Steering wheel swap on 89 240sx, now no horn! help my car speak again!

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lance89240
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Joined: Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:44 pm
Car: 1989 240sx

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I put a new steering wheel on and i used a momo adapter for the steering wheel so it would fit. It came with the metal dial or disk with the two connectors for the wheel but when i attached the wires nothing happens. I still have the old disk that fit on the other steering wheel but it is too bulky to use with the momo connector and new steering wheel.

Can someone tell me how to fix this? Or what i am doing wrong? I need a horn to try to avoid accidents.

Thanks


180fan
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Car: 89 fastback

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There's a wire that runs to the wire of the hub adapter. That's it. The horn grounds through the metal around it.

Malac0da13
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Car: 1992 Nissan 240SX Convertible

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if that doesnt work make sure the the little copper springloaded thing on the colum is actually hitting the copper ring on the hub...i had the same problem and mine wasnt hitting it right i had to trim the plastic down on the hub and the metal piece to get it to work

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amolao
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If your wiring is correct, like the other member said check for connections in the back of the hub , there is 3 little spring loaded pins in the hub that make contact with with the copper strips in the hub, one of those pins..is for the horn. Is not touching the copper strip by a milimeter. I used an HKB hub on my Nardi, and all I did was sand the edge of the hub until the strip was wide enough to make contact with the pin. The pin used for the horn is the one closer to the outer edge of the Hub. Dont try bending the pin, it might break...you will also loose cruise control, unless you rewire and add buttons for it...but thats another project for later....

lance89240
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Car: 1989 240sx

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thanks guys


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