Elliot Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Wahey! The Boss kit fits BUT I'm having a problem getting the horn connected. I'm using the existing "plug-in spade thingie" which is definitely working as when I touch metal with it it beeps the horn! I've tried it in both the connectors on the new wheel bit (shown in the photo) this depresses when you put your hand on it, which I guess should move the live wire connection down to a metal part in the unit that should set the horn off. Well....it doesn't! Absolute zilcho when it's plugged in & I push down on it. Any ideas? Do I need to bodge it & stuff a bit of metal or something in there so there's a definite connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Wahey! The Boss kit fits BUT Sorry, no use to you but at least that now puts the doubters in their place eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 did your horn work CJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 did your horn work CJ? Yes it did, but I am buggered if I can remember how I wired it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Sorry, no use to you but at least that now puts the doubters in their place eh? Didn't you say you had fitted one of these recently? What did you do? Did you have the same "push in unit" as the one I'm showing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Didn't you say you had fitted one of these recently? What did you do? Did you have the same "push in unit" as the one I'm showing? I had the Katiena fitted to my old orange car and have recently had a new Katiena wheel delivered but havent got round to fitting it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Oh well, worth a try I guess. I can see it touching a metal bit when I press it in, but it's obviously not conducting on that particular metal. Is stuffing a bit of tinfoil or something in there a complete "no,no"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Oh well, worth a try I guess. I can see it touching a metal bit when I press it in, but it's obviously not conducting on that particular metal. Is stuffing a bit of tinfoil or something in there a complete "no,no"?! I wouldn't reccomend that If I remember rightly I had the same problem due to it not earthing properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 I wouldn't reccomend that If I remember rightly I had the same problem due to it not earthing properly Can't you put on one of those hypnotic tapes & remember what you did? Or is it too deeply repressed!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Can't you put on one of those hypnotic tapes & remember what you did? Or is it too deeply repressed!? Hang about for an hour and I will drink a bottle of Rioja. It might not help me remember but it has the same hypnotic effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 When you're talking about earthing, do I need to run another wire off the other connector onto something else? (metal) I was never any good at physics or electronics or anything Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Now I do realise this thread is really quite old, but I've got exactly the same problem now that I've remembered to get some spade connectors. All connected, but no horn! Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Did this on mine, will get a pic at some point today if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Did this on mine, will get a pic at some point today if it helps. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 If I remember right I had to extend the wires cause when you put everything together the wires would no connect correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 have you put a extra wire in yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 have you put a extra wire in yet ? Extra wire? I know there's a few included in the boss kit, but I didn't know you had to connect another one up! The instructions are all in Japanese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 you may know this already original horn wire-one terminal of horn push other spade terminal on horn push-needs to be earthed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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