Horn Relay
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Horn Relay
Has anyone attempted to rebuild a horn relay. Getting the horn working is one of the last things I have to do on my frame off. That and seat belts.
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by 73383
Has anyone attempted to rebuild a horn relay. Getting the horn working is one of the last things I have to do on my frame off. That and seat belts.
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
any local junk yards ?
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by 73383
corvette central's is a replacement item they want 89.00. this is for a 73 model
just checked thier on line listing and it was 49.99... but your right it is not an original...
either way sounds like more than you want to spend
sorry
tim
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From: SAN DIEGO(SANTEE) CA.
Originally Posted by 73383
Has anyone attempted to rebuild a horn relay. Getting the horn working is one of the last things I have to do on my frame off. That and seat belts.
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
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Easy way to check the horn.. Run a wire from your battery to the horn - (check to insure the horn's ground is ok). Horn "Beep's" it's good.
My 75's wasn't working, and it turned out to be the ground (rusty).
My 75's wasn't working, and it turned out to be the ground (rusty).
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by 73383
yes you can bypass the relay, I did it last night.
it's not that I'm a tight wad, I've spent 30,000.00 on this car. it just galls me to pay 100.00 for a 10.00 piece.
it's not that I'm a tight wad, I've spent 30,000.00 on this car. it just galls me to pay 100.00 for a 10.00 piece.
D&R classic hase some original AC Delco ones fro 65
Cheers
tim
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From: SAN DIEGO(SANTEE) CA.
Originally Posted by 73383
yes you can bypass the relay, I did it last night.
it's not that I'm a tight wad, I've spent 30,000.00 on this car. it just galls me to pay 100.00 for a 10.00 piece.
it's not that I'm a tight wad, I've spent 30,000.00 on this car. it just galls me to pay 100.00 for a 10.00 piece.
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by 73 red vette
Well I am a tightwad and I don't like getting hosed on a $10.00 part. When I spend a dollar I like to get Afull $ worth of whatever I'm buying, if not a $1.10 worth. Vette parts are ridiculous in the first place, specially when the majority of them intechange with any chevy part if you check.
Yep, ,i am always lloking to get parts from camaor vendors, much cheeper when possible, plus i have a local vette junkyard about 15 min away
lots o goodies there
tim
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by 73383
Has anyone attempted to rebuild a horn relay. Getting the horn working is one of the last things I have to do on my frame off. That and seat belts.
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
Car is a 73 and most suppliers have discontinued this item and the ones that have it want 85.00-95.00 bucks. If all else fails maybe I can adapt another relay.
Dennis
I then called the local autoparts store and it is a stock item. $13 CDN and in stock Got a box right in front of me but the parts man should be able to look it up. Did this last week., I was actually thinking about running a post on how to trouble shoot a horn?
Numbers on the box A5J
RL32631
RELAY
Made by NIEHOFF
Not worth bothering with rebuilding the stock one.
Horn relays and brake light switches are stand auto parts inhouse stock.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by sweethence
never tried to rebuild one, corvete central wants 50 for thiers,
any local junk yards ?
any local junk yards ?