Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:46:58 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Meep Meep!!
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Of course most of those require a compressor to toot the horn. Of
course for us Syncro owners, that is sort of an interesting thought.
Maybe we could incorporate the compressor so that we can reinflate our
tires after being on the trailers....
On Aug 18, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Chris S wrote:
> I've been toying around with an idea of a separate horn which would
> sound
> along with the stock horn after enabling the relay via a remote
> switch.
> Sort of a dual mode city/hwy horn, if you will:
>
> http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
>
> BIG FUN!
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Volks,
>>
>> The horn on my Vanagon has been blowing fuses lately, so I had a
>> look at it
>> over the weekend. I wound up surprised that it ever worked at all!!
>>
>> First off, I was never really thrilled with the sound, as it's a
>> generic
>> GM/Ford/Chrysler style horn that goes "HONK" rather than "Meep".
>> And as
>> such, it has one terminal to supply voltage, going to chassis ground.
>>
>> When I got the vanagon back in April, the horn was working. Then I
>> tried it
>> again in May, and it didn't work, which I soon traced to a blown
>> fuse. Once
>> I replaced the fuse, the horn worked fine, at least for a while.
>> And then it
>> blew the fuse again. And again, and again. (Apparently I am a slow
>> learner!)
>>
>> This past weekend I set aside some time to check it out. First I
>> pulled the
>> positive wire to the horn, and it was still blowing the fuse. So I
>> checked
>> the other wire, and was surprised to find it ended at a ring
>> terminal on the
>> bolt that holds the horn to the chassis bracket. No wonder it was
>> blowing
>> fuses!!! I am REALLY surprised that it ever worked in the first
>> place.
>>
>> Once I removed the ring terminal from the chassis, it stopped blowing
>> fuses. But then I couldn't use the horn. Which I needed to have
>> working, as
>> I wanted to take Matthew out for a driving lesson that afternoon.
>> (He now
>> has a learners permit and needs to learn to use a clutch) So I
>> fabricated a
>> short bracket from a hunk of 5/16" thick plexiglass to isolate the
>> horn from
>> the chassis. Once I had the horn bolted to that and the ring terminal
>> isolated from chassis ground the horn worked fine and it still
>> isn't blowing
>> fuses.
>>
>> But after all that work, I still don't like the sound. I'd much
>> rather have
>> it go "Meep Meep" like a proper VW should. Does anyone have a spare
>> VW horn
>> available for local pickup in the GTA or delivery to Peterborough
>> this
>> weekend
>> or Warsaw next weekend?
>>
>> Happy Trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> Toronto Ontario Canada
>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
>> www.busesofthecorn.com
>> www.pottsfamily.ca
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Chris S.
> "Jeszcze Polska Nie Zginęła"
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