Changing a broken low note horn in an 82 SC

[joe9oneone]

The low horn is broken and needs replacement.
I have just consulted the Bentley manual and it refers to having to remove the bumper and quite a few other bits and pieces just to drop the horns.
Has anyone ever done this without removing the bumper??
I have had a bit of a look and it does look a bit tight when the car is on the ground??
Any tips??
Joe

[emcon5]

I relocated mine on home made brackets when I updated my oil cooler. There isn't a lot of space in there, but I think you can do it without removing the bumper.

If you have a Carrera cooler with fan, you may have problems though, I don't think I could do it now. If I had it to do over again, I would change to the puck style horns while I was in there, more room for airflow.

Only one way to find out.

Tom

[Adam]

Funny, my original style horns have died (they now warble), since relocating them, when fitting the cooler & fan. I've looked, but I think I'll have to mount them somewhere else, as room is at an absolute premium! Mine are now very hard to get to.

[Eric Coffey]

I just replaced my horns last weekend. It was actually quite easy with the right tools and a little patience. The main necessity was a ratchet with a shallow socket, but a very long (24") extension. I simply jacked up the right side of the car, got the shop light in the right position, and fed the extension/socket up to the main bracket nut. The whole assembly came down to the bottom, making it easy to remove the 4 spade connectors, and replace them on them on the new horns/bracket (if you don't have a new bracket, it is easy to put the new horns on the old bracket). Then I tested them before reinstallation. After getting good "tones", I snaked them up onto the stud, and got them to hang in place. Then it was just a matter of fishing the nut onto the stud, and tightening it down. The whole job took less than 20 minutes.

Oh, and just an FYI, if you think one of your horns is bad, try changing out the relay first. You can swap it with one of the identical existing red relays (fog light, etc.) on the fuse panel.

[Wil Ferch]

You can do this....
Remove the flat panel that fits behind the rubber right-front bellows. It's between the bellows and the wheel by forming the back edge of the front wheel cut-out. You'll need to remove two upper vertical screws and two lower vertical screws. This gains access to the rear bellows screws..and from there, you should gain access to the front bellows screws. Somewhere along the line, as I recall, you may have to take out the side marker light. Once done, you have a clean sideways shot at the horns and/or the side of the fender-mounted oil cooler.
--Wil Ferch

[Eugene at Pelican Parts]

I'm not sure if both of mine work. Sounds like I might have lost my low tone also, but does anybody happen to have a wav file of what the horn should sound like?

[Gunter]

It should sound LOUDDDDDDDD!!!!