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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:39 am Post subject: RHD Horn details |
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I am looking for some pics for a few things.
1. I would like info showing where the horn mounts. Siince the pedal box is outboard of the frame rail on the steering box side there doesn’t appear to be space for it. Also barn doors don’t have the frame bracket like a 55- up do.
2. The bottom of the nose...there is a few holes where the horn wire / speedo / and harness come through. I know which and where the harness hole is located but could someone point me to which is which on the other two holes?
I know it’s a pain in the but to post pics so any help is very appreciated!
Todd _________________ www.blastserv.com
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:50 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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surprised nobody has replied. try emailing this guy [email protected]
he makes parts in the uk and owns/restores barndoors _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:03 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Me too!
I saw a request for something someone needed and stopped what I was doing measured my part and uploaded all kinds of pics immediately to help. This isn’t even a hard one. Every single RHD bus has this detail unless the nose is completely rotted off. The horn may be not installed but...
It’s all good. I’m not here to request a pity party either....I just would like to some assistance from a fellow enthusiast.
I really appreciate your lead and I’ll reach out to Mark. Thank you! _________________ www.blastserv.com
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Blue barny ute Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:12 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Hey there
I’ll post pics tomorrow of my 54 RHD single cab horn location and wiring definitely left hand side location of horn and wiring from near heater tubing
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Blue barny ute Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Here you go horn bracket off bumper bracket Left Hand side
And wiring coming through hole closest to heater tube wiring and speedo cable wiring may not be correct location as it has all been replaced looking at photos now there looks to be a hole for the wiring on the floor in front of where the horn is located so I think I’ll relocate my horn wiring!, horn definitely on left side as both of the RHD Barndoors I’ve had have been on the left
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:51 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Thank you!
What metal on the bus is original? I see a couple holes outboard of the left frame rail. Those are the details I’m trying to sort out. I think the speedo cable goes in one of them. There is holding tabs on the frame rail for it and with a pedal pan installed the cable has no exit of the area. _________________ www.blastserv.com
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type21 Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Here are a couple more, factory steel. This pic is upside down, speedo cable and horn wiring... the horn wire is closest to the frame rail. The other two wires are after market flashers.
Hope this helps |
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type21 Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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This is the RHD drivers side, main loom and brake switch.... |
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:54 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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This is awesome!..thank you _________________ www.blastserv.com
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:32 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Here is where I found the horn wire is routed. I didn’t 100% confirm this but I stumbled on it with Beaterbarndoor while posting on another thread about pedal pans...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/346750.jpg
So I went ahead and followed along.
_________________ www.blastserv.com
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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I’ll let the pictures explain themself. Contact Mark @thebustransfer.com and grab a proper bracket for
Your horn.
_________________ www.blastserv.com
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3929 Location: England
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:58 am Post subject: Re: RHD bus owners... Please help!! |
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Neat bracket.
Anyone know when it was used?
The pictures I’ve seen of late model buses - believed original - have a cruder, longer bracket
Bus 1 (Sept 54)
Bus 2
Bus 3 (May 54)
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BeaterBarndoor Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2000 Posts: 824 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:21 am Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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I have been trying to decipher this change while trying to make the bracket above and from what I have come up with, based on the photos in the "horn" thread and the 53/54 workshop manual image, the complicated bracket seems to me to be 53 only, possibly early 54 only based on that my book is 53/54. Then in 54/55 changed to that simpler version.
image from book
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Merlin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 2103 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:20 am Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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Hello everyone,
This is a shot of my RHD NOV '54 Kombi...
Is this area where there should be a horn mount? What's missing, please?
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2179 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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gatorwyatt Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: Clearwater Fl.
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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RHD has no bracket welded. It’s a separate bracket as above that bolts to the bumper bracket on the LEFT side. The horn wire is extra long. All those details should be easily understood above.. _________________ www.blastserv.com
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Merlin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 2103 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:22 am Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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Thank you.
I'm going with Mark's bracket.
For reference, here is a shot of the RHS of my bus...
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Merlin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 2103 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:53 am Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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After scrounging through a forgotten bucket of bits over this past weekend, this turned up...
This is the original horn bracket off my NOV '54 RHD Kombi. _________________ the3rdrock.com - …musings, discoveries and postulating, by a restless itinerant in search of enlightenment.
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9791 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: RHD Horn details |
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Merlin wrote: |
After scrounging through a forgotten bucket of bits over this past weekend, this turned up...
This is the original horn bracket off my NOV '54 RHD Kombi. |
Nice find.
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