getting horns to work

[Jeffreyt]

Anyone have a suggestion on getting more power to the horn(s)? I removed one horn hoping to get the remaining one to work but it just groans a bit. It works great when jumped directly to the battery. I have cleaned all contacts and replaced some of the wires, the ones that go to the horn directly. Any suggestions?

Jeffreyt
1987 Paso

[ducinthebay]

Put in a relay.
That's how it is in almost any car, and most motorcycles.

Cheers, Phil

[Mc tool]

Some horns have a small screw on the back of them that can be tweeked to "tune " the horn , but if yours goes ok when wired to the battery ckeck that it is earthed properly and also check the voltage to the horn , if there is not enough volts you are better off finding the problem and sorting it than just chucking a relay at it , which may well get the horn going but you are only hiding the problem which may well come back when the relay starts to not work .Having said that I have a relay on mine and there is a BF set of air horns ready to be bolted on ( if I face them directly forwards they will add to the braking in an emergency)....... I once ( when young and impressionable ) had an electric compressor ( 120 psi ) , a pressure tank ( old Freon cylinder ) , electric air valve and 4 sets ( 12 horns ) of horns on my car , scared the shit outa heaps of people but then the cops made me dismantle them on the side of the road...... good times

[Jeffreyt]

Thanks for the two horny guys. I'll look into the relay but I think the problem may be in the switch.

[Mc tool]

Thanks for the two horny guys. I'll look into the relay but I think the problem may be in the switch.

Probly a bit of corrosion on the contacts ..... hot tip ... get a big plastic bag and put switch assy in bag and dismantle inside bag , there is nothing worse than a spring loaded something wizzin' past your ear, more than once I have vacuumed the garage floor and then gone thru the dust bag looking for bits

[fasterdammit]

I "fixed" mine with one of these:



Much louder than the stocker and fits right in the same place. Liked it so much I put one my Monster too, and that one was working fine ...

[higgy]

more than once I have vacuumed the garage floor and then gone thru the dust bag looking for bits

+ a least a dozen times still looking for an ECM rubber mount