dryadsdad

Hi Experts,

1995 993 cab.

We've got that problem where the horns blow when my wife shifts the car. Until we research the best way for us to address this, we'd like to continue to use the car but not while it rudely blows its horn at innocent other autos or pedestrians.

What's the best / easiest method to deactivate the horns? Please pitch your answer to one with modest mechanical skills and no experience working on P-cars. Thanks.

Edit: it's a 6 speed.

ppressle

I'm pretty sure you can just pull the fuse. Did this myself recently.

ppressle

Fuse 3, row B

dryadsdad

Thanks. BTW, it's a 6 speed.

Where is the fuse array?

Edit:

found the box and pulled #3 per the above diagram. Will road test later but I suspect this does it. Thanks.

SC2993

This problem normally stems from the plastic retainer inside the steering wheel where the airbag is located, it is a fairly easy fix. Have you done a search for this issue? Had this on my car a few years ago and the fix stopped the honking. People would look at me when I would come to a stop and the horn was blasting, I learned to stare straight forward until it was fixed!

Edward

Yup ...this!

My problem was less severe but still embarrassing: horn would go off at just barely touching ...drove me nuts. But at least it's an easy fix. A quick stopgap measure is to just jam a piece of folded paper or cardboard under the horn pad to "prop it up" and away from the internal horn buttons. This will buy you time and peace of mind until you can get in there and fix it

Edward

dryadsdad

Thanks. I'm just plainly leery about putting skills which so far just run to motorcycles on a car and a -car at that. I have no experience in things like air bags (which scare me) or soft parts. Motorcycles tend to be metal work exclusively and that's where my limited talent lays.

Since, philosophically, I think horn blowing is the mark of a bad driver, I will live with no horns until I screw up my courage to pull that air bag thing.

Ed Hughes

Actually, horns are a defense against other bad drivers. Just used mine in heavy freeway traffic this morning, to avoid becoming the filling in a sandwich. Inattentive teen-aged driver almost got me. Don't underestimate their safety value.

dryadsdad

We live in different areas. I can't remember the last time I used my horn. I see your point but still, a blowing horn here is almost unknown. I guess we have more room per vehicle.

porscheralph

The fix is very easy - do a search for it, order the part (Sunset Porsche) and install in about an hour. I did it a few months ago.

Jon93

Is it not a legal requirement in your state to have a functioning horn?

ble2011

I've never used my horn. I don't even know if it works.

Edward

Big time agreement here! It's another tool in the box to ward away that inattentive goob piloting his/her mass of metal.

Edward

Ed Hughes

We certainly do. I've not hit my horn in over a year-the last time was a cow in the middle of the road in the back country near my house in our East County. Not all roads in SoCal are named I-5....

dryadsdad

Thanks for the links and the tip about Sunset Porsche. I'm spooked about pulling the airbag - that's my concern here, but I'll get my stuff up before the weather turns and no doubt do it.

There is no legal requirement for a horn in my state or AFAIK. We have no inspections so even if some such requirement exists, we can't ever be caught w/o the horn.

Some requirements, such as turn signals, are required on new cars but if they don't work, you aren't dinged for them - or even if they are missing. I pull my turn signals off of my dual purpose bikes upon getting them & never have had a police mention the missing devices.