Tweetie

When braking hard from speed horn sounds.

Very strange

Any ideas?

Ian


98 C2S

Howdy993

Do a search for Horn Ring - fairly common problem.

Best wishes

Greg Bell

had the same problem and purchased the airbag carrier from Pelican which turned out to have a different profile to the one in the car even though the part number was the same. Porsche Australia said to replace the steering wheel and airbag etc. In the end I used some very firm foam rubber from an old gasket I had. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Robin 993DX

A quick fix is to stick a small folded piece of paper between the airbag cover and the steering wheel. Sort of wedge it there to keep the air bag cover away from the horn contacts. Even the 996 have the same issue, that's how I made a temporary fix.

Shake

I just repaired mine with a replacement carrier from Parts Heaven. The carrier was different, as the holes that screw in to the airbag module didn't line up. I decided to just removed the rubber mounts from the new carrier, and install them in to the old carrier, worked like a charm.

JPP

Did the same, just last month. No more "surprise" horn honking. It was getting embarrassing...

Tweetie

Thanks all of you for responding. I will do a search on how to repair now.

Ian

98 C2S

cy7878

Instead of buying a new frame at a cost of $60 some dollars, once I got the wheel off, I decided the factory rubber mounts were really just a bad design and will wear out again in a few years. I took some 1/4 inch rubber gromets, cut them in half (like slicing a bagel) and wedged them on top of the contacts. The horn still works when I need it and not when I don't. The gromets cost $2 for a pack of 20 at the local hardware store.

Yes, the new frame is the right way to fix it, but even that will eventually go bad ina few years when the "new" mounts oxidize and rot out like an old rubber band will and you will be back where you started it.

Tweetie

I like that idea.

Thanks Ian

Texas993

Ian, your car is simply living up to your RL name.

Sorry, had to say it.

chris walrod

I fixed mine with the installation of a three spoke steering wheel

JPP

Nice, Chris! That was my first thought when I started looking into it, but it was the same week that I did the PSS10's and re-charged the air-conditioner system. With my sense of guilt, timing is everything

Rinty

I didn't know our cars had Lucas electrics....?

Marv

Same problem, but it is always the guy behind me.