Horn Repair

Tedredamphi

Platinum Subscriber
I have two original horns neither of which works. Is there an archived post with information about rebuilding the horn? Manual mentions setting the gap, but couldn't find the specs. That might be a moot point, since both of my points look like they've welded themselves together and then broke off the front arm.
Anyone have recommendation on a replacement horn or comments on the one that Gordon Imports sells?
Thanks,
Ted
 

SNOWBIRD

Amphicar Expert
I have a whole drawer full of old horn =NFG. I have even shipped some out to guys just for the shipping, cause if you fix one it only seems to work for a while then quite again..
Just put one of my drop in. replacements and away you go.
on yea, even they can go wrong sometimes but much better odds.
Hey Dave D, I sent you one with that last floor rubber????
GORD S>
 
There is a Bosch VW bug horn that is a direct bolt in...even sounds like an Amphi one and all screws align. They arent that easy to find though. There are other VW horns that will work if you add shims, washers etc. Look on Ebay and "The samba.com"
 

bkahler

Member
I bought a horn off of eBay from a volkswagon dealer and it fit perfectly.

Haven't tried it yet since the horn is the only thing that is done on the
car :)


On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:08 PM, canitfloat
<>wrote:


> There is a Bosch VW bug horn that is a direct bolt in...even sounds like an
> Amphi one and all screws align. They arent that easy to find though. There
> are other VW horns that will work if you add shims, washers etc. Look on
> Ebay and "The samba.com"
>
>
>
 

Tedredamphi

Platinum Subscriber
This Hella horn for VW bus, bug, ghia will probably fit (and sound) perfect. Being sold on ebay item # 150497216270.
Ted
 

Midwest Amphicar

Worlds Largest Amphicar Destination
For little money Gord Souter sells a horn with bracket attached. His does fit and sounds correct. His floor mat kit is also a bargain. I am a bit biased he always gives Me a professional discount!! And I don't have to melt My snowballs to get it. Later Dave the Wave
 

gzink

Member
First post mentioned points that can be adjusted. My horn makes short sound/buzz but not really a honk so it works but not quite right. anyone know about adjusting it?
Greg Z (Michigan)

--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Midwest Amphicar <> wrote:


From: Midwest Amphicar <>
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-20897] Re: Horn Repair
To: g_zink_us@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:19 PM







For little money Gord Souter sells a horn with bracket attached. His does fit and sounds correct. His floor mat kit is also a bargain. I am a bit biased he always gives Me a professional discount!! And I don't have to melt My snowballs to get it. Later Dave the Wave
 

jfriese

Active Member
I have repaired many original Amphicar horns and have a number of them in stock. Repairing them can be a bit tricky but they sound louder and better than any aftermarket versions I've heard.

You do the final adjustment in place, with the body parts and grill attached, by adjusting a screw on the right side of the horn. You access this screw through the the openings on the back of the horn housing. It's a trial and error system since you generally cannot hold a screwdriver in the slot when sounding the horn.

John Friese
67 White
67 Red
 

Ed Price

Member
From my collection of arcane comments:


I used horns from a 80 Honda CB750F motorcycle.
All I had to do was drill 2 more holes to accommodate the horn body screws.
The horn then fit perfectly into the horn body.
Ken Roy
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I just found an almost identical Amphicar horn & chrome (no body).
The chrome even looks almost identical.
Check out website
<http://www.parrautomotive.com> www.parrautomotive.com & look for part #
PRR0275 for $19.95
The horn (with chrome) fit perfectly into the Amphi horn body.
You'd have to drill out a couple of the rivets & use the original screws to
hold it in. (Source Unknown)
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Ed Price
Membership Chairman
International Amphicar Owners Club
El Cajon, CA USA
WB6WSN
1961 Amphicar 770
1987 MB 420SEL





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From: canitfloat [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 9:09 AM
To: edprice@cox.net
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-20897] Re: Horn Repair


There is a Bosch VW bug horn that is a direct bolt in...even sounds like an
Amphi one and all screws align. They arent that easy to find though. There
are other VW horns that will work if you add shims, washers etc. Look on
Ebay and "The samba.com"
 
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