help its mot time :(

aundre-3000 · July 05, 2012, 04:36:37 PM

hey guys just in need of some help

basically my horn isnt working it hasn\'t for about 4 months but now as my mot is due and i need a working horn

there\'s no voltage coming thought the wire from the boss and when i take it off but also there\'s no voltage on the steering column were the little rod that pokes out touches the boss

lastly were\'s the fuse i had a look at the fuse box and its not on there

any ideas?

m1tch · July 05, 2012, 05:12:06 PM

The fuse box for the horn I am guessing should be on the drivers side, its up in the footwell near the accelerator, can be a bit tricky to get there but I would check those fuses first.

aundre-3000 · July 05, 2012, 05:30:22 PM

Quote from: m1tch;828306The fuse box for the horn I am guessing should be on the drivers side, its up in the footwell near the accelerator, can be a bit tricky to get there but I would check those fuses first.

ive checked that one its not there

unless is shared with the cigarette lighter or something ?

wolfie1 · July 05, 2012, 08:37:00 PM

you can have another switch somewhere accesable to the driver as a last case scenario to get it through the test

aundre-3000 · July 18, 2012, 10:46:12 PM

just a little update it turned out to be the cold solder joints so my mate who works for a huge electronic manufacturing engineering company 2 largest in the county irrc took it in and had a engineer to look ant it and give it a once over and he presto it works

lets jut hope it passes its mot tomorrow

aundre-3000 · July 19, 2012, 03:25:49 PM

and it failed

needs a shed load of welding and about 10 advisories looks like its going to be sorned for the moment

m1tch · July 19, 2012, 04:19:17 PM

I am guessing front and rear sills? What else needs doing?

aundre-3000 · July 19, 2012, 04:26:45 PM

Quote from: m1tch;829804I am guessing front and rear sills? What else needs doing?

yep front and rear sills :mad:

but i guess at least now it gives me a excuse to give the sub frame a once over do the arches because tbh the rust and underside of the car was the only thing letting it down

best part was he didnt even test the horn haha

m1tch · July 19, 2012, 05:27:33 PM

Quote from: aundre-3000;829805yep front and rear sills :mad:

but i guess at least now it gives me a excuse to give the sub frame a once over do the arches because tbh the rust and underside of the car was the only thing letting it down

best part was he didnt even test the horn haha

When you get the welding done on it ask them to reinforce the jacking points as well, will give you peace of mind when you jack up the car to do any work to it

What were the emissions like?

aundre-3000 · July 24, 2012, 10:50:35 PM

Quote from: m1tch;829810When you get the welding done on it ask them to reinforce the jacking points as well, will give you peace of mind when you jack up the car to do any work to it

What were the emissions like?

yeah thats a good shout i jack the car up on the diff and front subframe anyway
didn\'t bother i\'ll be putting methanol in there when i go for the next re test

bit of a change now im going halfs on a good welder and i\'m doing it my self now i better learn i can do my mini then aswell then