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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Disable backup horn...trying to find wire

I am trying to locate the wire from my steering wheel to the horn so I can put in a switch to disable the horn if I want to back up with my door open. I am reluctant to poke too many of the wires with the test light since the airbags are in there too.
Has anyone done this on a 2003 Ram? Do you know the wire color?
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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i thought that you could disable that with a tuner?
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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YOu can disable it by just pulling the horn fuse also. I never could figure out an easy way to find the wire.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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I don't want to pull the fuse since then I have no horn at all. I just want to be able to temporarily disable it with a toggle switch in the cab.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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better to tap wires under the hood than steering column. According to 2004 wiring diagram DG/OR (from horn relay)feeds both low and high note horns. BK/OR grd high note and BK/DB grd low note.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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Another option is to fasten the seat belt.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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I don't have a late model truck. But if pulling the fuse works, an option would be to use spade terminals and wire in a switch (with a inline fuse of course) across the port.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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Jumper the two wires together on the driver side seat belt latch. The connector is under the drivers seat.

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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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I always just fasten the seat belt across the seat when I'm trying to back up the trailer with the door open.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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the seatbelt solution doesn't work for the 2003 trucks....i tried it already.
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