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How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:07 pm
by FTO430
I got the day off today due to rain and decided it was time to fix my horn button in my steering wheel. Ever since i got this car in 2006, i have been driving around with a rattling noise inside the steering wheel, and occasionally a piece of plastic would just fall out. But the worst thing about it was i could never honk the horn when i wanted to. So here's what i did:

Tools/Materials required:

•Philips head screwdriver
•Scissors
•6" (125mm) pot plant. (yes, you read that right)

Step 1:
Remove 1 screw at the back of steering wheel.
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Step 2:
Firmly but carefully pull out horn assembly, in a kind of downward motion.
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Step 3:
Pull out horn cable


Step 4:
Peel off horn cover from frame
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Step 5:
Cut out the base of the pot plant, trimming it until it fits nicely. You could probably use thick cardboard instead
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Step 6:
Place on frame, and reassemble.
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Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:21 pm
by Kustom
Very nice DIY dude, good work.

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:28 pm
by silverGPX
ROFL THATS f**king AWESOME, MCGUYVER STYLE!

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 7:55 pm
by Astron_Boy
Ingenious!

Nice work.

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 8:35 pm
by aza013
I would have never thought of that :lol: great stuff.

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:12 pm
by BorepYano
i fashioned mine out of a couple bits of cardboard (cut to shape) lol

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:10 am
by Bennoz
Full Maguyver! Nice :lol:

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:01 am
by I8A4RE
99% FTO, 1% Plant Pot :)

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:57 pm
by FTO430
Haha, cheers. Still working solid.

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:37 pm
by brent88
haha i might have to do that, mine broke inside and i kept having bits of plastic rolling around making noise when i moved the steering wheel, when i want to use the horn i just punch it heaps of times really hard hahaha probably looks prettty funny from outside the car lol

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:03 pm
by bas
Whoo my horn plastic thing snapped just yesterday after a small amout of road rage. haha

I removed the broken plastic bits but was just planning on going on with out it, doesn't it work anyway??

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:04 pm
by Kustom
Only if you hit the 4 grounding points, I just used some cardboard for mine, worked wonders.

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:24 am
by brent88
all fixed just got some real thin wood from a parcel shelf, a lot better u dont have to calculate where u punch now haha

Re: How to fix Horn Button in Steering Wheel for free

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:12 pm
by Supplanter
The horn button completely covers it.