I've decided to replace the standard horn on my Camaro with a two-tone setup from a 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood. This particular vehicle had two separate horns; one for each tone. I bolted them into the engine compartment and hooked them up. When I press the horn button, they chirp for about half of a second... I cannot make a long blast. When touched to the terminal of the battery, or another 12V source, they work fine together. Is there too much of a load (being that I now have two horns) for the stock horn relay? If so, what kind should I replace it with?

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Are you sure the contact in the steering wheel is good ? The horn 'button' is the ground for the relay.

As for load, both my cars have dual horns, the wire is merely spliced from the one connector to a 2nd for the 2nd horn. No 2nd relay or thicker wire so I'd assume horns don't draw all that much power.
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[This message has been edited by deadbird (edited September 26, 2001).]

 

I'm going to go out now and verify that the horn button is making a proper ground... although I believe that the button is good. I just replaced my steering wheel about two months ago.

 

Turned out to be a bad connection in the relay socket. Thanks, problem solved.

 

Welcome I gues,, even though I guessed wrong to actually help lol. Glad you got it fixed tho,, I really know how much it sux not having a working horn. grrr