My 95 940 horn is sounding like a dying duck and I'd like to replace it. I'd appreciate any trick/tips about doing that (location of horn etc). Also, I'd like to find a used replacement. I also need the mirror glass for the driver's side mirror. Thanks!

 

as for the parts I would call around at a few of your local junkyards to see if they got what you need, depending on the availability of those cars someone should have what you need, as for where the horn is located most are inside the bottom of your radiator support or under the edge of your bumper, my 90 740 has 2 horns

 

before replacing the old horn, you might just make sure you're getting a full 12V at the horn terminals.

they are behind the front grill, which should be pretty easy to remove (open hood, a few plastic 1/4 turn pins come out, and the grill just lifts off....). disconnect both horns (there's a usually pair, they are a high-low note pair), and have someone push the honker buttons on the wheel while you read the voltage at the terminals.

I like the Hella 'Super Tones'... Susquehanna MotorSports - Auto Performance Product
those are guaranteed to wake the dead.

 

Actually they are under the front left fender accessible from under the car. Best bet is to get a pair of used horns from a J yard... also the mirror glass...

 

ohhhh, my bad, it was our 240 where they were behind the grill in front of hte radiator. and my friend's benz. and some other cars. hah.

I still think he should check the voltage first before getting new ones, it might just be a crummy ground or bad power connection or something.

do note, in a 740, you don't hear how loud those horns are from inside. stand in front of the car and have a friend honk them for you.

 

Pierce, what do you have those Hellas on? I've been interested in something loud like that, do they sound similar to the stock 240?

 

somewhere in between the 240 and a mack truck or maybe a big Benz S class. very authoritative no-nonsense HONK with the two tones.

actually, I don't have those horns on anything right now. I hardly never use my horns. In most impending emergencies, by the time you could honk, its usually too late, so I generally practice avoidance.

A couple friends of mine have them on their bmw motorcycles, when they honk, everyone is looking around for the freight train, and instead its a couple codgers on their 35 year old touring bikes...

 

Yeah, movies really irritate me when everyone has time to honk horns in a crash. I rarely ever use them, but when someone doesn't use their turn signal... it would be nice to tell them so.

 

about the only times I honk are when someone does something *really* stupid like gridlock the intersection in front of me (HAWWWWWWWNK!) or they aren't paying attention and the light is green (bip!)

 

You mean like all the trophy wives in Escalades playing on their iPhones pierce? LMAO! Just give em a nice lil love tap and tell em to get moving!

 

I've ofttimes wanted to ahve two different horns in my car, a loud serious HONK and a nice friendly 1966 VW 'beep beep' of course, you'd hit the wrong one at the wrong time, yada yada.

 

Shouldn't cars horns reflect the cars themselves? Ya know, like Smartcars should have a high pitched BEEEP and F-250s should go HOOOONK.....

(if you actually make the sounds like I just did, you and everyone around you might get a good laugh)

 

around here its more likely hippies in VW minibusses zoned out. or volvo drivers. muahahahah.

 

Mercedes for one used to have a "dual tone" horns back in the '80s... The tone could be changed with a button on the dash.

 

oh yeah, about 20 years ago, a friend of mine had a euro model 450SEL with that, I think it was a late 70s model. It switched from the standard 2-tone horn which was similar to that supertone to a 'Freeway Blaster' which is a rather directional and EXTREMELY loud horn that sounded like a freight train. ah, these, Fiamm Freeway Blaster Horn :: Aerostich/RiderWearHouse Motorcycle Jackets, Suits, Clothing, & Gear (a highlow pair), so in total, that benz had 4 horns.

one thing the motorcycle folks figured out, those vibrating plate type horns HAVE to be mounted on a really solid surface. if they are just sorta hanging there or mounted on something flimsy, it seems to absorb half the sound. Me, I just have the stock horn on my bmw tourer, it goes MEEEEP MEEEP loudly enough, I hardly NEVER use it, I'm always riding like I'm completely invisible and assume the cagers can't see me.

 

I just changed the horn on my 91 940. I like the idea of the horn reflecting the car. Im not sure quite what horn sound mine shoudl reflect tho, haha. I got a air horn from online for about 45 bucks shipped. Way cheaper than the dual OEM which was about 40 for one, requiring 2. The mounting of it was alittle off, needed to do some custom work and wiring, but got it fitted in under the driver front bumper and its definately a noticable air horn, nothing crazy like a Truckers horn, but much louder than stock, gives you that effect that people wonder how a volvo just made that sound.. I like it.

 

A switch on the dash would be nice for a louder horn, when you have time to tell someone you didn't like what they did. That shouldn't be too hard to rig up...

 

If you look at the body of the horn, there is a small screw. Before you replace the horn, get somebody to push the horn and turn that screw. It is an adjustment for the contacts of the horn that get worn with age. Adjusting them can sometimes bring back the horn to what is should sound.

Russ

 

Horns are great...but I seldom need more than a finger or two...

 

where is the horn located on a 92 volvo 940, under the front bumper or what?