I'm sure some of us have run into this problem before, my horns will beep randomly when turning left and right. My question is this - will a new horn contact and wheel cam fix this or is this some other problem? It'll run me around 40 bucks so I don't want to throw good money away if it's not the problem. Anyone had any luck fixing this?

Here's what the parts look like:

It's a possibility those parts are worn, but it could also be somethings come loose. You'll find out when ya pull the wheel, then spend the money if needed.

Most all the parts in the column are in reproduction through most vendors. Which reminds me, I need to get into my cammers column... again.

could be either a broken wire or loose wire in your steering column? or the contact in the horn button came off?

does it honk "normally"?

It does honk normally if I press the buttons. The cancelling cam does have some wear to it but I wonder if it's just the contact.

On my '69 the horn buttons are quite sensitive and when I am backing up and turning while looking over my shoulder I find that my arm brushes the buttons just enough to beep the horn at inopportune moments ('69 deluxe wheel).

I believe the springs are just weak in the switches on my car. It takes only the slightest contact to sound the horns. Are yours truly random, or is there the possiblity that when you are turning you make slight contact?

Vikki,

They're definitely not sensitive in my case since I have to clean the contacts every year to get them to work. I took a turn in a gas station the other day and the horns beeped provoking the suv in front of me to flip me off (New Yorkers way of saying hello). On a 67' wheel it's pretty hard to hit them accidentally. I'm surprised more people haven't had this problem, I thought it was somewhat common.