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I took the steering wheel apart on my 69 XR7 for painting and to see why the horn doesn't work. When I got the 3-spoke cover off, I thought WOW, this is going to be EASY - the rim blow switch was disconnected! Then I found out WHY the switch was disconnected. As soon as I touched both wires to their corresponding connectors, the horn started blowing nonstop.
There was an inch or so of the two copper strips hanging out of one end of the rubber and they were smashed together. When I separated them, the horn stopped. I took the entire rubber switch out of the steering wheel groove. It came out fairly easily and is in good shape - no cracks, kinks, still pliable, etc. I hooked up the connectors and tried the horn again. I got a dull, almost imperceptible sound from a few spots, no response from most spots, but a real HONK only from one spot at about 5 oclock.
I see that replacement switches can be bought at a few places on the internet for anywhere from $110 to over $200. So I have three questions:
1. Can the exisiting rim blow switch be fixed, or is it junk?
2. Is there a good/better/best replacement switch that would justify the price differences?
3. Has anyone ever tried mounting some different type of horn pressure switch under the 3-spoke cover, rather than spending over 100 bucks on a new switch?
Any suggestions??? Thanks.
Jeff
There was an inch or so of the two copper strips hanging out of one end of the rubber and they were smashed together. When I separated them, the horn stopped. I took the entire rubber switch out of the steering wheel groove. It came out fairly easily and is in good shape - no cracks, kinks, still pliable, etc. I hooked up the connectors and tried the horn again. I got a dull, almost imperceptible sound from a few spots, no response from most spots, but a real HONK only from one spot at about 5 oclock.
I see that replacement switches can be bought at a few places on the internet for anywhere from $110 to over $200. So I have three questions:
1. Can the exisiting rim blow switch be fixed, or is it junk?
2. Is there a good/better/best replacement switch that would justify the price differences?
3. Has anyone ever tried mounting some different type of horn pressure switch under the 3-spoke cover, rather than spending over 100 bucks on a new switch?
Any suggestions??? Thanks.
Jeff