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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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The horn on my 82 apparently has something broke, etc under the horn button making it blow constantly. I have it shimmed up temporarily until I can find time to look at it. Does the button pop off and what can I expect to find underneath?
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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Mine started doing that. You can pull off the top cover, it just basically pops off, and it's a rather simple assembly underneath. Basically some plastic spacers are worn out and that's what's causing it to keep going off. I just pulled out the little hook part that made horn go off and put some toilet paper around the edges of the center cap for now. One day I'll let the Corvette Shop fix it, when I have money for it.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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You can buy a horn repair kit from most of the vendors.It has the part with plastic on it some shims and a spring I think. I fixed my horn with one of these.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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Is your tilt\tele lever touching the wheel spoke?
If so, there may be a grounding issue there. Just move the lever away a tad.
Mike
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jwatty
The horn on my 82 apparently has something broke, etc under the horn button making it blow constantly. I have it shimmed up temporarily until I can find time to look at it. Does the button pop off and what can I expect to find underneath?
I had the same thing in my ' 76 . I just bought a rebuild kit from Eklers , and viola !!
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 03:42 AM
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I say let it be, just drive around with the horn going off!!!

That way everyone knows your horny...


Or I agree with the above replies, you can get a repair kit. And it's an easy fix...
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Desertdawg
I say let it be, just drive around with the horn going off!!!

That way everyone knows your horny...
Been out in that sun too long, have we?
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