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Old Mar 7, 2021 | 05:52 PM
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Hi, driving and hit horn as i was getting cut off...didn’t work..it feels like the horn is loose..doesn’t stand proud especially 5 o clock area..i didnt see anything broken..what am i missing?
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took me a while to figure out how to pull horn button off..it puls straight off..
that one button pushes the whole button up?
i see no broken parts
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It is broken. The bottom 4 circular pieces in the last picture should be riveted together with the plastic rivets.
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It is broken. The bottom 4 circular pieces in the last picture should be riveted together with the plastic rivets.
huh, thank you..i see it now..will all i need is these? How do you rivet the plastic?


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Beware, I just bought those rivets from Paragon to repair my 69’s original upper contact and they weren’t even close to working or fitting. Rivets just pushed straight through the hole. I went to Ace hardware and bought three plastic screws and nuts. Works perfect! Sand those pieces really well to get any rust off too!

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Originally Posted by 69ttop502
Beware, I just bought those rivets from Paragon to repair my 69’s original upper contact and they weren’t even close to working or fitting. Rivets just pushed straight through the hole. I went to Ace hardware and bought three plastic screws and nuts. Works perfect! Sand those pieces really well to get any rust off too!
thank you! I will evaporust and hit ace up
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Don’t worry that the plastic screws and nuts will seem really big. There is plenty of room as you will see and they work great.
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Don’t worry that the plastic screws and nuts will seem really big. There is plenty of room as you will see and they work great.
looks like it clears thanks..
2 bucks for screws..
my only concern is that contact spring. There is a black sleeve that can index in white plastic part..i can push it in by hand into the groove but no way is the tab pushing it in anywhere that deep.. but it works!

That black part does not index into white part..i can push it in by hand but no way is the metal bracket pushing it that far

One screw just clears..suppose you could cut if needed


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Yep you are good. Looks great. Yea you could grind it a little if you wanted. Good job! Same screws I used. Mine is a standard column so I don’t have that black piece.


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