Steering wheel horn kits 53-55

[Roy B.]

I have a friend going nuts buying 54 Corvette horn steering wheel repair kit from a couple of dealers that don't work and wondered why!
Most kits sold as Corvette are from Chevy kits that don't work because the plastic bushing are to large in diameter ( if there caged like bottom pic) they are from a car and will not fit the Corvette horn ring holes. Vary hard to locate and I don't know if there repro'ed the Corvette plastic bushing are all separate pieces (clear in color see pic top left) that is the difference in kits. If you cant locate the original kits you can separate the car bushing and ether enlarge the horn ring holes or have the plastic bushing cut down to size.If the correct kit (is) out there for get this trivia.

[Michael L.]

Re: Steering wheel horn kits 53-55

You are so right on this Roy! I had to modify the passenger car kit sold by most parts houses to fit my '55. Not a big deal, but annoying when you spend a few bucks for a part you think will fit. I found a GM horn kit at last years HAN sawp meet.

Hey, sorry we didn't get to cruise on Thursday night at HAN weather was crummy... Nice to see you at Atlantis!

Mike

[Roy B.]

Re: Steering wheel horn kits 53-55

You are so right on this Roy! I had to modify the passenger car kit sold by most parts houses to fit my '55. Not a big deal, but annoying when you spend a few bucks for a part you think will fit. I found a GM horn kit at last years HAN sawp meet.

Hey, sorry we didn't get to cruise on Thursday night at HAN weather was crummy... Nice to see you at Atlantis!

Mike

If people could have seen what you started with you would get some kind of an award , the 55 looked sooooo good.

[Steven N.]

Re: Steering wheel horn kits 53-55

The biggest problem i find in the horn kits individuals sell is they always send you a passenger car metal disc which is 1/8 inch bigger than a corvette metal disc............

[Michael L.]

Re: Steering wheel horn kits 53-55

Yep, had to grind down the repro disc as well... Took the first one a bit to far and had to salvage a junkyard part I had.