[urq] Horn issues

[Brandon Rogers]

Using the S2 steering wheel.  I love it. More than the original sport wheel.
 
Brandon 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:49 PM
To: djdawson2 at aol.com
Cc: brogers at terrix.com; audiqtrocp at aol.com; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Horn issues


I second (or is that 3rd?) the horn button. You may have a weak spring or a
plastic piece might have broken off/is cracked -- leading to premature
grounding -- as grounding is all that the horn button does to make the horn
work. 
Which steering wheel are you using, btw?

Ingo


On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:39 PM, <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:



 Yes, it'll be the horn button, or the wire going to it is somehow grounding
near the steering wheel mount.

Try turning the wheel back and forth while sitting still... also rap on the
wheel a bit too... I'll bet it will honk.









-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>
To: 'audiqtrocp' <audiqtrocp at aol.com>
Cc: urq <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] Horn issues


Actually - no snow/ice buildup - it was bone dry.  We only have a few inches

of snow - and being so cold it was very dry snow....



I'm going to check the horn button and go from there.



Thanks guys



Brandon









-----Original Message-----

From: audiqtrocp [mailto:audiqtrocp at aol.com]

Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:45 PM

To: Brandon Rogers

Cc: <urq at audifans.com>

Subject: Re: [urq] Horn issues





Was there some ice-pack around the wires causing it to short out and honk?



Maybe the insulation on that old wiring decided to break away rather than

flex in the cold?



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On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:19, "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:



> Guys-

> So yesterday I was driving home - it was cold - about 5 deg C - and my

> horn just started intermittently honking.  I'm sitting at a light - it

> honks. I'm passing by a girl at a bus stop - it honks. I pass by a guy

> at a bus stop - it honks.  I'm driving along - it honks!  So I did

> pull over - was able to pull the wires from one of the horns - but

> couldn't get to the other one and it still honked intermittently by

> itself.  Usually when I was behind some gang bangers in a '79 Impala

> with 24's at a stop light.

>

> Do horns just go bad?  Horn button going bad?  Wiring issue?  Any

> BTDT?

>

> Brandon

> '84 urq 20Vt

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