On any car. That looks pretty rough indeed.
Busted dash and a horn button?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 45
Likes: 0
Busted dash and a horn button?
Hello, I recently purchased a 2000 base coupe in really rough shape. I just want to confirm that the horn button is not stock and the hole is part of the dash. Is that correct? Thank you for any assistance.
Last edited by stephenwt; Nov 27, 2019 at 03:05 PM. Reason: Add text
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 27
Likes: 17
From: Maryland
Pro
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 674
Likes: 102
no you are all wrong. Chevrolet engineers designed and built a beautiful car and when they were done they went to autozone and bought a horn button, and broke a corner out of the dash to stick wires through.
all c-5s are like that
all c-5s are like that
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,390
Likes: 24,790
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
That is definitely not stock - the horn button is contained in the cover over the center of the steering wheel. That looks like an attempt to have a horn without fixing the OEM one The broken dash is most likely due to the previous owner trying to put the aftermarket horn button in.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 450
Likes: 94
From: Glendale Arizona
Me thinks this is ONE of the least of your problems. Good Luck or Pray.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 17,767
Likes: 3,695
From: The Sunshine State
2022 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
Finalist 2020 C7 of the Year -- Modified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
2018 C5 of Year Finalist
Considering the prior owner really needed a horn button solution after the original, steering wheel horn pad no longer worked, sort of helps paint a picture of why the car is in the shape it's in. 
Good luck with the repairs.
Good luck with the repairs.