Electrical Rewiring horn button (need help)

[paddyrk]

I am looking into wiring my right horn button to a different circuit, but I need help finding the wire. I can’t find any diagrams online for this, but I only want to change the routing of the right button so that the left one still works normally. I want to take the right horn button wire, cut it from the circuit, and use it elsewhere. Does anyone know where/what color the wire is for this? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Mustang5L5]

What year car?

 

[paddyrk]

Sorry forgot to include that, 1991 LX V8

 

[Mustang5L5]

The two buttons are wired internally in the steering wheel. Only one wire passes through the clockspring to the column. No spare wires exist in the clockspring.

Better off using a horn button on a flex cable

 

[paddyrk]

The two buttons are wired internally in the steering wheel. Only one wire passes through the clockspring to the column. No spare wires exist in the clockspring.

Better off using a horn button on a flex cable

Sorry if this is obvious, but what is a flex cable and how would I use it? To clarify, I am trying to wire one (or both if need be) of my horn button(s) to trigger a transbrake.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Sorry if this is obvious, but what is a flex cable and how would I use it? To clarify, I am trying to wire one (or both if need be) of my horn button(s) to trigger a transbrake.

Something like this. Basically a cable and a wheel mounted button.

 

[paddyrk]

Something like this. Basically a cable and a wheel mounted button.

That looks great, where could I get something like that?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Single Steering Wheel Pushbutton and Bracket your choice red or green

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That's the above one. Unsure how to mount it on the stock 90-93 wheel though. There are others so you may want to search around. I just searched "steering wheel push button"

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

I've hooked up NOS kits for people and activated them by the left horn button. I just unplugged it at the horn under the fender and connected it there. It's that easy. Verify with a test light!

 

[paddyrk]

I've hooked up NOS kits for people and activated them by the left horn button. I just unplugged it at the horn under the fender and connected it there. It's that easy. Verify with a test light!

That makes sense, but that eliminates the use of the horn then, correct?

I suppose I could rewire the horn elsewhere, but then I may be cutting off my arm in spite of my hand

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

Can't remember how I did it under the fender. I was thinking one side still blew the horn but I don't remember. You're right though. Might not be a productive method.

 

[Mustang5L5]

You could do a toggle from the wire from the horn to switch between the actual horn and the transbrake. Flip to one position and it's a horn. Flip to the other, and both buttons would do the transbrake, but you won't have a horn.

Of course, would suck to think it's in the horn position and get cut off at 50MPH and hit the transbrake instead. Actually...maybe you don't want to do this idea.

 

[paddyrk]

You could do a toggle from the wire from the horn to switch between the actual horn and the transbrake. Flip to one position and it's a horn. Flip to the other, and both buttons would do the transbrake, but you won't have a horn.

Of course, would suck to think it's in the horn position and get cut off at 50MPH and hit the transbrake instead. Actually...maybe you don't want to do this idea.

No I actually really like this idea, the valve body I'm trying to use only allows the T brake to engage in first gear, and I could just set the switch in a position where it's easy enough to get to seated, but not so easy that I will want to use it at every stop light. Thank you for that thought.

Edit: Since it's late and I am at a loss for what is wrong with my ignition system, I made this highly detailed and accurate diagram for another idea like this, where I use 2 separate switches running from the horn button, and yes, if both switches are active, both things will happen.

. ____/ _____ horn
. /
Horn Button--------|
. \
. \____/ _____ transbrake