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Old May 20, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Lightbulb horn dont work

my horn not working any suggestions what i can do to fix thas might be thanks in advance i have 99 tl with 106 k
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Old May 20, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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check fuse.
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Old May 21, 2005 | 01:15 AM
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its the fuse underhood, i believe its Light #2 or some crap like that, but if the fuse blew, you wouldnt be able to switch gears.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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its the fuse underhood, i believe its Light #2 or some crap like that, but if the fuse blew, you wouldnt be able to switch gears.
i checked the fuse and the horn that makes the noise there both good
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Old May 22, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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hmm, interesting. Its hard to imagine that the horn is dead. Check the horn itself, its backing is attached to the metal chasis, which provides the negative ground; make sure that area is clean, and not rusted. If u really want to make sure if it is the horn and not the internal wriing problem, then just connect a hot wire from the battery to the horn, to see if it will work.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Lorrrd.... if my horn didn't work I wouldn't be able to drive the car. LOL


On a more serious note... if its not the fuse, then I'm just guessing its the actual horn that needs to be replaced. But I thought we had a total of 3 horns in the car somewhere. Am I correct?
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Old May 22, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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no, its one lousy little ass horn attached in the back of the front grille area.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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it can also be the switch in the steering wheel, and possibly the wires.

to check switches and wires:

measure dc voltage @ horn from chassy gnd and the horn terminal. If after toggling the horn on/off the voltage doesn't change then it's the wires/button/fuse. otherwise it's the horn itself.

to check switch: take out airbag (be carefull), find the +/- for the horn switch, and check continuity (ohms) while toggling horn on/off. if coontinuity doesn't change then it's the switch, otherise it's the wires or fuse.

Jay
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Old May 24, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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the ground connection is my suggestion
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Old May 24, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by figueroa1357
my horn not working any suggestions what i can do to fix thas might be thanks in advance i have 99 tl with 106 k
Just do what we do in NY without even using your horn,
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanconk
Just do what we do in NY without even using your horn,


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Old May 24, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanconk
Just do what we do in NY without even using your horn,
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Old May 24, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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but seriously, id check to see if ther is voltage at the horn first
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