Horn How-To Request..

[oc_civic]

can anyone tell me how to wire the horn to a seperate momentary switch.. i want to wire it independantly to a switch i DONT want anything to do with the steering wheel

 

[BlackHopeDC5]

didnt you ask this before? anyway ill be done with it today iver been working on it sinces friday so if im successful ill write a how to on it...

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mine is a theft deterrent thought its works so that i have a hidden switch and if you dont turn it off the horn will stay on if someone tries to drive away with your car they will have to drive whever they go with the horn on...

 

[oc_civic]

didnt you ask this before? anyway ill be done with it today iver been working on it sinces friday so if im successful ill write a how to on it...

edit-
mine is a theft deterrent thought its works so that i have a hidden switch and if you dont turn it off the horn will stay on if someone tries to drive away with your car they will have to drive whever they go with the horn on...

yeah i did and got no where.. i HOPE you can figure it out... im really just interested in being able to honk my horn iwth a button but dont even know where to begin.. i hardly ever need it but you never know.. thanks for the help i REALLY appreciate it..

 

[Jezek]

I'm interested in that info too bro

 

[bizoneoeh]

I'm pretty sure they have kits for that at auto part stores. You could just change out the switch that comes with the kit with the switch you want. If my old girlfriend's mom in TX can do it, I'm sure you can

 

[steve98ex]

thats pretty straight forward. your horn already has power to it, the wire that is in the steering wheel is a ground. when you push the button it completes the ground and sounds the horn.

find the blue/green wire in the column or in the green plug behind the radio. attach it to a switch and the switch to a ground point.

 

[oc_civic]

I'm pretty sure they have kits for that at auto part stores. You could just change out the switch that comes with the kit with the switch you want. If my old girlfriend's mom in TX can do it, I'm sure you can

ha.. i mean i can wire it no issues.. my problem is more on a honda wiring side.. i understand its just a momentary switch.. but WHAT to cut into is the issue.

thanks everyone for the feedback.. i would really like to get this done..

 

[oc_civic]

thats pretty straight forward. your horn already has power to it, the wire that is in the steering wheel is a ground. when you push the button it completes the ground and sounds the horn.

find the blue/green wire in the column or in the green plug behind the radio. attach it to a switch and the switch to a ground point.

THAT MY FRIEND IS WHAT IVE BEEN TRYIGN TO FIND OUT.. lol

ok so its switch to ground.. and you are SURE that its blue green? do you know if its blue with green stripes or green with blue stripes.. thanks again man i REALLY appreciate it.. do you happen to know if the ground on the actual horn unit is the same color to indicate ground..

thanks again

 

[steve98ex]

i got that from the12volt.com which is usually pretty reliable. its a good start anyway, just test the wire first, make sure its not hot with a test light and then ground it with a jumper wire and see if the horn works

and it'll be green with blue stripe

i don't think the wire will be the same color at the horn because it has to go through a relay first

 

[1999stockaccord]

should be a blue wire:
HORN | BLUE to GREY | @ STEERING COLUMN HARNESS
thanks to http://www.directwholesale.net/diagrams/diagram.asp?ModelID=13580&MakeID=3&link=BULLDOG

 

[steve98ex]

now lookng at the trusty ol chiloton's manual it says blue at the column and gray at the green radio harness plug

stupid interweb

 

[oc_civic]

thanks again for all the info.. i really want to make this work..

 

[steve98ex]

so have you tried it yet?

 

[Jezek]

werd...whats the status?

 

[oc_civic]

i wont be tryign this for at least a couple more weeks.. have not even fabricated the panel yet.. will update asap..

 

[BlackHopeDC5]

btw i failed.......

the horn works when the car is off..i cant figure out how to change that so i cant make the theft deterrrent like i wanted

 

[oc_civic]

btw i failed.......

the horn works when the car is off..i cant figure out how to change that so i cant make the theft deterrrent like i wanted

ok but COULD you "honk the horn" just by grounding that one wire you (both) were talking about?

 

[boricuacvc]

aight. i got a reliable source and this is the wiring color it gives. it says the wire is blue to gray at the steering column. and it is a negative trigger. the wire will be running a 12 v constant to it at all times. when u push on the button, it will drop to 0 because it grounds the wire.

now this is from my own dead thoughts.

you should be able to wire a 2 point switch to it. ground 1 side, and the other connect it to the actual wire. when u flip the switch to on, it should give the wire a ground and activate the horn. I AM NOT 100% POSITIVE ABOUT THIS... but i would think it would work.

 

[boricuacvc]

p.s....

Horn Trigger wire Also found in the green factory alarm plug located behind the radio.

 

[oc_civic]

p.s....

Horn Trigger wire Also found in the green factory alarm plug located behind the radio.

so if i just ground that wire with the car on or off.. the horn should honk?

sorry if im beign dense.. wiring it not my thing..lol