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06-28-2020, 03:44 PM

brinny

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Quick question

on an 89 does the ignition need to be on for the horn to work?

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06-28-2020, 04:06 PM

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Yes.The horns themselves are fed from always live power, but the relay to power them runs on ignition power to the horn switch.

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06-28-2020, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jagboi64

Yes.The horns themselves are fed from always live power, but the relay to power them runs on ignition power to the horn switch.

Interesting. If so, I wonder why they changed to always live in 95, or maybe facelift. My 95 diagram shows it's hot all the time.

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