horn problem????

[jdm_chris]

well some how my horn stopd working.and i was lookn n my engine bay and theres a yellow and red wire hang around close to battery.i followd it and it goes to my horns.its a 97 ctr.dont know were it goes to.and it sucks can i cant honk and made my sidemarkers stop blinking. anyone know what heck is goin on? or were that wire goes???? please help thanks

 

[blinx9900]

this is horrible, how can you express your anger on the road now? i had this problem too, i never fixed it, i do know that horn works off of Ground though...

 

[EK9turbo]

Horn connector location and system description:
Theres a 2P connector under the drivers side dashboard panel on the EK9s and EKs... this is a switced live feed that comes from the under dash fuse-box and goes straight to the horn. The ground does come through the chassis, its the self-chasing horn mounting bolt that carries the current to ground through the horns metal body.

Systematically finding the problem
If you take the lower panel under your steering wheel off, find this grey connector (2Pin) and..
Checking supply TO switch
...check the voltage... between one of these pins and a good ground (Not the steering wheel side connector,,, and ONLY when your ignitions on!) you should either read 12v or your a 12v lightbulb should light-up (basic tester). If thats OK then you know its feeding 12v to the switch.

Testing the switch
Next you test the switch with a multimeter that has continuity testing (buzzes when a circuit is made) or if that isnt available to you use a 9v PP3 battery + a bulb and some wire. Put (BATT->BULB->2P connector (in oneside of the steering wheel side 2P connector.. out the other) then back to the little battery. Press the horn button and it SHOULD light-up (or buzz is multimeter continuity testing OR just read 9v if its a really basic multi meter) when the buttons pressed. If this works, then your horn switch is fine.
Testing wire between underdash 2P connector and horn
Next you need to go unclip the positive 1P connector from the horn itself. put a continuity tester between the pin that DOESNT feed 12v (from the underdash connector.. dash side NOT steeringwheel side) and the other end of the multimeter (or batt and bult ) to the 1P (single connector pin) that would connect into the horn... if this has a circuit (aka 'Continuity') then this wire that goes under dash to the horn is fine.

So at this point weve established youve got a live feed into the switch, the switch works, you have a circuit between the underdash connector and the horn itself, so the only thing left is ...

testing the horn

put a wire straight from the positive connector of the battery to the connector attached to the horn. If it beeps as your touch it then its working fine. and I would suggest undoing the bolt, getting a round or small flat file and cleaning the bolts shoulder, where the bolt meets the front panel and the threads *not too harsh on the threads.

Thats how to test the whole horn circuit!

When i had my alarm installed I found my horn had stopped working and somhow it was just the 2P connector that had come undone!

 

[jdm_chris]

awesome. i greatly appreciate ur help. cuz it freakn sucks not able to hock my horn at stupid drivers here n vegas .grrrr.. will be checkn this out today.

 

[D0kt3r]

Systematically finding the problem
If you take the lower panel under your steering wheel off, find this grey connector (2Pin) and..
Checking supply TO switch


CAN SOMEONE GUIDE ME TO THIS GREY CONNECTOR?

I have a EG6 and my wire to my horn is ok, but still no sound, problem is I get no feeding from my steeringwheel. When ever I put power to the wire that connect to my steering and go out to the horn, it sound loud and clear

 

[type-r-dunk]

Im i the only one that thinks you should be talking to your girl friend about this.

Dunx

"Horn Problem"

 

[zeff]

nice one dunx

 

[D0kt3r]

I got the grey plug that connect to the civic horn relay

remember...! This is a rhd eg6

can be helpfull for someone

 

[D0kt3r]

This is the relay for my EG6

Horn Relay

 

[Daniel_Ek9]

Right I know this is an old thread but trying to get the horn working on my car.

I tested the horns them selfs and one is working.

Then connected the earth to the horn and ran another wire from the horn to the battery and it worked so my earth is grand..

Then I connected both the earth and the live to the horn and disconnected the live wire before it goes up around the engine.

Also I have my fuse checked and its grand.

I tried tracing the wire back but it goes into a bundle of wires and cant find it. I am guessin the fault is either on this wire or the switch.. Could someone confirm which connector it is under the steering wheel. Is it the one with the brown wire going to the back of the steering wheel??

 

[leepants]

Resurrection!

Anyone know which wire is + and which is earth at the horn itself, as I got a new one to fit with relay, so I need to know which is the positive and I don't have a multi-meter / lighty-uppy-current-detector thingy

Ta.

EDIT:- Only one wire to the horn, but its a pig to get to as its installed in front of the rad instead of in the huge gaping gap in front of the manifold. New horn now installed (in the huge gap), red squashed hands and a re-scuff of a previously scuffed knuckle.