Horn on aftermarket steering wheel

[crazynovagsi]

hi can anyone help me on how to connect the horn up on a after market steering wheel and what wires are needed and where they connect too.

got 2 pics 1 of the horn push botton and 1 of where the wires should connect too.

thanks

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[bazil]

you need the contact plastic part from the back of the standard wheel iirc

[craig green]

As above, the horn contact ring from the std wheel unclips & goes onto your boss. Wire on your horn push & Robert is yer Dads brother. I used to have issues with my MOMO horn push earthing properly & used some tin foil.....

[crazynovagsi]

thanks matee you know where i would be able to get hold of one of these? you think vauxhall might be able to get it for me thanks

[craig green]

From the back of any 80's-90's non-airbag vauxhall steering wheel.

I can sell you one for a tenner.

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

back of your old steering wheel mate clips off or as said scrap yard

[crazynovagsi]

hi i got the horn contact ring now and was trying it make it work..but it still aint working which bit are you meant 2 earth?

[Iain]

The one wire attached to the ring is +ve (gets the +ve from the pin on the column touching it) and you just earth the second wire to anywhere on the boss/column. I think.

[crazynovagsi]

yepp i triedd that doesn't work though

[Iain]

Checked you're getting 12v ok to the wheel? The wire connected to the pin on the column and that is touching the horn ring?

[crazynovagsi]

yep thats also touching..don't know what it could be now..tested the horn on the battery that work's too

[Jack]

Fuse..? Its might have popped if you shorted out the wires. I managed it with a tiny bit of swarf on my old wheel!

[beggsy]

there should be 2 wires coming up through the boss. if so connect the live to the connector on the horn and with mine i connected the earth to the metal bracket on the edge of the horn (the part that holds the horn to the centre of the wheel) and mine works fine with no problems.

[TeddyThom]

Worst comes to worst you will have to find a push button switch and wire your horn in elsewhere, I have to do that to mine :/

[crazynovagsi]

i got 1 wire coming out of the boss the red one which is connected on the back of the horn push and then i tried to earth the other end to the bolt but doesnt work.

[Iain]

Checked you're getting 12v ok to the wheel?

Done this? Defo 12v getting to the steering wheel?

[crazynovagsi]

testers broken need to get a new one to check

[beggsy]

rite just checked on my wheel. On your second picture it shows 2 spade connectors at the side of the steering rack. There should be a wire coming from each of these. And what i would say is just try and connect them to the horn like i previously said and if it doesnt work try the wires the other way around.thats how mines done and havnt had any problems. Let me know how you get on.

[crazynovagsi]

yep ill have a go thanks so what about the horn contact ring wire? the red one thats meant to go on the horn push. take it out n try without it? and run it direct from them 2 connectors

[mk1nova1.8]

do you know if your horn works ? did you have your ignition on when trying the horn ? the two wires only make a circuit up so if you join the wires up the horn should stay on .

[crazynovagsi]

horn definatley works and yes had the ignition on.

[beggsy]

have you got it working yet?

[crazynovagsi]

yep mate just gave up and gave it to the garage to fix...the problem was the wiree of the horn that goes to the gold pin on top must havee come out when i put the gsi dash in.