Horn sounds different...

by **thestevo44** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:17 am

For as long as I have had my Solara, the horn has been that of a "regular" car, meaning that is not that "little car" horn... you know... Meeep meeep. More of a HONK.

Anyway.... all of a sudden, my horn sounds like a civic horn. Ummmmm, what the hell?

Anybody got anything? I am assuming nobody switched my horn on me.

by **System_Crash** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:47 am

Have someone honk the horn while you're under the hood and see if one of them isn't working (mine has 2)

by **Pogs** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:00 am

^^^LMAO yes do that

by **thestevo44** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:02 am

that IS funny... however I think he was serious... lol....

You are right, there are two horns so maybe one of them is fubar.

by **TLMNICK** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:07 am

Actually you have 3 horns....you have the normal two horns that make noise when you hit it from the steering wheel, and then you have another "meep meep" horn inside the engine bay somewhere that is connected to your factory alarm.

Check your horn, and factory alarm fuses.

by **thestevo44** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:12 am

Yeah, my keyless entry has the typical Toyota bleep bleep.

Thanks for the help.

by **youngblood** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:26 am

thestevo44 wrote:that IS funny... however I think he was serious... lol....

You are right, there are two horns so maybe one of them is fubar.

My thoughts exactly^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

by **Pogs** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:34 am

^^^ I beleive it was serious. How else would you tell, I just got a image in my head of some cartoon and the man shoots his head up and smacks it on the hood. Sorry for throwing this thread in the wrong direction

by **thestevo44** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:36 am

no problem at all... sending a thread (or anything) in the direction of adding humor is always welcome. I'll try not to hit my head.

by **youngblood** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:13 pm

Hope I wasn't confusing the issue either. I just wanted to say that I agreed about one of the two horns being inoperative.

We all need more humor in our lives- even if it's at the expense of our friends/relatives!

by **Down2TheC** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:14 pm

Yup... dual tone. If you lose one tone it sounds lame. Suggest you beat on it with a wrench a little. From the sound it's gotta be an air horn meaning there's a little air pump motor to get stuck.

Plus you never bother troubleshooting until you've beaten it thoroughly with a wrench first.

by **Jakecallun20** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:14 pm

Yeah even my gen 1 has two horns. I pulled one of them off, and swapped it for a Ford F150 horn. I can't stand the meep meep.

by **Black Bob** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:24 pm

thestevo44 wrote:no problem at all... sending a thread (or anything) in the direction of adding humor is always welcome. I'll try not to hit my head.

What the hell!! Can't somebody help this guy out without making jokes?! I'm sick of the wise-cracks on this forum--especially in the "General" section.

Anyway, my advice is to pop the hood and look near the radiator for two horns. One horn blares in the key of E and the other blares in the key of A. If the current beep is wimpy it sounds like your car is only horn A, if the current beep is deep it sounds like your car is only horn E--in either case, you probably should get your car to a whorehouse fast! (ba-dum-thump)

by **Jakecallun20** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:23 pm

Here's a thought. Pop the hood and unplug the easily accessed horn. It should be right behind the grill, the hit the horn and see what happens. If silence...then you'll have to locate the 2nd horn and replace, if it sounds the same then the 1rst horn is to blame. Just take it to the dealership if its under warranty still or pull one from a junkyard toyota.

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