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Old Sep 27, 2020 | 03:18 PM
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Is there an easy hack for these small rivets on the horn contact plate?
Just did not want to wait for an order and it's all disassembled. Two of the three heads were broken and I snapped the last one. Thanks






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Had the same problem before. Went to the local hardware store and dug through their panel clip assortment. Got lucky and found 3 that were small enough, worked fine for years afterwards. If you have an Ace Hardware in your town, they usually have a pretty good selection.
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I replaced mine w/ same size but threaded w/nut then superglued the nut. ACE Hardware

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I used some plastic nuts , washers and screws I found at Lowe’s when mine broke. That was in 2006. Horn still works great.
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Thanks.

I figured there must be some parts out there. Great ideas. Will go hunting during the week.

in the mean time call me “Bubba”




Cap fits!

Adds 5 HP.
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I had a set of the repro ones and they were loose, enough that the button would wiggle and beep the horn when hitting dips in the road, speed bumps, etc.
Ended up just using some plastic nuts/bolts from home-depot. installed, trimmed off to length, worked perfectly


The reason one's in upside-down is the nut was just hitting the tele-screw beneath it and the bolt head is thinner so I flipped it for some clearance
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Nice picuture. Thanks for the leads everyone
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