New wheel, smoke!!

[Johno_c]

Put on a new wheel n boss on the cup tonight, fitted horn, started car up and it started smoking! Also if ya pull the red wire the horn goes off?,.:S

disconnected horn now!

any ideas guys?

 

[Beasley Clio182]

sounds like a wire is shorting somewhere , if your not confident in wiring especially with airbags id leave it to a professional

 

[Johno_c]

Everything's good, new wheel on. I'm sure it's to do with horn but not sure what lol

 

[MicKPM]

Face + Palm

If its not on fire by morning I'll be surprised

 

[Johno_c]

Nah lol. Stopped smoking now I've disconnected horn!

 

[Johno_c]

Just to mention I've got two connections on rear of horn

 

[Chapster5]

Where's it smoking from?

 

[Rob]

Live and neutral the wrong way around, meaning that the earth bar (running across the top of the horn) is shorting on the live I think.

 

[Johno_c]

Live and neutral the wrong way around, meaning that the earth bar (running across the top of the horn) is shorting on the live I think.

i thought that, tried both ways..

 

[Johno_c]

does anyone know how to wire up the aftermarket horn on the wheel??

 

[scotty2hotty81]

does anyone know how to wire up the aftermarket horn on the wheel??

A vehicle electrician.

 

[The Dominator]

Had this with my 182- mine ended up on fire new stalks upper dash clock's the lot, this was due to the horn wires fusing together.

 

[Johno_c]

A vehicle electrician.

SURELY IT AINT THAT HARD??

 

[The Dominator]

SURELY IT AINT THAT HARD??

It's not but if an electrician does it atleast if anything goes wrong you can try and claim ect

 

[Rob]

Is there a bar running along the middle of the horn? Like at the top? Cut that out and give it another go.

 

[Johno_c]

Is there a bar running along the middle of the horn? Like at the top? Cut that out and give it another go.

2 TERMINAL, AND A METAL TRIANGLE STICKING OUT

 

[Rob]

Carry on typing in capitals and I'l stop reply, my eyes hurt.

Cut the metal triangle off and it should work

I'm not 100% on this, but it worked for me.

 

[Johno_c]

Carry on typing in capitals and I'l stop reply, my eyes hurt.

Cut the metal triangle off and it should work

I'm not 100% on this, but it worked for me.

sorry lol, works computer, force of habit.

ill give it a go, cheers

 

[Rob]

OK, but it's at your own risk.. the reason I suggest it is because that's what burnt out on mine when it smoked, it basically melted. So removing it should stop the smoke.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

SURELY IT AINT THAT HARD??

I answered your question, you nearly set fire to your car once, and you want to try again?

 

[Johno_c]

Wouldn't say set fire! Lol. It was a little smoke!! Just would of thought with the hundreds of people on here there must be quite a few with aftermarket wheels that have come across the same problem and just say do this lol.

 

[Johno_c]

Plus I like learning things the hard way lol