random beeping

Petey Seriously Crusin Dubber

166 posts · joined Nov 2006 · 2 Jul 2008, 2:16 pm

#655344

Hi there,
I was driving to work today and my squareback started randomly beeping (little miss sunshine style). It has done it a few times when I'd start the car but never just as driving. Is this a common thing?
Pete

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679 posts · joined May 2008 · 2 Jul 2008, 6:12 pm

#655393

I think it is a horn ring / contact issue, try taking the steering wheel off and checking for free movement of all parts etc. Good luck.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Jul 2008, 7:21 pm

#655414

Yes,
Once You turn the ignition on..
Power is connected to the horn..
the horn is then earthed out once you press the horn ring..
there is a wire that goes from the horn/steering wheel centre down thru the steering tube to an earth at the rubber steering connector..

take off the horn centre and check to see where its shorting out.. bare wire..
or the copper ring under the steering wheel may be worn out and part of it is sticking out and earthing out now & then..

LEE

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145 posts · joined May 2005 · 2 Jul 2008, 7:41 pm

#655418

You're not being stalked by a white beetle No53 are you?

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Petey Seriously Crusin Dubber

166 posts · joined Nov 2006 · 3 Jul 2008, 10:27 am

#655518

Thanks, I'll have a look, I wasn't doing it on the way home from work so it's a pretty random thing...

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 3 Jul 2008, 10:52 am

#655519

I had the same thing with my 70 bug once, and the wiring for the horn and everything checked out OK.

Had me stumped for a while until I noticed a slight "ting" sound just as the horn was beginning to beep... what was happening was if I was hooking through a sharp right hander the club-lock key on my key ring would swing across and tap the (metal) steering wheel boss, completing the circuit and getting a tiny beep out of the horn.

Man was I glad when I fiigured that one out !!!

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1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 3 Jul 2008, 6:07 pm

#655576

Sides wrote:I had the same thing with my 70 bug once, and the wiring for the horn and everything checked out OK.

Had me stumped for a while until I noticed a slight "ting" sound just as the horn was beginning to beep... what was happening was if I was hooking through a sharp right hander the club-lock key on my key ring would swing across and tap the (metal) steering wheel boss, completing the circuit and getting a tiny beep out of the horn.

Man was I glad when I fiigured that one out !!!

😀

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MrPHD Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 18 Jul 2008, 8:54 am

#658457

An electrical issue causing random beeping ... i'll have to remember that one for my next adventure into peak hour traffic !! 😉 lol

MY68VW Seriously Crusin Dubber

181 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 19 Aug 2008, 2:39 pm

#664793

I have the same problem, only it's the missing spring inside the horn button. I now drive with the horn disconnected.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Aug 2008, 7:30 pm

#664869

MY68VW wrote:I have the same problem, only it's the missing spring inside the horn button. I now drive with the horn disconnected.

just put a push button under the dash for the horn..
although those springs can be found...

remember how many steering wheels with 3 springs were made...

Lee

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