
Local Hero
Horn Electrickery twin Horns
The problem is this they don't both work as they are twin horn both connected at the same time, it's either one or the other?
Me old mate jelly diagnosed not enough current going to the horns, to power both.
so I am sure it is posiible to wire them up like this.
But what amperage/voltage relay would I need for the job? I have seen some with a tab that could be bolted down with.
Excuse my diagram I had to try and remember what the stuff was from 27 years ago, last time I was at school..
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Local Hero
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Local Hero
after checking all the connections as they were looking dodgy I renewed the spade connectors and checked the fuse box FAQ on here by CHUDD, cheers, looking at the horn fuse location it was stating 15 amp, where I had a 10 amp in place.
I changed the horn relay also, so a quick trip to halfords and a tenner or so later, they both going strong.
Cheers Jelly.. You thought about the Idea yet….????? :roll: :roll:
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Local Hero
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Settled In
i just read this post and i am having the same problem. just started happening recently..
wanted to ask about the relay please. i checked the fuse box and it has a 15amp fuse in the fuse box but still the horn is the same.
is there a relay also for the horn that goes above the fusebox?
would appreciaite the help.
Thanks!!!
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Local Hero
RIVAGE69 said
hey Chorlte,
i just read this post and i am having the same problem. just started happening recently..
wanted to ask about the relay please. i checked the fuse box and it has a 15amp fuse in the fuse box but still the horn is the same.
is there a relay also for the horn that goes above the fusebox?
would appreciaite the help.
Thanks!!!
It's position 6 for the relay on the fuse board, they sell em at halfords.
Just ask for a 30 amp 12v relay 4 pin, they are £5.59.
If yours is twin horn, disconnect one and see if it works and vice versa.
I had poor spade connectors too, cut them off and put new on.
I bought a new set off e bay for about £8.00.
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Settled In
will be checking the realy and get another one..
im not sure what you mean by spades but will look by the horn
i will disconnect both horns, 1 at a time to test..
i hate it sounding like this.. never wanna press the horn.. want it to sound like a VW should..
thanks again!
Posted
Local Hero
The spades are the connectors that are crimped to the end of the wires that go to the horn.
You should have 2 wires with a plastic block on the end, this in turn plugs into a connector that splits the wires into 2 pairs that go to the terminals on each horn.
You can buy new spade fittings and a crimp tool to put them on with.
Mine were looking corroded.
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Settling In
1981 MkI Golf Cabrio
Posted
Local Hero
Zeffi said
now have a single tone horn. Is this enough for MOT?
Should be fine. I only have one horn on mine and I have never had a problem…
My Build Thread
All My Build Photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pix-al/albums/72157622794406840
My other hobby - www.pix-al.co.uk
All My Build Photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pix-al/albums/72157622794406840
My other hobby - www.pix-al.co.uk
Posted
Local Hero
Zeffi said
Sorry to drag an old one up…I'm getting there, after reading this, realised I didn't even have a relay in No.6. Bought one and now have a single tone horn. Is this enough for MOT? And is it now a case of checking the connections on the horns themselves for the two tone?
So long as you have a horn sounding thats an MOT pass for that particular item.
I bought 2 new horns off E bay for mine as the others looked a bit passed there sell by date any way.
it was not a big job to do them.
Item number: 160569115223
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Settling In
1981 MkI Golf Cabrio
Posted
Settling In
chortle said
Zeffi said
Sorry to drag an old one up…I'm getting there, after reading this, realised I didn't even have a relay in No.6. Bought one and now have a single tone horn. Is this enough for MOT? And is it now a case of checking the connections on the horns themselves for the two tone?
So long as you have a horn sounding thats an MOT pass for that particular item.
I bought 2 new horns off E bay for mine as the others looked a bit passed there sell by date any way.
it was not a big job to do them.
Item number: 160569115223
Just looked at those…do they sound good?
1981 MkI Golf Cabrio
Posted
Local Hero
"Making Cabbies More Beautiful One Roof at a Time"
Posted
Settling In
1981 MkI Golf Cabrio
0 guests and 0 members have just viewed this: None.