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Squeaks 27-12-09 09:25 PM

yet another question.
 
your all gona wish id never found this site soon lol

i went to use my horn in anger tonight and it didnt work! now im sure it worked the other day when i used it.

it says in all the paper work its had issues with the horn before but doesnt say what.

is it going to most likely be the s/wheel bit or the horn unit?

need to get it sorted as MOT time in Jan.

many thanks

Danny

DeMoNPauL 27-12-09 09:27 PM

The horn itself behind the bumper has a habit of failing. I would check that first.:)

Dan1971 27-12-09 09:32 PM

Mine used to play up .... It got water in it I think. Press it in and hold it for a while .... It seemed to clear.

Other than that ..... No idea.

Squeaks 27-12-09 09:33 PM

while im asking questions lol.


the car has a air induction kit on it & the air pipe goes right down into the bottom of the wheel arch, now i can see this being a problem with floods, where could it be moved 2? anyone got any ideas? ( my lane tends to flood so better do something)






thanks ill try the horn bit first tomorrow. :D

peterzs 27-12-09 09:35 PM

Mine works, but in the excitment of wanting to use it can never hit the little buttons!!!

As Paul says it seems fairly common failure.

I have a spare one just incase my one goes.

Phate on here was breaking his 180 after a rear end shunt, dont know if he has got rid of the horn yet!!!

:blush:

stamford 27-12-09 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan-zs180 (Post 133945)
while im asking questions lol.


the car has a air induction kit on it & the air pipe goes right down into the bottom of the wheel arch, now i can see this being a problem with floods, where could it be moved 2? anyone got any ideas? ( my lane tends to flood so better do something)

If it's this deep then you'd need a snorkel ;)
http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...wX19XqNPu12afw

If you are keeping the OE system then make sure the pipes are all connected and if need be tanktape the joints. The main culprit is the lower hose that goes from the bottom of the filter housing to the resonator.

Maxfly 27-12-09 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterzs (Post 133946)
Mine works, but in the excitment of wanting to use it can never hit the little buttons!!!

As Paul says it seems fairly common failure.

I have a spare one just incase my one goes.

Phate on here was breaking his 180 after a rear end shunt, dont know if he has got rid of the horn yet!!!

:blush:

You have a spare eh, wonder how you came about that :D :)



With regards to the feed for the air filter, I have mine running into the inner wing and taking the air from reasnobly high up so water ingress shouldn't be a problem:) Check maybe yours is the same, if not just get the end up high as you can:)

Squeaks 27-12-09 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stamford (Post 133950)
If it's this deep then you'd need a snorkel ;)
http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...wX19XqNPu12afw

If you are keeping the OE system then make sure the pipes are all connected and if need be tanktape the joints. The main culprit is the lower hose that goes from the bottom of the filter housing to the resonator.


lol. no joking here it can get that deep, when it flooded earlier this year just managed to get out in the rangerover sport but it was right up the doors.

i stay in bed when its that bad lol

stamford 27-12-09 10:10 PM

I wouldn't take the ZS out in deep water, just ask R1SCO! He drove into what he thought was a puddle, was deep and hydro-locked his engine.

Squeaks 27-12-09 10:23 PM

gives me an excuse to stay in bed if its flooded lol.

when i took the F through it after the water had gone down abit it was like driving a yellow submarine. ( pete could try it after all he has a diesel then he could be the yellow submarine ) lol


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