1st Gen R50 Cooper Most liked posts in thread: HORNS: The Saga continues!

I know the female disconnects are crimped securely because I cannot pull the wire out, regardless of how hard I pull on the wire.

 

BRB....

 

Well, I can't do the quick test because the damned nut won't loosen.

 

Do you have your one Hella horn connected to wiring? Does it work?

 

Here's where the project currently stands:

Both OEM connectors have been cut from wiring harness.

Posi-taps have been used to bridge OEM wiring to salvaged wiring from another MINIs horn wiring.

Used my new multimeter to test ground wires on both sides with good result. (Audible sound = good ground)

Couldn't determine which multimeter setting to use to test the closed circuit (ie: black probe to ground wire & red probe to positive wire from OEM harness).

I need to get a horn installed ASAP. It's been way too long to not have horns and I've gone back & re-read the other threads, but now I have a migraine and would like a simple set of step-by-step instructions to install either the Hellas or the Bad Boy using the OEM wiring.

The Bad Boy would be installed in the space originally occupied by the passenger-side OEM horn and the nearest ground is less than 12" away.

 

Just saw this reply...will see if I can talk the spousal unit into sitting behind the driver seat and honking the horn for me.

 

Ok...my son helped by honking the horn.

11.48 via the passenger side

None of the horns are attached...I simply put the probes into the Posi-lock connectors.

 

The 11.48 was consistent via three separate tests.

I'm hoping it's a good result so that I can be guided to the next step.

 

12.74 with drop to 4.78 then a quick jump back up to 12.74

 

I will do this at lunch. I put all the supplies, toolbox, etc. in the boot. :wink:

 

Can the wiring for the ground be 12g even though the OEM is much smaller?

If it cannot be 12g, what gauge should I use for best results?

 

The ground point that I will be using is the uppermost nut of the crush bar.

Can I get by with less than 3' of ground wire as originally suggested?

 

(Crickets)

The original location for ground that I was going to use will require a washer which I don't have with me.

Ug!

I checked other locations and got nothing, even after swapping the connectors to the horn itself.