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posted on October 24th, 2011 at 02:10 PM
Polo horn troubles... $500 for part?
Hey there,
The other day, I noticed the horn on my VW polo had stopped working. I got underneath and took the horn off and tested the wires getting to the horn
and there is no power. I then replaced the fuse (which looked fine anyway), and tested that, and there was power getting to the fuse.
I took my car to an auto-electrician just then, and he have me a quote from ONE of the parts he would need, which was over $500. I asked him what the
problem is, and he said he isn't sure but thinks it's the buttons.
I'm not sure I want to fork out that much money for someone who "isn't sure", and I'm just wondering if anyone here has any advice on what to do,
or who to take it to?
Thanks,
w.
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posted on October 24th, 2011 at 04:05 PM
the buttons on the steering wheel? what year is the polo? airbagged?
remove battery
remove air bag or button
short out horn wires (check for power)(check it works - multimeter across button)
proceed from there.
just thinking, the horn should have a live feed, then earthed thru the horn button, you need to know where the live feed is from. google is your
friend, a wire diagramm will direct you to the right place.
