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ZwitterND Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:13 pm

Restoring the horn on my zwitter. Should the face be painted black or plated (galvanized)? I can't find a trace of paint so I am assuming plated. Thanks

virtanen Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:16 pm

I would say painted black, at least Bosch horn.

ZwitterND Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:43 pm

Just checked it's a Hella horn.

johnshenry Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:05 pm

ZwitterND wrote: Just checked it's a Hella horn.

Hellas were black also. What is the face like? Do you have a pic? I ask because there were some odd Hella face styles that I am not sure were ever used on VWs.

ZwitterND Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:48 pm

After further investigation I don't think this is the correct horn but it came with the car so I will keep it, I believe it should have screw on terminals
I don't know, it's going to be painful to paint it black it looks so pretty plated. (I did a little home plating just for giggles).



DrDarby Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:22 pm

That is a much newer horn. I believe the one you want even if it didn't have screw terminals would have a grill on the face instead of the holes.



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