Replacing Horn???

[waveydavey]

Aye up all,

Was just in the the middle of peepin' the horn on the car last night when it went all muffled and quiet...... I'm assuming i need a new horn banging in but where the 'eck is it?????

To be honest if it's owt more than a quick job i was going to get the dealers to do it when they do the service this next month or so. But just wondered where the thing is cos i can't seem to see it in the engine bay.

Cheers

Dave.

[Si_GTi]

If I remember rightly its under the front bumper, twin horns. Mine were replaced under warranty some time back as they failed, and I believe theres an issue about having a car on the road with no horn on it...

Anyway. Under the front bumper I was told. HTH!

[waveydavey]

Cheers for that.... No wonder i couldn't find it....... It's not failed altogether just sounds like the missus' IS200 now very very peep peep rather than PEEP PEEP.....

Cheers

Dave.

[Si_GTi]

Might be that just one of them has gone then?

[waveydavey]

Yeah i reckon just one has gone...... I got over excited last night cos We beat Nottingham at ice hockey and i was doing a peep peep, peep peep peep, peep peep, peep peep, PEEP PEEP as i drove out of the car park when the horn went near the end!!!!!

I couldn't look properly last night and when i looked earlier i couldn't see the bloody thing.... I think i'll let them sort it out when it's serviced in the new year. As long as the other one doesn't start playin' up too !!!

Cheers Matey

Dave.

[mikegti]

I think the horn is on the passenger side, in front of the front wheel if I remember right. You can see it from underneath the car.

It could be dirty / corroded contacts?

[morrismen]

Would go with poor contacts in the wiring or the connectors to the horn... I had this on another car. Cleaned them up and the horn worked properly again. FYI: It's an MOT failure if it doesn't work properly and is not a clean audible sound - muffled is a failure too.

[Prash]

i've just had one of the tones (i'm guessing its dual tone?) on the horn go, now sounds clown like the horn is under the front bumper on the passenger side as people have already said, just get your hands underneath and around the bottom spolier and you should be able to feel it

[bstardchild]

Sometimes the Magnet assembly inside gets a bit sticky and instead of getting a PARP you get a peep

It happens if it's not used regularily

I find a good tap with a rubber hammer as someone presses the horn button usually restores it to full working order

Worth a try

Horn on my Polo is pants but I have a couple of Senator ones spare