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Not sure what contacts your referring too. but if you mean when you push on the horn pad contacts then they are part of the horn pad and the pad will have to be replaced.
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Start with the fuse. If good, then check the wire. It is a single brown wire, horn is grounded at it's attachment point to the body, between the front grille and radiator on the driver's side. Starting there is easiest. Use a test light at the connector clip while pushing the horn button. If the circuit is good, but no sound, you need a new horn. Often times, wear and tear will cause the clip to fall off the blade contact. If the circuit is no good, pull the center plug from the steering wheel and check the circular contact ring and tab. The ring can build up gunk and also wear through, then not make proper contact with the horn button contact tab.
some cars are different, due to DRL , alarm , and other options
on the car. so having the correct documents for car is best.
alldata.com id bet gets it right.
My 1987 pickup has a broken horn too. I looked into it and think I know the reason. The steering wheel has a little pin that rubs up on a metal disk, and this pin and disk are what supply the battery voltage to the horn button on the steering wheel. I can see a small gap between the two. The pin appears to have been worn away just enough that it doesn't make contact anymore. If I shove a piece of metal into the gap my horn will work. I need to replace the pin.
disconnect the negative batery terminal be fore you mess with the horn. the cover should come off easily and you will the wire for the horn on my car the wire is green
Hello! In the under-hood junction box is a 15A fuse labeled "Horn Fuse"...Also in that box is the Horn Relay...If the fuse doesn't solve the problem listen for the relay clicking while someone presses the horn button...If the relay is not pulling I would suggest changing the relay...Guru...Saailer
THE HORN MAY BE BAD. HORN FAIL FROM AGE & LONG PERIODS OF NON USE. TRY PUTTING BATTERY POWER RIGHT TO THE HORN. IF NO SOUND OR VERY POOR RESPONSE, GET A NEW HORN. IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A HORN, CHECK THE HORN FUSE WITH A TESTER, " THERE SHOULD BE POWER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSE. IF THE FUSE IS GOOD, PULL THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE MAY BE A WORN BRASS CONTACT STICKING UP. PUT A WIRE FROM THAT CONTACT TO SOME METAL UNDER THE DASH, IF THE HORN WORKS YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK ON THAT CONTACT OR MAYBE THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL
when I had that problem it was the contacts under the steering wheel pull the steering wheel and you will see a copper ring the horn is connected to ground out that copper ring against the steering column if the horn sounds you have a worn contact I fixed mine by putting a spacer under that copper ring good luck with it
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