horn wire

jpjohns · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:35 pm Post subject: horn wire

I watched the KGPR video today about replacing the steering column bearing and saw the grey wire from the horn going down into the hole in the steering shaft. Where the heck is that supposed to attach to? Is there a connection in there?
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sputnick60 · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:13 pm Post subject:

Up at the top of the forum page are things called stickies. Think of them like book marks. Look there for some of these that group together topics that keep coming up over and over again. See there's even one called "Follow the best "How to" threads here - Ghia FAQ"

How to what? Hmmm I wonder what could be learned exploring there?

There's even one there that covers the entire horns system for a Ghia

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=566567

Imagine that! your question answered even before you struggled with it. How helpful is that! Laughing

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jpjohns · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that info. Does it matter what gauge wire it is?
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c21darrel · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:25 pm Post subject:

Like the spaghetti sause....Its in there!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:48 pm Post subject:

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A few extra comments I thought I should add

6 volt cars are wired up the same as 12 volt cars. So where I've spoken about 12 volts you can substitute 6 volts. The tests, configuration and terminals are all the same.

Cars after '66 model years are 12 volt ex factory. Using double the voltage means a quarter of the current for the same power used.

Less current means thinner wires can be used. Thinner wires are cheaper. so 12 volt ex factory cars have lighter gauge wire wherever possible.

I have discussed how it is on my Ghia which is a 6 volt ex factory car converted to 12 volts with a new wiring harness built to the 6 volt specification.

So don't be concerned if your 12 volt car has lighter gauge wires in places I describe, so long as they match the sizes shown in the wiring diagram. (That's what those small numbers shown near each wire is trying to communicate)

This is a minor detail in the context of this post but it is best to be clear and put the whole lot in the mix while teaching/learning all this.

While browsing the Gallery I spotted this rather useful diagram and thought to copy it into this thread
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jpjohns · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:45 pm Post subject:

Cool, my diagram shows 1mm so 18AWG is perfect.
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