The horn’s sensitivity, or lack-thereof has been one of my biggest beefs with my 13’ JK. “Friendly Taps” are essential for courteous city driving and I find myself honking a little too long when I have to dig into those hard springs. Great video, had no clue this was fixable. Please update us if u have any issues after some significant mileage
So far so good. No problems. I guess a lot of people don't like to mess with it because it's the air bag. Or maybe people just don't care. Anyway it was pretty easy to see what was causing it once I took it apart. Just remember to disconnect the battery so it doesn't blow up in your face. And also remember don't use very thin springs because the horn will beep every time you hit a bump or pothole. Good luck.
Followed your directions to a TEE. It took me about a half hour to complete the whole process. This can be cut in half, but I wanted to take my time and mark everything so it went back the way it came out. I have a 2015 Wrangler and the C clips have been replaced with I believe 8mm screws on the posts. Once I replaced the springs from a kit I got at Harbor Freight, I did a practice honk. Had to reconnect the negative battery cable. Once I was satisfied with how the horn now works, I took it one step further and added some WD40 lithium grease to the springs and it is really smooth. Thanks for the video. Great help.
Glad it helped.Good to know it worked on a 2015. Thanks for the info. And what a difference it makes, now you can do a friendly honk instead of blasting the horn.
@@rcecca75 The spring kit I got from Harbor Freight has several sizes you can use for your replacement. I don't know the spring tension to give you. I picked the ones that could be squezzed by hand. Don't go to light or it will beep when you breathe on it :) There are four to replace and you can mix your springs for how you want it to work.
hello good afternoon BRAVOFIX greetings from Argentina, your video is very good, thank you for finding a solution. What do you think of putting a supplement between the locks and the springs so that the plate comes closer and is more sensitive? thank you very much a big hug
If you make it anymore sensitive than this it will honk when you go over a big bump or a pot hole. I tried to make even more sensitive but it would go off by itself. This was just the perfect sensitivity that I was able to adjust it to. But do some experimenting and see what you come up with. Thanks for the comment.
What year JK was in this video? My 2010 JK sport steering wheel has three 'prongs' holding the airbag on. I can't find any video showing me where the horn springs are, nor how they get replaced. I already have a paid subscription for the online Mitchell eautorepair guide which has been no help whatsoever!
Sorry but I can't give you a size because I don't know the size. I just used ones that kinda match the size of the factory ones but were not as strong.
The problem is the design with both the switches amd the controller. The computer controls the horn and the switches are on-off type. Iys as if whoever designed the horn system wanted it to be as unsafe as possible. The switches would have to be replaced with those that give variable voltage depending on how hard they're pushed and the wiring would need to bypass the computer and go straight to a relay that activates the horn. A simple design overlooked by the politics of carmakers.
The horn’s sensitivity, or lack-thereof has been one of my biggest beefs with my 13’ JK. “Friendly Taps” are essential for courteous city driving and I find myself honking a little too long when I have to dig into those hard springs. Great video, had no clue this was fixable. Please update us if u have any issues after some significant mileage
So far so good. No problems. I guess a lot of people don't like to mess with it because it's the air bag. Or maybe people just don't care. Anyway it was pretty easy to see what was causing it once I took it apart. Just remember to disconnect the battery so it doesn't blow up in your face. And also remember don't use very thin springs because the horn will beep every time you hit a bump or pothole. Good luck.
Great tip, man. My 2011 JKU suffers from the same issue. I’m considering fixing it myself according to your instructions. Thank you, man.
Followed your directions to a TEE. It took me about a half hour to complete the whole process. This can be cut in half, but I wanted to take my time and mark everything so it went back the way it came out. I have a 2015 Wrangler and the C clips have been replaced with I believe 8mm screws on the posts. Once I replaced the springs from a kit I got at Harbor Freight, I did a practice honk. Had to reconnect the negative battery cable. Once I was satisfied with how the horn now works, I took it one step further and added some WD40 lithium grease to the springs and it is really smooth. Thanks for the video. Great help.
Glad it helped.Good to know it worked on a 2015. Thanks for the info. And what a difference it makes, now you can do a friendly honk instead of blasting the horn.
Thanks for getting back. I'm pissed it took me five years to figure it out. I'm usually not this slow. Did not know there was a fix due to the airbag.
Any idea what spring is used?
@@rcecca75 The spring kit I got from Harbor Freight has several sizes you can use for your replacement. I don't know the spring tension to give you. I picked the ones that could be squezzed by hand. Don't go to light or it will beep when you breathe on it :) There are four to replace and you can mix your springs for how you want it to work.
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Great internet video! It looks very good! Keep up the good job!
Thank you. I'm trying to get better. I goofed up a small section when the camera didn't turn, but I had to use it. Anyway thanks for the comment.
hello good afternoon BRAVOFIX greetings from Argentina, your video is very good, thank you for finding a solution. What do you think of putting a supplement between the locks and the springs so that the plate comes closer and is more sensitive? thank you very much a big hug
If you make it anymore sensitive than this it will honk when you go over a big bump or a pot hole. I tried to make even more sensitive but it would go off by itself. This was just the perfect sensitivity that I was able to adjust it to. But do some experimenting and see what you come up with. Thanks for the comment.
just did mine worked great! thanks! toot-toot
Nice and easy to honk now, right? Glad it helped.
Thanks!
What year JK was in this video? My 2010 JK sport steering wheel has three 'prongs' holding the airbag on. I can't find any video showing me where the horn springs are, nor how they get replaced. I already have a paid subscription for the online Mitchell eautorepair guide which has been no help whatsoever!
2011
did you end up using only one HF spring or did you double down on em?
I only used 1, did not have to double them.
How about a double tap, does it work?
It sure does.
Hello Sir
May I know the size of spring??
Thank you
Sorry but I can't give you a size because I don't know the size. I just used ones that kinda match the size of the factory ones but were not as strong.
@@juliodavid49 Thank you for your share ^.^
The problem is the design with both the switches amd the controller. The computer controls the horn and the switches are on-off type. Iys as if whoever designed the horn system wanted it to be as unsafe as possible.
The switches would have to be replaced with those that give variable voltage depending on how hard they're pushed and the wiring would need to bypass the computer and go straight to a relay that activates the horn. A simple design overlooked by the politics of carmakers.
Or they could have installed lighter springs like I did. It worked really good after I changed the springs.