W114 horn question

[tc20]

Hi all,
might be a stupid q, but what the hey...
on my car i have the old type steering wheel with chrome horn ring.
i was wondering if the horn is only actuated by pressing the lower
half of the ring, or should it work no matter where you press?
i only noticed this when i went to toot at a friend, pressed the top half,
and got no sound. i thought it might be a dodgy contact or something,
but it works fine when i press the lower half of the ring.

cheers, and Happy St Patricks day, in advance


tony

[Mike D]

My '73 220D was the same way. The center cap was simply a cap. I'm pretty sure there was a top or upper ring but it was solid and didn't activate the horn.

[meltedpanda]

mine works the same on my 115

[mzsmbs]

pressing anywhere on the ring should make them honk.. i need new horns..

[Tomguy]

Only pressing on the bottom half works on my 108. I think nearly all of these have the same design, so I think this applies across the board.

[mzsmbs]

mine work the best when pressed at the bottom but they do work when i press on top.

[tc20]

Thanks for the replies guys.

To be honest i have no problem at all pressing the
bottom half to get a horn . .

Tony