Horn Button Solutions Anyone?
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 3,717
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From: Longview, Texas
I had a similar experience, hop in the truck one cold morning and found the horn button hanging out of the wheel cavity.
I grabbed a lighter and heated up the four leg posts just enough to gently persuade them away from each other. Widening their span. It worked like a charm.
I believe the leg posts over-time weaken and spread due to consistent pressure to work the switch closed enabling the horn relay ultimately, blaring the horn...
If you chose to experiment, be cautioned. The plastic is flammable- you only need to hold the lighter flame on there for 3 - 4 seconds.
I grabbed a lighter and heated up the four leg posts just enough to gently persuade them away from each other. Widening their span. It worked like a charm.
I believe the leg posts over-time weaken and spread due to consistent pressure to work the switch closed enabling the horn relay ultimately, blaring the horn...
If you chose to experiment, be cautioned. The plastic is flammable- you only need to hold the lighter flame on there for 3 - 4 seconds.
Agreed, I avoided ordering them for years for that exact reason, but I finally got tired of horn buttons popping off on me. My mind has finally gotten numb to the styling of these. Pros outweigh the cons sort of thing I guess.
No worries, not going to hurt my feelings. I don't like the CRA logo on them either.
Rock Crawling
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 340
Likes: 28
From: Central Texas
OMG! I can't believe I'm only seeing this now!
So sorry for ignoring such a nice offer.
This is why this community is so good.
I blew my left one out.
Please PM if you can help me out with that.
Kind of you to even think of it.
And yeah, saw those Ebay ones, but still $26 shippingÂ…
Again, thanks and sorry for the delay.
So sorry for ignoring such a nice offer.
This is why this community is so good.
I blew my left one out.
Please PM if you can help me out with that.
Kind of you to even think of it.
And yeah, saw those Ebay ones, but still $26 shippingÂ…
Again, thanks and sorry for the delay.
6th Gear
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
So pissed at myself…
My horn button suddenly sprang off in traffic and I thought I could just quickly put it together in the dark. No such luck of course.
And then I broke one of the stupid legs of the button trying to get it back together.
Such a crappy design.
So, who has come up with a better solution?
Looks like buying the damn things is out — I'm not spending $50 on a button (or $150 on the whole set plus harness).
Particularly when that just get's me back to new, but still awful designed button.
I did find this solution with sealant and O rings, but I don't really "get it":
https://landroverforums.com/forum/ge...ent-fix-15639/
Ideas? Suggestions?
My horn button suddenly sprang off in traffic and I thought I could just quickly put it together in the dark. No such luck of course.
And then I broke one of the stupid legs of the button trying to get it back together.
Such a crappy design.
So, who has come up with a better solution?
Looks like buying the damn things is out — I'm not spending $50 on a button (or $150 on the whole set plus harness).
Particularly when that just get's me back to new, but still awful designed button.
I did find this solution with sealant and O rings, but I don't really "get it":
https://landroverforums.com/forum/ge...ent-fix-15639/
Ideas? Suggestions?