Replacing horn

[urweak]

Well my horn doesnt work, and ive figured out that the problem is most likely inside the steering wheel. If i turn the wheel lock to lock, or even just back and forth alittle and press for the horn i can get it to come on and off as i turn the wheel.

Does anyone know what is all inside the wheel that makes the horn work that i would need to replace? And do you think i could do it myself (im kinda worried about the airbag)

[Riley1123d]

Try the fuse. I believe it's #14 in the fusebox, but look it up on that little picture on the fusebox door.

It's like.. 60 cents to buy, and fixed my horn when it wasn't working.

[Matt95GT]

If the horn ring is similar to the 94-95 one, you should be able to access it without any airbag worries. On mine, I was able to get to the contact for the horn ring when I had the multifunction switch out - I recall having to compress the pin down during the process.

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by Riley1123d
Try the fuse. I believe it's #14 in the fusebox, but look it up on that little picture on the fusebox door.

It's like.. 60 cents to buy, and fixed my horn when it wasn't working.

I doubt he has a blown fuse, cause he says he can get the horn to work if he plays with it.

The horn can be a tricky thing to work with. I broke down and bypassed the wheel and just got an aftermarket button I mounted on the dash and attached the wires for the horn to that.

[tryin2bfast]

big joe, you just said what i plan to do next week

[HeyDace]

I don't think the '97 had a horn ring. Possibly a bad clock spring, in which you would need to fool around with the airbag (not recommended).

[khanley8604]

my horn is broke as well. broke once when i bought it and then they "fixed" it and broke again in about a month. that was 7 months ago and since it took 3 1/2 days to fix the horn last time (they didnt have the tool or the part to fix it) i dont feel it is necessary to be out of a car for almost 4 days because of a horn. if i can fix it myself ill do it. im just nervous messing around inside the wheel.

[HeyDace]

Originally posted by khanley8604
my horn is broke as well. broke once when i bought it and then they "fixed" it and broke again in about a month. that was 7 months ago and since it took 3 1/2 days to fix the horn last time (they didnt have the tool or the part to fix it) i dont feel it is necessary to be out of a car for almost 4 days because of a horn. if i can fix it myself ill do it. im just nervous messing around inside the wheel.

It should have taken an hour and a half at the most. What shop doesn't have the basic tools to service steering columns? The parts are readily available through a dealer or jobber.

And you really don't want to mess with the air bag.

[khanley8604]

well i took it to the dealership i bought my car at and they realized that they didnt have that tool so they sent it to a local repair shop where they forgot to order the part to fix the horn and then it got delayed. I hate a loaner from my dealership though, lets just say i evened out the score for my car taking so long hahahaha.