Horn Faulty Relay - Cost

vicki84

Hi

I have a Vauxhall Astra and the horn has stopped working it has been looked at and been suggested it may be a faulty relay.

Does anyone know what I can expect to pay at a garage?

Thanks

Inner_Zone

Have you asked the garage in your other post:


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6006589/vauxhall-astra-horn-issue


Or ask a VX dealer.

vicki84

Yes they say my car is out of warranty and was not on the recall list and I would need to pay for a diagnostic test first. But they would not help with anything because of the time that has passed.

Inner_Zone

Ask the parts dept or ECP, GSF or many other motor parts suppliers or a scrap yard. Or go to a local independent garage or pay for a diagnostic. Relays are cheap but it maybe something expensive like the CIM.

deanos

have you checked to see if a fuse has blown ?

relay is about £10 and 2 mins to swap cheaper at a scrappy , personally i would get a relay and swap it see it it fixes it instead of paying a £60 diagnostic fee

molerat

99% chance you have many of the same relay in the car, swap the horn one with another one in a non - critical system. If horn works and other system doesn't then solution is simple.