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Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:06 pm

Does anyone know which horn my '55 should have?

I know I have the original horn from a '54 but I'm not sure this is the one. It doesn't match any of my other screw-terminal horns so if anyone recognizes it as correct, please let me know.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=654587

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=654586

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=654585

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=654584

The 6/13 area has a unique shape and the backside is a bit taller than a few other screw-terminal horns I own.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:15 am

From the March 1955 Bus Workshop Manual

Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:14 pm

Thank you, that does show a different horn.

I am curious if the correct horn should have Bosch tag on the front or not.

Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:08 am

the horn on the 1954 Hot Cocoa BD
good chance it's original?
looks very similar to yours, EB
no badge...
bracketing looks right...although i'd go straight out like the manual pic above

Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:54 am

52 Horn bracket. Notice how it mounts to the bottom of the drivers floor, as opposed to the bumper bracket bolt.

Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:46 am

A low-mileage (but super rusty) '53 Single cab bracket

Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:35 pm

micro9301 wrote: 52 Horn bracket. Notice how it mounts to the bottom of the drivers floor, as opposed to the bumper bracket bolt.

The 50/51 horn bracket is different again to the 52 one, and has the can horn protective surround .

Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:58 pm

RockStock wrote: From the March 1955 Bus Workshop Manual

VW workshop manuals often use older drawings if the mechanics are the same.
They didn't care much about the esthetic details.

I would look to unmolested originals and early photos to confirm.
(Photo's in books often show restored cars/buses not always originals)

Tim

(long time lurker, my first post) :)

Tue May 31, 2011 11:48 am

Horn from another 1955 Standard.

I'm pretty sure it's original

Tue May 31, 2011 7:42 pm

I don't know what horn is correct but the horn above seems to common to be barndoor only. Maybe it was used on later buses also?
I saw two of these horns for sale at bug-o-rama this weekend, I bought a working one for $5.
Also my 58 Binz has this same horn on it. Barndoor only parts are never that easy to find.

Tue May 31, 2011 7:58 pm

It is my opinion it was used later as well as I know I have seen them around.

I noticed on the one I just posted above that one wire has a boot on it but it doesn't look like the boots actually fit over anything on this horn.

The horn I posted at the start of this thread has a real area for the boot to slide over.

Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:04 pm

I believe this to be the proper Bosh horn used on Barndoors and probably into some post BD years as well.

Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:19 pm

Thanks for the update.

For reference, the horn just posted above has a 6/12 marking on the side.

Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:14 am

I picked up a 6/13 marked horn at the Sacramento Bugorama last weekend.

The markings and appearance are identical to the 6/12 horn posted by EA57RHD above.

The seller said it was the original horn off his ribbed bumper Panel, which I think was a '58. In combination with some of the comments above, I think the same horn was used through at least 1958.

Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:01 pm

And to further narrow it down, this is the original horn off my 11/58 Single Cab (59 model Year).

It's a Screw Term Bosh horn, but a different style then what's pictured on the previous posts.

Based on all the info we have so far, and Everetts post above, I think it's safe to assume that the Barndoor style horn was probably used to the end of the press bumper buses 7/1958 :?: