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04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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Default 04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

My daughters civic ex horn beeps when we turn the lights on. I disconnected battery tried locking unlocking door with keyless entry and manually... nothing works. I finally just disconnected the horn from behind grill. Now no horn but still here the relay when you turn lights on. NI assume it has a factory alarm but not certain?

What could fix this issue?

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Mike
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 02:05 PM
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Default Re: 04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

The horn relay is located in the under-hood fuse/relay box. When you turn the lights on, is the relay sound from under-hood or under-dash?

You may have some wires shorted together. If it is the horn relay you hear, then the short may be inside the car's cabin.

If it isn't the horn relay you hear clicking with the lights turned on, then with the horn plugged back in, pull the horn relay out, and turn the lights on. If the horn still goes off with the horn relay out, then the short is probably somewhere along the left engine compartment harness.
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 05:19 PM
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Default Re: 04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

Thanks for the reply, Tech8! Actually the sound is in both locations. I can hear it under hood in fuse panel and under dash area. I did pull the relay from under hood and could still hear the "clicking" sound when lights were on but I will double check this and reply. I will also check for short.
Thanks for your help!
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 05:26 PM
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Default Re: 04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

Plug the horn back in with the horn relay pulled. Does the horn still sound with the lights turned on?
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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Sorry for delay. No horn when relay pulled.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 12:17 PM
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Default Re: 04 civic horn beeps when turn lights on

...but I believe I found the culprit. THe clicking sound under driver dash link to pick below.
https://app.box.com/s/xbcidq82sa3zrij7iw70

I disconnected the 5 pin connector and it stopped but not sure what effect it will have elsewhere?
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