Date:         Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:22:28 -0700
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Re: 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at
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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
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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
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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
>