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name the part please
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:15 pm
by swiffer
i'm pretty sure this fell off my car today. i heard a rattling and pulled over and found this a few feet away, and the rattling had stopped.
i thought it was my horn, but that still works
was hoping that someone could identify it, so i can get it replaced and judge if the car is still safe to drive
thanks
Re: name the part please
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:16 pm
by eko
OBC horn usually located behind N/S/F foglight
Re: name the part please
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:21 pm
by steviebmw
its a horn
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:29 pm
by swiffer
thanks
bizarrely my horn still works, thats why i thought it had to be something else..... would the after market alarm have bypassed the horn when fitted, to use its own?
Re: name the part please
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:30 pm
by daimlerman
eko wrote:OBC horn usually located behind N/S/F foglight
Agreed.
Not really needed,so you can save weight by binning it!
It should work with the alarm funtion of your OBC,there should be a pair of wires dangling behind the n/s foglight.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:38 pm
by swiffer
i get it, separate horn for the obc alarm, i wasn't aware of that..... thought i was losing my mind when i picked it up and then the horn still worked!
curtainly a weight of my mind, thanks all

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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:01 pm
by HairyScreech
you also have a horn on each side on the e30, so one could be down with no ill effect.
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:13 pm
by kman82
What's obc stand for?
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:15 pm
by johnt0709
On board computer
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:20 pm
by kman82
Oh right coz my cabby had one of these but doesn't have an obc. It had one of these in addition to the two horns. Cabby alarm maybe?