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  1. #1
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    Beat hooter not working properly

    Help please.
    My Beat's hooter only 'pulses' as I push it. It is loud enough to notice but not loud enough to work/alert anyone. Last year it once almost gurgled then worked correctly. Now it makes a slight sound, though not the normal one and stops almost immediately. I suspect the contacts need cleaning. When I listen around the front with the lid up I can hear something from around the off side wheel area. New territory for me! Any help/advice welcome. Cheers.

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    same thing with mine, in for MOT and working, next day nothing apart from a 'duck' quack.
    new universal Horn, less than a tenner, sorted.
    mine was drivers side.....bumper off
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    If you're careful you can undo the fastenings at the front of the wheelarch liner and access it without removing the bumper.

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    Thanks guys! Going to be busy today. Cheers.

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    My horn gave up the ghost last month too.
    Here is the replacement:

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    Me too. It seems to be common. Click image for larger version. 

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    Get out of my way! Both look like they mean business! I find that many drivers seem to pull out in front or don't see it and I reckon most trips involve a blast or two. Last week I had to brake so suddenly that the tyres screamed as the wheels locked up. Had I not then there would have been a smash. A car overtook another coming towards me and presumably he didn't see me. There are some idiots out there......

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    Blimey, Obs beat probably hovers now, BigB's can be used for reverse thrust!


    PW

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    I love the English language! UK hooters are horns, and NA hooters are......Click image for larger version. 

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  10. #10
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    The old double entendre about "getting the horn"
    I could probably link in the comment about reverse thrust, but it's probably best not to go there

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