Super Sensitive Horn - Toyota Yaris Forums

dbaxter · 09-06-2006, 07:17 PM

Ok, what's with the horn been so sensative. Mine is not the only one, someone else I know that picked up a little yaris hb said the same thing without me saying anything.

Anyone know of a way to desensatize the horn?

I keep getting dirty looks in traffic or parking lots from people thinking I am hurrying them along when it was just that I barely touched the thing and it went off :(

To be honest that is the only problem/bitch I have had with it, everything else about the car is great.

dngz · 09-06-2006, 08:13 PM

horn sounds so wimpy and annoying too...

pennystocks · 09-06-2006, 11:58 PM

I know every once in a while when i whip the wheel w/ one hand i hit it. Ppl look at me like WTF?

And yes the horn sounds GAY. I almost feel salty beeping at someone.

msagowitz · 09-07-2006, 12:13 AM

haha yeah I'll be driving in a parking lot and I'll tap it and all the moms get pissed at me cause I scared their little kids...it's pretty annoying.

03Z33 · 09-07-2006, 03:13 AM

Change your steering wheel to one with just a small round horn button in the center

I just got one, I'll post pics once it's installed

Dawn Eshelman · 09-07-2006, 07:04 AM

Mine too...

Henshin · 09-07-2006, 08:55 AM

hhahahhahaa, my girlfriend is like "what are you honking at?" and i'm like "this thing is too sensative!!!"
haha, it's funny though.

stuffy · 09-07-2006, 09:25 AM

that's funny, i hadn't noticed sensitivity until this morning.

i was stopped at a set of lights, going to make a right hand turn and there was a cyclist ahead of me at the curb, i was just turning the wheel and the horn honked, he looked at me like i was a complete ass.
i just yelled out the window, "sorry, unintentional horn honk!"

Violin · 09-07-2006, 11:08 AM

I don't have problems with accidently honking. You people must be total spazmos or something.

You don't have to live with a wimpy horn though http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...?t=1603&page=2

With those babies, if someone gives you a look - you just honk it again and yell "are you looking at me?".

strider86x · 09-07-2006, 11:34 AM

i thought i was the only 1? glad it's just not me, i've had my share of akward moments while driving, like this 1 time last week i accidently honked while behind some one during a red light, guy looks over at me through rear view mirror and u can read his lips as if he's say "come on?" either that or "f--- off"?

stuffy · 09-07-2006, 12:20 PM

Quote:

I don't have problems with accidently honking. You people must be total spazmos or something.

You don't have to live with a wimpy horn though http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...?t=1603&page=2

With those babies, if someone gives you a look - you just honk it again and yell "are you looking at me?".

this is the first time i have deployed the horn accidentally, i thought these other posters were total spazmos as well.
the wimpy horn is also fine with me, i would prefer to co-exist in a non-confrontational manner with my fellow motorists,
afterall, the yaris isn't going to be instilling fear in many people.

nsmitchell · 09-07-2006, 02:05 PM

Napa sells a "Freeway Blaster Horn" at 130db for $16.00. Looks like a bargain!

dbaxter · 09-07-2006, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffy

afterall, the yaris isn't going to be instilling fear in many people.

Toyota's new Yaris campaign.

FEAR the YARIS, meep meep.

田中秀樹 · 09-07-2006, 09:33 PM

heh i know that the belta in japan offers a premium horn as an option.

found link: http://toyota.jp/belta/dop/sp/index2.html

slvryaris · 09-08-2006, 03:23 AM

I want to get one of those horns like on a big huge cruise ship.

jay · 09-10-2006, 02:05 AM

I've accidentally hit the horn, twice

. I only had the car for a few wks at the time, and hadn't really paid attention to the design of the horn. After taking a closer look at the horn switch (and making the appropriate adjustment in habit), it hasn't happened again.

I've actually grown to like the horn switch design. I think the problem for me initially, was that (a) I didn't realize how much surface area the switch covers, and (b) how deeply it extends into the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock spoke positions.

In particular, I like the option to keep both grips on the wheel, and only move one hand slightly to have one thumb over the switch edge. Very handy when approaching a potentially dangerous situation (e.g. kids at a school trying to cross w/o realizing your approach). Of course, in a panic, the center punch is always there.

As a footnote, I might be a wimp, but I like the Yaris' stock horn "beep"

. Kinda fits the car, IMHO. Even though it's loud (well, compared to an old Cavalier at least), it's more polite-sounding than the typical American car "honk" (which is, from the link, what the Belta upgraded horn emulates).

anonymous user · 01-07-2009, 03:55 AM

I was about to ask this same question, but saw it was already covered with a search.

