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scottienoel
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Joined: July 10, 2006
Posts: 51
Location: Seattle, WA
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 Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject: Horn location |
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Okay, so its been a while, but I thought the horn was under/near the front driver's side bumper, am I wrong or has someone helped themselves to my horn?
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bucko
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Joined: December 09, 2004
Posts: 2617
Location: Coppell, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| You are correct. The horn is located under the drivers side front fender. |
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Woreign
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Joined: June 04, 2006
Posts: 2841
Location: Crestview FL
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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That's the second missing horn to surface here on Samba! The horn went missing on the "Pimp My Ride Thing" if I'm not mistaken...
We might have ourselves a horn rustler! Go get the marshall! |
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xeno
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Joined: July 26, 2006
Posts: 653
Location: Mile High
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ummm, I just put in a Thing horn order with my North West parts supplier. Just out of curiosity, I'm going to ask for a drivers mirror also.
-Joking |
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scottienoel
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Joined: July 10, 2006
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Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Damn kids! Have they learned how to turn a VW horn into a bong.
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FreakCitySF
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Joined: June 08, 2004
Posts: 642
Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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They just rattle loose.
I've put mine on tight and it was loose within a month.
Maybe some locktite or glue gun? |
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Pinky
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Joined: December 31, 2003
Posts: 554
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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They just rattle loose.
I've put mine on tight and it was loose within a month.
Maybe some locktite or glue gun? |
Try a lockwasher maybe? |
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Ferretkona
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Joined: December 03, 2005
Posts: 1306
Location: Columbia, CA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I was thinking lock nuts with the nylon insert, they resist vibration pretty well. Or drill and wire tie them. |
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TimGud
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Joined: March 03, 2002
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Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| Never had one vibrate loose on me. I'd try medium locktight. |
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chinarider
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Posts: 276
Location: San Francisco, CA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| A rubber washer will work just fine, too. |
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bucko
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Joined: December 09, 2004
Posts: 2617
Location: Coppell, Texas
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Perhaps we have a horny thief out there? |
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Rev. Scott
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Joined: June 04, 2006
Posts: 770
Location: Philo, Ca.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| i used to have a bunch of mirrors and hubcaps and trim bits in the treasure chest of my single cab (things ide grab cheap at wrecking yards) and ide find cars that needed them in parking lots and dress em up as kinda a silent gift. made me feal good. one day i ran into a recipient and couldnt help compliment her on the nice matching chrome all around, to which she said..."huh, oh, yea"...i dont play the parts fairy anymore!...loseres are just that! |
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Towel Rail
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Joined: April 15, 2005
Posts: 4622
Location: SE CR IA US NA PE
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My horn bolts were pretty well rusted on. Therefore, I recommend a dash of salt water and a little time. 
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Talk about a thread going arye... The VW Thing horn bolts to a tab that is part of one of the front bumper mounts/ There is a "D" shaped ear with a hole in it that the horn flex mount bolts to . I have one of the best Thing horn collections in the world (unless I have already sold/traded and given them away. I must still have some around here but that would require a bit of a clean-up.. The VW Thing is one of the few cars around that the horn's only function is to appreciate folks loving your car. We use em to wave back.. I have the high low dual Thing horns on my offroad car. I beep it whenever I feel like it. But never toward another driver or stuff like that...
If you have the orignal flex mount then it will never wiggle loose. It os a funny little straight mounting bracket that has multiple strips of flexible metall that absorb the shock that could make the horn come loose. Real German cars don't need no stinking locktight.. tutonic engineering |
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