Troubleshooting Hella's

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    So I have Hella Supertones running on a Subimods harness on my 2000 Legacy GT. I've had the set up installed for over a year without any issue, but yesterday the horn went out. I checked the fuse and it was blown, and activating the horn blows any new fuse. No changes have been made to the set up. If anyone has any idea what I can do to troubleshoot this it would be appreciated as I'm an apartment dweller without a garage and it's ****ing cold out...
     
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    What fuse are you using and how is it wired in?
     
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    Did you check to make sure all of your connections are still good, and your wiring has not been damaged in anyway?

    Did you wire the hellas in with a relay?
     
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    Sounds like a short in the wiring to me. Check the wiring.
     
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    I think I found the problem.... Holy corrosion Batman! If I clean this up with that chemical spray you use on battery terminals and reconnect with dielectric grease, think that will solve my problem?

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    it's probably corroded inside the relay too.
    they're not typically expensive, around $10-15 at any parts store.
     
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    Id buy a new relay. Im going to be installing these and Ill have to keep this in mind and try to shelter it.
     
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    Yep new relay ought to cost you $5 that and a little pack of dielectric to put on the new connections and you should be golden.
     
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    I may ditch the harness when it's warmer to spend some time on it. I cleaned up the harness with terminal cleaner, new relay and some dielectric grease and we're back in business. Thanks guys