I can no longer get the horn.

I was queueing behind a lady today, whom remained stationary after it was her turn to go, so i thought i'd alert her with my horn. To my utter horror and embarrassment, i could not produce a horn. I had to resort to simply flashing at her instead.

Upon closer inspection at home it appears i can produce a very little horn, but nothing that anybody would notice. I feel wholly inadequate.

Is there a common cause for this? What can i do to rectify this? Any help in getting back my thunderous horn will be greatly appreciated.

the OE horn sounds daft but should make a decent noise. perhaps you've got a poor/corroded connection that needs looked at. are all the other electrics working fine?

i binned the OE horn and stuck a car horn on it instead, much louder. some folks stick two horns on with a relay, i think TSM has done some posts on how to do this.

mine does this sometimes :/
will any car horn do? and can it just be wired in or would you need a different relay?

What is an easy replacement for the rather sh1te standard horn, without fitting a fog horn thing?

Your horn is located too close to your hot parts, it gets hot too, and when that happens it stops functioning properly. You need to perform a little operation to move your horn further away from your hot parts, or you need to have your horn replaced altogether with an upgraded model. It's a very common fault within your gene pool.

[dizzyblonde]

you can your horn back by cleaning the bits that give it some life. I recommend removing the contacts out of its shrouding* and giving it a gentle buff with a scotchbrite.....and it'll spring back to life!


*I'm going on the thinking its the same as the curvy one and has a spade connector sat in a plastic thing, somewhere inbetween the front forks.

[flymo]

ha ha, did your computer fall into the wrong hands?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

you can your horn back by rubbing the dirty bits that give it life. I recommend removing the contacts out of its shrouding* and giving it a gentle buff with a scotchbrite.....and it'll spring back to life!

If you've lost the Horn, get a replacement treated with Viagra

Its called a Stebel Nautilus compact, they'll really know when you've got the horn then

my horns always worked

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Your horn is located too close to your hot parts, it gets hot too, and when that happens it stops functioning properly. You need to perform a little operation to move your horn further away from your hot parts, or you need to have your horn replaced altogether with an upgraded model. It's a very common fault within your gene pool.

Well, I've found quite the opposite, 'tis a bugger to get my horn to work when it's cold, and it must be an optical illusion, but it appears to get smaller too *


*though I've heard this is more to do with the aspect, I'll try one of those fancy mirrors next time