blackstreet62 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 HI guys well Stu...i'll start as i mean to go on...well over the past couple of days especally in the morning when i press the horn it won't work at all, but later in the day i press it and hey presto it works? Stu is there a "How To " for ggetting the sterring wheel horn cover off to check the contacts? any help please would be welcome cheers Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 5, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hi buddy, there's no how to on removing it, simply because of the dangers of the air bag, nevertheless I will happily illustrate the process when I get five. However me personally I would be suspicious of the relay or the horn(s) itself or its connection in the engine bay area which is very exposed and a the warmer engine may dry corroded joint enough for it to work, just a thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted March 5, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hello there, I used to have this issue on my previous CG2 which progressively got worse. On looking in to it I narrowed it down to the Cable reel assembly behind the airbag which controls the srs, horn and cruise control. When turning the steering wheel the horn would work at certain points in the turning circle. I bought a second hand assembly and it took 20-30mins to replace which included resetting the srs light. Coincidently it looks like the horn in my current CG2 is also deteriorating so I bought another cable reel but have yet to instal it. Just as a suggestion maybe try your cruise at the time when your horn doesn't work and see what happens. Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 6, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I see a DIY post coming on by AshyV6 Titled: getting horny with my CG2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hi guys thanks again and Stu, i completey forgot about the air bag lol!!! bloody hell would have set if off without knowing. Its working this morning,so thats very strange indeed...well that becomes of being a DEl Sol owner for some time,you don't get those mod cons you see lol !! Edwin P.s. Stu would you have a speare relay for sale ,as that sound plausable about the relay joint drying out, same as the old petrol pump relay does the same yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 6, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The original should be a Omron relay, but I have a Bosch 0332 017315 which is the equivalent, PM me you address and will post it out Monday, with compliments I'm not trying to patronise anybody with the pic's they are just for a reference guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Ok, so you think the connections in the engine bay might be to balme? now that i have been made aware there could be an explosion cos i might set off the air bags ,i'll duck in the engine bay 1st but the horns are workjing fine now !! Sods law kicking in i guess ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 hi guys, well i took a peek today and it seems the last owner has put in a new horn up by the shock absorbers strut inside the engine bay !! checked the connections but still coming on/off.gonna see if there's a break in the wiring. thanks for the help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 7, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Sounds like your looking at the one for the alarm buddy, nothing to do with the horn anyway as per your PM I will post out the relay Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 whoops ! the penny drops, doesn't look like a alarm horn lol!! would some WD40 with the connections help the problem?, appreciate ALL help Hughezee,I really do ,I can't really ask you to do this for free Hughezee,so please let me know what you want please. Am I thinking to get to the horn, do I have to take the whole bumper off to get to the horn connections? Cheers again Edwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 8, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Contact Cleaner is what you want and yup you guessed it bumper off job front bumper removal how to: http://honda6.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/32-accord-coupe-front-bumper-removal-how-to/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Cryistic Posted March 8, 2015 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Fibre glass pencil is also useful when your cleaning contacts http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/abrasive-fibreglass-pencil-kr61r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 i'll stick with the contact cleaner as I don't like the idea of the fibreglass fibres floating about, plus I got asthma. cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 hi guys. any chance of a fuse box diagrams? cheers Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 9, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Circuit diagram for the horn(s) system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted March 22, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Had exactly this problem with my SLi recently just after getting it. Easily traced to the horn relay - replaced and horns now work. Thankfully didn't have to take the bumper off! Also if you're itching to squirt some WD40 around Edwin, you could try squirting the horns themselves. Quite often they corrode so they don't work very well and then not at all although dampness seems to effect them when they are like this. Spraying the WD into them loosens everything up so they can start working again. With a bit more use they become almost self-cleaning and should progressively get better if this is the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Mr Scooby well your right sir, took the plunge after speaking with Stu, took bumper off and did as you said and squirted WD40 in the plugs and bent the horns away from the radiator as it does get hot down there., Stu did send me a new relay and I fitted it and no change it still didn't work, so took the bumper off and squirted the WD40 and now it does work 24/7. Thanks guys 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted March 26, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Glad you got it sorted Edwin - between us Stu and i had covered the two most common causes of horns not working and sometimes you can get lucky and squirt the horns with WD just by jacking the car up and crawling underneath. At leasst if they play up again you'll know what to look at! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 HI Guys I spoke too soon....This morning goinbg to work and a situation came up when driving and tried wacking the horn and ......NOTHING !!! so its come back with a vengence...now i've changed the relay, squirted WD40 on the horn contact and around the horn,took bumper off and checked the horn themselves. Any help/clues guys,cos i'm out of answers??? Cheers Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 First guess is the horn itself has given up the ghost : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-12V-NEW-LOUD-AIR-HORN-SET-DUAL-TONE-CAR-BIKE-VAN-BOAT-SIREN-TWIN-LORRY-HORNS-/351318561050?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item51cc37d11a Second guess is a problem with the horn push and/or the fuse but as it's so easy to check or replace the fuse, try that first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 HI Scooby Thansk for the heads up, just spoke to STU and i'll be gettin the bumper off (AGAIN!!) and take the horns off and plugg direct to the battery to test, then as you said ,check the fuse (cheap n chearful for sure!!) box. Thoses horns are funky Scooby? so to wire those up i'll have to strip the existing wires and put "spades" on them yes? These would be copmpatible wit the car yes? what do these sound like scooby? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hi Edwin they're standard replacement horns in a slightly different form - many Italian cars have them as OE kit so should give you an idea what they sound like - not much different usually. As for the installation, you've got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 cheers again.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted April 2, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Have you got it sorted Edwin? What cured it this time, the new horns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstreet62 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 NO Scooby ,its a bit weird, one minute its working then its not...not the relay as Stu sent me a new one, not the fuse checked it, squirted it with wd40,got me stumped.when its a bit drier, im gonna take off the bumper then check them on the battery to see if its not a break in the wire its the horns itself .just a process of elimination.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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