Horn - no sound!

TTT242 · Post by **TTT242** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:49 pm

Hi everybody,

The horn of my 480ES 1989 doesn't sound any more.
I hear a "click" when I push on the steering wheel, and the fuses are ok.
Should the problem be the two ufo horns in front, under the car?
Anybody had the same problems?

THX

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:18 pm

Well, I had to replace the horns on my old 1987 ES last year, because the connectors were to bad corroded. Also heard the clicking of the relay, but no sound...

You can disconnect the horns, connect the wires in the steering-wheel horn-switch and then measure if there's 12V at the horn's location. I advice this procedure, you won't laugh when you're fiddling with the wiring and the darn horn suddenly decide to go anyway

TTT242 · Post by **TTT242** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:43 pm

coyote1980 wrote: I advice this procedure, you won't laugh when you're fiddling with the wiring and the darn horn suddenly decide to go anyway

TTT242 · Post by **TTT242** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:45 pm

If the horn is broken, could I replace it by a none Volvo-horn?

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:52 pm

Don't see why not. As long as connecters fitted etc.

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:39 am

That's right, any horn will do. On my old 480 I mounted some BMW horns (I believe they were, got them from my brother...)

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:58 pm

Yep, park the car warm, pull the plastic body work carefully, with sense, down, and wegdge something in there, so you have play to R&R mount the new horn. Take care you don't brake something (thats why warm)

the mount nut is kind of hard to reach else ways.

Any tuuuuut will do.

one of the easiest jobs on a 480.

Luck
JPF