That's why Airhead/VWG decided to repro the horn themselves 2 years ago. Yeah it's made in the Far East, but to our rigid specs. Everyone of them is inspected and tested before they go on the shelf. Airhead/VWG even makes the "high tone" that goes on the Ghias - example: http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/horns-(klaxon)/horn-low-pitched-6-volt-111951111-h -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > ** > yep... > Meyle stuff is generally to be suspected. > heck.. > the common VW Hella Horn ... > the one in the yellow box.. > I have been buying those for under $ 10 for 30+ years for VW's. > Recently .. > I needed one, went to my friendly local VW / foreign car parts store.. > they sell me a meyle horn for perhaps $ 12 ... > pure junk. > Did not really fit that right .. > where you'd expect a 13mm hex nut where it bolts on .. > the nut wasn't 13mm, nor 12, or half inch .. > DNF - 'does not fit'. > and a totally puny honk. > I returned it. > I *really* bothers me that stuff is build and sold that is so terribly > cheap and poorly made .. > and it's just plain aggravating to have to take the time to return it . > Scott > |
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