Horn rebuild

[Rob M.]

Does anyone have experience rebuilding mid-year horns? I am going to give it a try and would like any words of wisdom. I understand that it is difficult to get the horn to blow the correct note after assembly. Please share your experience good or bad in attempting this job.
Thanks,
Rob

[Pat L.]

Re: Horn rebuild

I just bought a set of original rebuilt 63 horns from Joe Parri. He rebuilds them. If you would like to contact him, please send me an email in the morning and I will send you his telephone number. I cannot do it now because the number is at my work.

[Bryan L.]

Re: Horn rebuild

Send 'em out. By the time you buy the kits and spend several hours messing with it you won't be that much ahead even if they do come out OK. I tried on one and never got it right. JMO

BL

[Dave McDufford]

Re: Horn rebuild

Rob,

Between getting them to work and then getting them to look correct (rivets), I would send them out. Gary Steinkellner at "The Horn Works" below is reasonably priced and has a quick turnaround.

Dave

http://www.classiccarhorns.com/

[Joe C.]

Re: Horn rebuild

Rob,

I have successfully rebuilt the horns on my 1965. It is a painstaking process, and requires some trial-and-error. My horns both look and work as new. I challenge anyone to discern that they were rebuilt. So, it can be done by any "amateur" rebuilder.

All that being said, then if you don't want or need the satisfaction of having done it yourself, then send them out. If you are not in posession of lots of patience, attention to detail, common sense, and manual dexterity, then send them out.

It is essential that the two halves of the housing are dead flat, and that the diaphragm is installed with zero warpage. This might require some trial-and-error using machine screws and nuts before setting the rivets. Final tone adjustment will probably also be necessary, after assembly. It is very important to insure that there is no corrosion beneath the connector lug for the horn winding. Tooling can be fabricated to reproduce the "waffle" pattern on the rivet heads.

Joe

[Justin N.]

Re: Horn rebuild-Special

Dear Members,

Is there a safe way to test my 67 original horns? They are off the car. I have cleaned, sanded, and repainted mine. I was hoping they would work, but haven't checked. I see that that the horn restoration guy is running a special for $169/pair with a 2 week turn-around.

I'd like to send mine off If I can check them and they're not up to standards.

Thanks!

Justin #41362

[Jack H.]

Re: Horn rebuild-Special

Just apply power from a battery (if bench supply, it'll have to have a LOT of current-- +15A) touching the neg post to the horn bracket (make SURE you have a clean path to metal through the paint) and the pos post to the horn's power terminal. She ought to honk!

[Henry S.]

Re: Horn rebuild

Rob, I second what Dave said. I had one horn and needed one for my 64 and Gary at "The Horn Works" fixed me up. I was extremely happy with the work he did, you will be hard pressed to tell any difference from when they were new. I don't know the other guys mentioned but you definitely get your money's worth with Gary at classiccarhorns.com.

Shooter

[Rob M.]

Re: Horn rebuild

Joe,
Thanks for the response on doing it yourself. I have done 90% of the work on my resto so far and get a great deal of satisfaction of doing things my self. I take your point on the trial and error. Did you test the horns when screwed together prior to rivets? I am thinking that the screws can be replaced 1 by 1 with rivets once the horn is working properly.

Thanks,
Rob




my '65 resto

[Joe C.]

Yes! Exactly....Good Luck *NM*