Horn Sound Change

SCBimmerKid · 09-02-2012, 08:17 AM

I did a search and couldn't really find anything. When I first got the car, I honked the horn and was pleased with the sound. Now, I honk my horn and it seems REALLY high pitched. Like a clown horn. and it seems to only be coming from the right side. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Could it be possible that my low tone horn failed?

Micleg · 09-02-2012, 08:31 AM

Haha, funny, a clown horn. Just don't park outside McDonalds.

SCBimmerKid · 09-02-2012, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Micleg

Haha, funny, a clown horn. Just don't park outside McDonalds.

haha I feel like it hit puberty. Mid-Honk, it got really high pitched. Talk about embarrassing. It's hard to seem angry while your horn sounds like pubescent 12 year old. haha

ZMM_OMG · 09-02-2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SCBimmerKid

haha I feel like it hit puberty. Mid-Honk, it got really high pitched. Talk about embarrassing. It's hard to seem angry while your horn sounds like pubescent 12 year old. haha

Well, when it's time to change...

SCBimmerKid · 09-02-2012, 09:40 AM

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Well, when it's time to change...

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking of when it happened

salema · 11-14-2013, 08:46 AM

Hi SCBimmerKid,
Have you gotten the Horn issue resolved, i have an f30 with the same problem?
salema

mike@x-ph.com · 11-15-2013, 06:06 AM

LOL

SomeRandomer123 · 11-16-2013, 06:41 AM

Common issue with the F30. It has two horns - the big deep one and the little higher pitched one. The big one is known to fail, leaving the tiddy one all on its own!

Dealership

Astone22 · 12-23-2020, 10:11 AM

Just noticed my horn is making a super high pitch noise. Will this be covered under cpo?

Billfitz · 12-23-2020, 10:44 AM

Only your dealer knows for sure.

SCS55 · 12-23-2020, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Astone22

Just noticed my horn is making a super high pitch noise. Will this be covered under cpo?

Mine was covered under CPO. It has since gone out again (Drivers side low tone). It's an easy diy if they keep saying not covered.

Orion4 · 12-24-2020, 06:35 PM

Yup! The low frequency horn has failed.

09-02-2012, 08:17 AM	#1
SCBimmerKid Lieutenant 30 Rep 580 Posts Drives: Mineral Grey F30 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hilton Head, SC iTrader: (0)	Horn Sound Change I did a search and couldn't really find anything. When I first got the car, I honked the horn and was pleased with the sound. Now, I honk my horn and it seems REALLY high pitched. Like a clown horn. and it seems to only be coming from the right side. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Could it be possible that my low tone horn failed? __________________ NO LONGER ON ORDER *'12 328i* Mineral Grey Metallic w/black leather/aluminum&black gloss trim/ZSL/ZPP/Xenons
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Micleg iX1 2022 35 Rep 333 Posts Drives: iX1 msport, 520d F11 X08 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sweden, Linköping iTrader: (0)	Haha, funny, a clown horn. Just don't park outside McDonalds.
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11-14-2013, 08:46 AM	#6
salema Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: E46 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Horn problems Hi SCBimmerKid, Have you gotten the Horn issue resolved, i have an f30 with the same problem? salema
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11-16-2013, 06:41 AM	#8
SomeRandomer123 Colonel 306 Rep 2,612 Posts Drives: F30 328i Luxury - Sport Auto Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lancashire, North West England, UK iTrader: (0)	Common issue with the F30. It has two horns - the big deep one and the little higher pitched one. The big one is known to fail, leaving the tiddy one all on its own! Dealership __________________ Gone: 2006 BMW E60 520d SE 6MT Gone: 2009 BMW E90-LCI 330d SE 6MT Current: 2012 F30 328i Luxury 8AT On Order: 2015 Audi A6 Avant Ultra, Black Edition (sorry!)
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12-23-2020, 10:11 AM	#9
Astone22 First Lieutenant 78 Rep 388 Posts Drives: F30 320 xdrive, f32 428 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Stl iTrader: (1)	Just noticed my horn is making a super high pitch noise. Will this be covered under cpo?
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8227 Rep 16,065 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Only your dealer knows for sure.
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12-24-2020, 06:35 PM	#12
Orion4 Lieutenant Colonel 481 Rep 1,571 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Sport Line Sedan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, FL iTrader: (0)	Yup! The low frequency horn has failed.
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