Horn not working

[MarkS]

My horn has never worked. I can remove the steering wheel and get the horn to sound by touching a screwdriver between the stalk(?) and the brass ring surrounding it on the column. When I put the steering wheel back on, nothing.

Based on the photos below, am I missing any parts? Thanks in advance for your help.

[adawil2002]

See that empty hole?

You are missing the carbon pin. A spring loaded brass rod in a plastic housing that plugs into the horn button or pad on the steering wheel.

You need #4.

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2213&mospid=47140&btnr=32_0979&hg=32&fg=35

[Guest Anonymous]

It appears to have a slip ring on the wheel where the plunger button should be.

Try this link for a way to modify the wheel's slip ring to make contact with the slip ring on the steering column -

http://www.bayarea02.com/techtips/320_wheel/horn.html

[MarkS]

Cool, thanks for the link, I'll give it a shot.