Optional Horn Upgrade Question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

54blackhornet · 02-15-2013, 02:44 PM

I located a dual horn set up on a 69 Chevy yesterday along with a set of GMC headlight bezels and a perfect 68 owners manual

My question is what do you do to fix a horn that just toots ? Not a loud horn sound like it should ? Bad horn relay ? I want to mount the high note horn today do I need a new relay to make two horns work, will post a photo later today ! Thanks
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Longhorn 70 · 02-15-2013, 03:21 PM

I actually banged min on a 2x4 a few times and it cleared up. Some even have a little tuning screw close to the center by the bracket. Others like the one on my Corvette didn't fare so well. It had to be replaced.

54blackhornet · 02-15-2013, 06:42 PM

Sounds like a old wives tail to me ?

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JimKshortstep4x4 · 02-15-2013, 08:04 PM

I have used a rubber hammer to smack the horns that don't work for years and it usually gets them to working. Results are better if you have power to the horn while smacking it with the rubber hammer.

Jim

57larry · 02-15-2013, 09:21 PM

junk it and go with a train horn setup

02-15-2013, 02:44 PM	#1
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,393	Optional Horn Upgrade Question I located a dual horn set up on a 69 Chevy yesterday along with a set of GMC headlight bezels and a perfect 68 owners manual My question is what do you do to fix a horn that just toots ? Not a loud horn sound like it should ? Bad horn relay ? I want to mount the high note horn today do I need a new relay to make two horns work, will post a photo later today ! Thanks Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD

02-15-2013, 03:21 PM	#2
Longhorn 70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 1,149	Re: Optional Horn Upgrade Question I actually banged min on a 2x4 a few times and it cleared up. Some even have a little tuning screw close to the center by the bracket. Others like the one on my Corvette didn't fare so well. It had to be replaced. __________________ 1970 Longhorn, Front Disc, 350/4 bolt, 882 heads, HEI, Edelbrock, 700R4, HO-52/4.11. 1996 Corvette, Collector Roadster, LT4, 396, 450RWHP, 6sp, 4.11/Dana44/posi 5 point roll bar And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Gal 6:9

02-15-2013, 06:42 PM	#3
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,393	Re: Optional Horn Upgrade Question Sounds like a old wives tail to me ? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD

02-15-2013, 08:04 PM	#4
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: Optional Horn Upgrade Question I have used a rubber hammer to smack the horns that don't work for years and it usually gets them to working. Results are better if you have power to the horn while smacking it with the rubber hammer. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

02-15-2013, 09:21 PM	#5
57larry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,161	Re: Optional Horn Upgrade Question junk it and go with a train horn setup



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