So Am I the only one "currently" honking at everyone and everything with this sensitive horn? I wanna change my steering wheel already.

msfire671 · 01-07-2009, 04:23 AM

lol...ive had an akward "honk" at the mall parking lot...or making a u-turn...freakin funny stuff! lol!

09-06-2006, 07:17 PM	#1
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dngz View User's Garage Drives: black yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 475	horn sounds so wimpy and annoying too...

09-06-2006, 11:58 PM	#3
pennystocks View User's Garage Drives: 07 Civic Si Coupe(Black Pearl) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 159	I know every once in a while when i whip the wheel w/ one hand i hit it. Ppl look at me like WTF? And yes the horn sounds GAY. I almost feel salty beeping at someone.

09-07-2006, 12:13 AM	#4
msagowitz Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Beavercreek OH Posts: 88	haha yeah I'll be driving in a parking lot and I'll tap it and all the moms get pissed at me cause I scared their little kids...it's pretty annoying.

09-07-2006, 03:13 AM	#5
03Z33 View User's Garage Drives: TCR10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,132	Change your steering wheel to one with just a small round horn button in the center I just got one, I'll post pics once it's installed

09-07-2006, 07:04 AM	#6
Dawn Eshelman Drives: Silver Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maui, HI Posts: 30	Mine too...

09-07-2006, 08:55 AM	#7
Henshin a go-go! Drives: Silver 07 HB - 5spd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 48	hhahahhahaa, my girlfriend is like "what are you honking at?" and i'm like "this thing is too sensative!!!" haha, it's funny though.

09-07-2006, 09:25 AM	#8
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	that's funny, i hadn't noticed sensitivity until this morning. i was stopped at a set of lights, going to make a right hand turn and there was a cyclist ahead of me at the curb, i was just turning the wheel and the horn honked, he looked at me like i was a complete ass. i just yelled out the window, "sorry, unintentional horn honk!"

09-07-2006, 11:08 AM	#9
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	I don't have problems with accidently honking. You people must be total spazmos or something. You don't have to live with a wimpy horn though http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...?t=1603&page=2 With those babies, if someone gives you a look - you just honk it again and yell "are you looking at me?".

09-07-2006, 11:34 AM	#10
strider86x Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio Posts: 15	i thought i was the only 1? glad it's just not me, i've had my share of akward moments while driving, like this 1 time last week i accidently honked while behind some one during a red light, guy looks over at me through rear view mirror and u can read his lips as if he's say "come on?" either that or "f--- off"?

09-07-2006, 02:05 PM	#12
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	Napa sells a "Freeway Blaster Horn" at 130db for $16.00. Looks like a bargain!

09-07-2006, 09:33 PM	#14
田中秀樹 Drives: SW20 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 日本 Posts: 161	heh i know that the belta in japan offers a premium horn as an option. found link: http://toyota.jp/belta/dop/sp/index2.html

09-08-2006, 03:23 AM	#15
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	I want to get one of those horns like on a big huge cruise ship.

09-10-2006, 02:05 AM	#16
jay Drives: 2006 Yaris LE 5dr AT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 41	I've accidentally hit the horn, twice . I only had the car for a few wks at the time, and hadn't really paid attention to the design of the horn. After taking a closer look at the horn switch (and making the appropriate adjustment in habit), it hasn't happened again. I've actually grown to like the horn switch design. I think the problem for me initially, was that (a) I didn't realize how much surface area the switch covers, and (b) how deeply it extends into the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock spoke positions. In particular, I like the option to keep both grips on the wheel, and only move one hand slightly to have one thumb over the switch edge. Very handy when approaching a potentially dangerous situation (e.g. kids at a school trying to cross w/o realizing your approach). Of course, in a panic, the center punch is always there. As a footnote, I might be a wimp, but I like the Yaris' stock horn "beep" . Kinda fits the car, IMHO. Even though it's loud (well, compared to an old Cavalier at least), it's more polite-sounding than the typical American car "honk" (which is, from the link, what the Belta upgraded horn emulates).

01-07-2009, 03:55 AM	#17
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	I was about to ask this same question, but saw it was already covered with a search. So Am I the only one "currently" honking at everyone and everything with this sensitive horn? I wanna change my steering wheel already.

01-07-2009, 04:23 AM	#18
msfire671 ONE LOVE...YARiS LOVE!!! View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 671 Posts: 243	lol...ive had an akward "honk" at the mall parking lot...or making a u-turn...freakin funny stuff! lol!