How to fix a car horn, instructions for use
According to the Russian Federation Traffic Regulations and the list of faults presented therein, it is prohibited to operate a vehicle with a non-functioning sound signal.
An ordinary situation, let's say. Early morning, you are driving your car to work and suddenly, unexpectedly and shamelessly, you are “cut off” by a neighbor in the flow of traffic, wedging into your lane. Your further actions are naturally predictable, you immediately hit the brakes and hit the horn with your palm as hard as you can. But bad luck, instead of a powerful signal escaping from the depths of the car’s hood, there is deathly silence. Of course, you managed to avoid an accident, but you failed to warn the boor or just a sleepy, unwary driver. The morning didn't start out well as you had planned.
Of course, there are options and situations that are much worse, when a non-working sound signal led to truly tragic consequences. An inattentive pedestrian running onto the road, or a cyclist running out onto the road, or worse, any teenager or a very small child... A terrible situation, what is there to hide, which might not have happened if the car’s sound signal were working at that moment.
In this article, dear readers, we will figure out how to fix the signal yourself. Let's get started.
As a rule, the circuit of such a sound signal consists of the following elements: - the signal itself, the switch, the fuse and the relay. Battery voltage is supplied through the fuse to the relay coil and contacts. When you press the sound signal, the relay is activated and the electrical circuit is closed, and then the sound signal is activated. Some vehicles do not use such a relay, which means the voltage is supplied directly through the horn switch directly to the horn. In this article, dear friends, we will look at the possibilities of how you can check and repair each of the components of this simple system yourself.
Replacing the signal on the Lada Granta
The vehicle horn is located between the radiator trim and the radiator of the cooling system.
The sound signal is attached through a bracket to the car body.
Usually the horn is removed for replacement or adjustment.
To remove the sound signal, remove the front bumper (article - How to remove the bumper of a Lada Granta car).
Using a 13mm socket, unscrew the nut securing the bracket.
Remove the signal bracket from the stud
Disconnect the wire block from the signal
To adjust the signal, apply voltage from the battery to the signal terminals, and by turning the adjusting screw with a screwdriver (arrow in the figure) we achieve signal purity
Set the sound signal in reverse order.
*:. › Logbook › Installation of Volgov signals and external temperature sensor on Granta
Hello to all Grantavods!)
I have long dreamed of replacing my original dial tone with something more serious in sound :). I wanted to buy a pneumatic pipe, but the seller dissuaded me, because in the cold the compressor freezes and there may be problems. Well, without losing heart, I decided to take the time-tested Volgov pipes
