Re: [T3] Horn fook-up

["Keith Park" <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>]

Well.. think about it... I DID and I couldn't beleive it at first eather
but I have this system up and working corectly now on my 65.

Well there are no slider rings for the horn connection on the 65 steering
wheel so how do you get the wire across the steering coupler to the horn
without breaking/tangling it when you repeatedly turn the wheel?? you dont!
you only go across to the beam which is then electrically switched  by the
horm button.

YEP! the beam is floating!  ITS MOUNTED IN RUBBER  the only ground path is
the speedo c’¾Ü® the ball joints isolate it too.

There is just no other way to do it anyway! and stay with stock,

Keith


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> From: Dave Hall <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Horn fook-up
> Date: Saturday, May 15, 1999 2:50 AM
> 
> Surely Keith, the horn button/ring closes the circuit to the front axle
> ground connection, not the front beam itself.  If your front beam is
> electrically floating, you have some very strange track-rod ends and
needle
> bearings, or am I missing something very simple?
> 
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> http://www.hallvw.clara.net/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Park <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>
> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Date: 15 May 1999 16:20
> Subject: Re: [T3] Horn fook-up
> 
> 
> >THIS ONE IS NOT INTUITIVE!!
> >
> >your horn button is connected to the axle beam with a wire across the
> >rubber coupler, it grounds the floating axle beam when the button is
> >pressed. the beam must be floating-electrically and not hit the lower
> >torsion arm on the left side when turning as the speedo cable grounds
the
> >steering knuckle.
> >
> >the horn gets unswitched B+ from the fuse box and the ground side is
> >connected to the axle beam.  If everything is right this all works.
> >
> >When working under there on your front end DISCONNECT THE HORN!!!
> otherwise
> >if your wrench ends up grounding the axle beam you get a NASTY bruise on
> >your forehead
> >
> >
> >DDDDDOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!
> >
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >------
> >> From: Chad <ccandgc@pixi.com>
> >> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> >> Subject: [T3] Horn fook-up
> >> Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 9:47 PM
> >>
> >> A quick question.
> >>
> >> How the HE*L do you connect the horn?
> >> Car-65 notch,6V
> >> Horn-new hella 6V
> >> Brand new wire in the steering colum to ground on steering coupler.
> >>
> >> I have the color diagram, but I think its for later models.
> >>
> >> Any ideas? This ones got me. I got a new main harness from B&S, and
> >> fabricated the front for m{CÜncluding fog lites and driving
lites.
> >> Everythings ready to go, except the horn.
> >>
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >> Chad
> >>
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