I just painted my steering wheel, along with some other interior trim pieces (off the car). I put the wheel back on and nothing for the horn. I disassembled the wheel to paint it, but I reconnected the two black wires back up like they were.
Couple interesting things though. Since day one, 3 of the horn buttons have been recessed into their square holes. Flush with the front cover and sorta loose feeling. Well, only ONE screw was holding the front cover of the wheel to the wheel itself. So, I put three new screws in and the horn buttons work really crisp now. Could someone have rigged that up because the horn wouldn't work otherwise? Also, I have PS and I put the collar back on all lined up right. The wheel is on tight and everything is good to go.
Also, while the wheel was bare for painting, I put it on for a second. I thought I would move the whip off the street. The SECOND I put the bare wheel on, the horn blares. I pulled that bare wheel off and thought "I wonder if I blew the fuse?" The fuse isn't blown because the other accessories on that circuit still work fine. It's late and dark here. so I just pulled the fuse out for the night. It'd be really funny if that horn went off at 5AM or something crazy like that. I really don't want to pull those covers off the steering wheel again! I know it's together right and no wires are loose. That copper "stick" on the face of the combo. switch... is it for the horn or the turn signal? I thought it rested on that metal circular plate on the back of the wheel. Then, when you pushed a horn button, the circuit grounded and you got sound. I didn't relube the metal plate on the back of the steering wheel, but that can't be it. Hell, the whole thing seems better than before. Any ideas? I seriously doubt the horns themselves are bad; there is NO sound when I push any of the buttons.
A painted steering wheel makes the interior look so much cleaner!
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