Last month we discussed the basics of your car's 12-volt electrical system with the goal of understanding enough to trace problems to a particular electrical component. This month we're going to delve ...

Picture this scenario: there is an obstruction on the road while you are driving, and then you press the horn to signal other motorists and pedestrians to realize that it sounds faint and weak. It can ...

Driving around with a broken horn is not only dangerous for you and those around you but also illegal. Here are the main causes of this problem and what you can do about it. Along with the brakes, the ...

A flash of yellow whips through your peripheral field of vision, as a taxicab screeches into a downshift in front of you. The driver flips you a hand signal rooted in antiquity as he blithely makes a ...

What is an automotive relay? In simple terms, an automotive relay is a small cube shaped electronically operated electromechanical switch. It uses an electromagnetic device to mechanically maneuver a ...

Car horns don't work quite how you might think. Despite advances in communications technology, one of the most common ways we interact with others remains one of the most primitive: car horns. "Laying ...

To all of our neighbors on Willowbrook Lane, We are so sorry about the persistent, loud blowing of our car’s horn on a recent night – a disturbance to the whole neighborhood. It turns out to have been ...

Motorcycle owners can usually improve on those wimpy stock horns, but it isn’t always as easy as it…sounds. In a strange twist of reverse logic, somebody somewhere along the line laid down a rule: the ...

Despite advances in communications technology, one of the most common ways we interact with others remains one of the most primitive: car horns. “Laying the horn” can tell other drivers they’re ...