Horn Issues

[lukemeiers]

My horns don't work. I'm pretty sure my horn linkage is disconnected some where by the steering wheel. However, in order to see if my horns worked at all I directly hooked them up to my battery. They didn't make a peep. Is this all I need to do to see if they work? Can horns go bad? Also, I can't find enough literature to see exactly how the horn is set up at the steering wheel. I have diagrams of the relays from the horn button all the way to horns. Any info would be appreciated.

Luke

[fastboatman29212]

Yes, horns can go bad. Recently bought a 1998 4Runner and the 1 of the 2 horns didn't work. Usually, all a horn needs to work is a positive wire to the connector on the horn. The horn is usually bolted to the body of the vehivle and that bolt is the ground connection.

Run this simple test. Connect a test light to the wire that was connected to the horn and ground the test light to the body of the vehicle. Have someone else press the horn on the steering wheel. If the steering wheel horn switch is good, then the test light should come on. If it doesn't come on, then you probably do have a bad switch in the steering wheel/column.

The 720's have a whimpy little "beep -beep" horn and now is the time to upgrade and make some real noise if you want. I upgraded my 4Runner horns to Lexus horns and they sound much louder and better. Got'em at the PullaPart for around $10 total. It's a 5 minute install.

[woodbutcher5691]

I put an oogah horn on mine. It gets attention pretty well. Eventually, I'll put train horns on it and scare the s*** outta everybody

[flinterman2000]

I installed an air horn and a small lucas both on one toggle switch connected to the steering button.