Checking horn function
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Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,448
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From: Sarasota Florida
St. Jude Donor '06
Checking horn function
I was about to order replacement (stock) horns, but before I drop $100+ it occurred to me I should ask in here first. Here's the story:
The horns in my '09 Z stop working. All at once, and completely. No previous symptoms. We checked the power to the horns and it's fine. We took the horns off, removed the wiring harness that joins them together, and tried applying 12 volts directly to the posts on each one. Dead. Silence.
Am I missing something? It would certainly seem to me that if you apply 12v to the horns they should sound. OTOH, it's very weird that they would both just fail at the same time.
The horns in my '09 Z stop working. All at once, and completely. No previous symptoms. We checked the power to the horns and it's fine. We took the horns off, removed the wiring harness that joins them together, and tried applying 12 volts directly to the posts on each one. Dead. Silence.
Am I missing something? It would certainly seem to me that if you apply 12v to the horns they should sound. OTOH, it's very weird that they would both just fail at the same time.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Miami FL
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16,'17,'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,059
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From: Dallas TX
St. Jude Donor '06-'09,'22,'25
I think it may be a common problem, cause mine went out too on my 2006 Coupe. I've heard of others. I installed a cheap set from JC Whitnet. I don't use them anyway, just need them to pass inspection.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,232
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From: Montrose Colorado
My horns croaked too after relocating them for a Maggie install. They got water in em washing the car, now they are barely auditible. May have to relocate em under the hood, but not a priority right now. Dealer did say they would replace them, but without a relocate would get the same results.
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