Horn just stopped working

[cooa99]

Hi all,

My horn has stopped working.
Pressed in anger when I was about to give someone a piece of my mind on the M20. It did a short beep and then went silent.

The horn fuse in the glovebox is not blown.

I have already done a search and come across posts http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8 and  http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8

explaining how to take the steering wheel bit off.

Is there something else I can check prior to meddling with the steering to further narrow down the culprit

cheers

[X5Sport]

It might be the horn itself.

If you can, disconnect it and put a meter across the terminals and see if you get volts when the horn button is pressed.  At least you'll know which end to start at.

Richard

[Y13HYA]

Agreed as above. However its most likely the connections @ the steering wheel.

[cooa99]

Thanks guys,

what's the best  access route to those horns?. They are well tucked away in the engine bay

[cooa99]

Ok,

I was able to remove the horns from the engine bay.

As advised, I tested the cables with a multimeter for current when horn pressed ... and was getting 12v current so I guess that implies that its the horns that are faulty. BMW charge a fortune for theses things + they sell them separately!

[Horizon]

[quote="cooa99"]
Ok,

I was able to remove the horns from the engine bay.

As advised, I tested the cables with a multimeter for current when horn pressed ... and was getting 12v current so I guess that implies that its the horns that are faulty. BMW charge a fortune for theses things + they sell them separately!
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A trip to the breakers maybe, doesn't have to be a BMW horn either really