Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 23:54:00 -0000 From: "chris Baillies" <christiannopsamlies.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: horn problem
Hi! Sometimes the metal disc that makes contact with the steering wheels springy contact comes adrift and starts shorting out on stuff, usually if you've had the column shroud apart.. It might be worth checking anyway. Chris 1981 99gl 1987 900i Hot Knife wrote in message <915552562.7937.0.nnrp-08.c2de630enopsam.demon.co.uk>... >I have a 1979 99gl who's horn, after developing a comical beep when steering >around tight bends ,finally developed it's swandive by sticking on ! very >mellow for that driving experience. the Haynes manual only kinda shows the >900 model and doesn't fully explain the 99. after cutting both the wires to >the external front horn it still carried on (spooky) there is obviously a >second horn. so after ripping the steering wheel apart and pulling out a >metal spring thing (still beeping) i pulled the fuse out. The fuse also >works for the reverse lights, so I am without them. >any help would be greatly appreciated >also is there anywhere I can get a copy of the original manual that comes >with the car as mine has gone missing. > >
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