[W126 Coupe] Dead horn(s)

[Sharan Bains]

Yes, it's just two pins, one of the cheapest items you'll get from the 
stealership.

Just call parts with your chassis number and tell them you need the horn 
contact pins that sit inside the indicator stalk behind the steering wheel.

They are small pins and cost about 3 gbp each.

talbir



>From: mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz
>Reply-To: mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz,Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
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>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Dead horn(s)
>Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:03:27 +1300
>
>Nooooooooooooooooooo - I have binned my old stalk assembly
>and the rubbish was collected two days ago :-(
>
>Can the bushings be purchased?
>
>Matt
>
> > Matt,
> >
> > HAve you checked the two copper push buttons which sit
> > inside the stalk  assembly ?
> >
> > They are two copper bushings and it is them that make
> > contact with the slip  rings. You need to take them out of
> > your old stalk assembly and put them  inside your new
> > stalk assembly.
> >
> > They simply pull out - you'll see them in the part of the
> > stalk assembly  that sits on the steering column, where
> > all the wiring is - they have a  white plastic cylindrical
> > housing.
> >
> > The horn rings on the back of the steering push against
> > these two bushes and  that's how the horn works.
> >
> > talbir
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz
> > >Reply-To: mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz,Mercedes Coupes Mailing
> > Lists  ><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> > >To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Dead horn(s)
> > >Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:57:29 +1300
> > >
> > >My 89 560SEL doesn't have driver or passenger airbags so
> > no >drama's in that area.
> > >
> > >I will do a visual recheck of everything again tonight.
> > >
> > >I can't see how the circuit is completed at the slip ring
> > >end though...
> > >
> > >Cheers
> > >Matt.
> > >
> > > > Matt Petersen wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Given that I changed the Indicator/wiper stalk I
> > > > > wonder if the wiring  for the horn goes through
> > > > this? The manual is not real clear on this, but one
> > > > might suppose that MBZ  found some advantage in
> > > > running just one wiring harness up the column,  and
> > > > the wiper/signal stalk seems like it would be first
> > > stop. >
> > > > And be careful -- aren't the slip rings for the airbag
> > > > squib in that  same area?
> > > >
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