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rbpwr · 02-06-2011, 01:20 PM

ok i know im gonna hear shit but im ready lol. i bought this car already done and it has a drift wheel, thats all i know, of course among other things its missing shit from the previous owner and im trying to fix her up. my question is regarding the autozone horn button i installed. i have one wire going to the negative horn wire and the other going to a misc. fuse,,,, problem is it only beeps when the car is in the on position as soon as i start it it wont work, i shut it off(the car) and it beeps what the hell am i doing wrong lmao. i have tried every fuse with the same results, i now know that im slieghtly slow and should not be behind the wheel, any help would be appreciated

rbpwr · 02-06-2011, 03:00 PM

arhgggggg nothing ??

MisawaJason · 02-06-2011, 03:02 PM

give it some time man. People are enjoying their sundays. It's been an hour and fourty minutes since you posted the question

nismoman · 02-06-2011, 05:19 PM

Why didn't you use the factory horn wire?

Hywarp161 · 02-06-2011, 05:47 PM

just run the hot wire to the battery with an inline fuse, then the horn will work no matter what.

rbpwr · 02-06-2011, 09:32 PM

it didnt have a horn wire by the hub so i tapped into the green and white neg horn wire in the colum but i will try the battery next, so what im trying to accomplish here is i have one wire going from button to negative horn wire and another wire going to fuse then battery? im gonna insert foot into mouth once i realize im making a project outta this lol ...

240sxrb25 · 02-06-2011, 09:44 PM

if you bought a fixer upper and cant wire a horn, then best of luck to you.

next lets go through clutch bleeding and maybe start a wheel fitment thread. sorry

240sxrb25 · 02-06-2011, 09:47 PM

btw every fuse is supposed to have power with ignition on....

it is the swich that is next in line to make whatever it is come on. you wired your horn to the turn of the key.

rbpwr · 02-06-2011, 11:19 PM

lol i knew it thanks and yes 240sxrb25 i did buy a fixer upper that has alot of wires here and there, sensors not plugged in, computer wires duct taped together bolts missing. everyday im finding something else fd with the car so i thought this be a great forum to learn from i guess i bought a hacked car....... for now

*wawazat8402* · 02-07-2011, 06:52 AM

The stock S13 setup runs the green/whatever color stripe (dont remember off the top of my head) wire run from the steering wheel through the driver side fender well to the relay in the dr side relay box. from the relay the wire then splits into two wires, one for each horn. That may help you track it down and get it closer to stock if thats what youre wanting.

If you dont care about wiring it like stock, then someone above said it. Either find a switched fuse that is hot in the Run position or wire it to the battery and use the horn button to complete the ground for the horn circuit.

rbpwr · 02-07-2011, 09:20 AM

thanks very nice info and well do this today , much appericated

*wawazat8402* · 02-07-2011, 04:39 PM

Ok, since I have the harness out to strip all the unneeded junk I snapped a couple of pics for you.

The horn relay has 3 pins, diagram on cap shown below.

The wire layout on the receptacle for the relay is shown below.

The wire on the left is green/white and goes to the horn fuse in the relay box on the passenger side of the engine bay.

The wire on the right is green/black and goes to the SMJ connector on the driver side under the dash and then to the horn button.

The wire in the center is solid green and splits then runs to each horn plug.

Hope that helps.

rbpwr · 02-07-2011, 05:36 PM

wow i didnt expect to find this when i logged in thanks alot

rbpwr · 02-15-2011, 02:19 PM

so upon all the advice i have been give i figured out what was wrong. so what i did now is run a wire from the negative horn wire green/white to a button and the other wire on the button to ground and now beep beep goes the horn lol, thanks guys for ur input
:woot: :woot:

02-06-2011, 01:20 PM	#1
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	horn question ok i know im gonna hear shit but im ready lol. i bought this car already done and it has a drift wheel, thats all i know, of course among other things its missing shit from the previous owner and im trying to fix her up. my question is regarding the autozone horn button i installed. i have one wire going to the negative horn wire and the other going to a misc. fuse,,,, problem is it only beeps when the car is in the on position as soon as i start it it wont work, i shut it off(the car) and it beeps what the hell am i doing wrong lmao. i have tried every fuse with the same results, i now know that im slieghtly slow and should not be behind the wheel, any help would be appreciated

02-06-2011, 03:02 PM	#3
MisawaJason Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Korea Age: 36 Posts: 1,320 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	give it some time man. People are enjoying their sundays. It's been an hour and fourty minutes since you posted the question __________________ 1 year tour in Korea = no car. FML.

02-06-2011, 05:19 PM	#4
nismoman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 412 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why didn't you use the factory horn wire? __________________

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Hywarp161 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island NY Age: 46 Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	just run the hot wire to the battery with an inline fuse, then the horn will work no matter what. __________________

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02-06-2011, 03:00 PM	#2
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	arhgggggg nothing ??

02-06-2011, 09:32 PM	#6
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it didnt have a horn wire by the hub so i tapped into the green and white neg horn wire in the colum but i will try the battery next, so what im trying to accomplish here is i have one wire going from button to negative horn wire and another wire going to fuse then battery? im gonna insert foot into mouth once i realize im making a project outta this lol ...

02-06-2011, 09:44 PM	#7
240sxrb25 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: omaha, ne Age: 31 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if you bought a fixer upper and cant wire a horn, then best of luck to you. next lets go through clutch bleeding and maybe start a wheel fitment thread. sorry

02-06-2011, 09:47 PM	#8
240sxrb25 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: omaha, ne Age: 31 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	btw every fuse is supposed to have power with ignition on.... it is the swich that is next in line to make whatever it is come on. you wired your horn to the turn of the key.

02-06-2011, 11:19 PM	#9
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol i knew it thanks and yes 240sxrb25 i did buy a fixer upper that has alot of wires here and there, sensors not plugged in, computer wires duct taped together bolts missing. everyday im finding something else fd with the car so i thought this be a great forum to learn from i guess i bought a hacked car....... for now

02-07-2011, 06:52 AM	#10
wawazat8402 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OKC, OK Age: 37 Posts: 183 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	The stock S13 setup runs the green/whatever color stripe (dont remember off the top of my head) wire run from the steering wheel through the driver side fender well to the relay in the dr side relay box. from the relay the wire then splits into two wires, one for each horn. That may help you track it down and get it closer to stock if thats what youre wanting. If you dont care about wiring it like stock, then someone above said it. Either find a switched fuse that is hot in the Run position or wire it to the battery and use the horn button to complete the ground for the horn circuit.

02-07-2011, 09:20 AM	#11
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks very nice info and well do this today , much appericated

02-07-2011, 04:39 PM	#12
wawazat8402 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OKC, OK Age: 37 Posts: 183 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Ok, since I have the harness out to strip all the unneeded junk I snapped a couple of pics for you. The horn relay has 3 pins, diagram on cap shown below. The wire layout on the receptacle for the relay is shown below. The wire on the left is green/white and goes to the horn fuse in the relay box on the passenger side of the engine bay. The wire on the right is green/black and goes to the SMJ connector on the driver side under the dash and then to the horn button. The wire in the center is solid green and splits then runs to each horn plug. Hope that helps.

02-07-2011, 05:36 PM	#13
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow i didnt expect to find this when i logged in thanks alot

02-15-2011, 02:19 PM	#14
rbpwr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: buffalo new york Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so upon all the advice i have been give i figured out what was wrong. so what i did now is run a wire from the negative horn wire green/white to a button and the other wire on the button to ground and now beep beep goes the horn lol, thanks guys for ur input :woot: :woot: