1998 C5 Horn
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4th Gear
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1998 C5 Horn
The horn constantly goes off. I have removed the fuse to stop the horn.
If I press close to the middle of the steering wheel the horn will stop, but as soon as I let go it goes off.
Any ideas on how to fix?
If I press close to the middle of the steering wheel the horn will stop, but as soon as I let go it goes off.
Any ideas on how to fix?
Drifting
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Not an uncommon problem. Hope you are not faint of heart. Here's the procedure that one forum member posted a while back for repairing the membrane that controls the horn. By the way I experienced this problem right after I got my car and found that the membrane is very suseptible to high heat. Once I cooled off the car sufficiently the problem went away (knock on wood) and has not been back since.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1739923
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1739923
Heel & Toe
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From: Okemos MI
Read through this fix and it is well written. Only thing I saw left out was disconnecting the battery so the airbag cannot discharge. The airbag can still activate for a few minutes even after the battery is disconnected so be sure to wait a bit before diving in to it.
Drifting
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The writeup does NOT mention disconnecting the battery and you should do that before you begin and then wait at least 10 minutes before you start to remove the airbag. There is a capacitor that holds a charge for a while and it needs time to disapate that charge to insure the bag is not going to suddenly deploy...............
