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horn bracket

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 11:14 am
by nathan kruger
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me if there was a different horn bracket for Pre-A and if so, when was the switch to the A style? Anyone have pictures of the older style to confirm? I can find lots of what I have and was told was correct for an A:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/7773773.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/7773774.jpg
Thanks
NK

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 2:19 pm
by Daryl Bertram
Hi Nathan; this is the horn and bracket for '54 Pre-A 60441. it's missing the threaded stud at the base.

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 3:20 pm
by Spencer Harris
nathan kruger wrote:Can anyone tell me if there was a different horn bracket for Pre-A and if so, when was the switch to the A style? Anyone have pictures of the older style to confirm?
What year are you looking for Nathan? James loaded some pictures from the '52 Bosch catalog on this post of the most common horns of the period.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=38713&start=15

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 4:13 pm
by nathan kruger
March 1954 (like 1953, no horn grills)
When I get home I'll post a picture of what I found at Hershey, billed as a 'pre-A' reproduction
Thanks
NK

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 5:00 am
by Daryl Bertram
Nathan the horn bracket for 60441 would be correct for your car. This cab was built in Feb '54 and is one of those from 60395 to 60549 built in early '54. They have the '53 body with no horn grills. My avatar pic is the cab.

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 12:49 pm
by James Davies
The horn brackets were the 3-leaf type with a stand-off bolt w/spacer. But the ones used 1953 and earlier were really flimsy, and especially with the large HO/FSA "dinner plate" horn attached, often broke.

Photos of a 1952 horn with an intact bracket, and a horn with the stand-off from an unrestored March 1953 car. On this second one, a leaf is broken.

As you can see, each leaf is very thin. The subsequent design for 1954 used 2 layers for each leaf.

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 1:31 pm
by nathan kruger
Thanks all:
Here is the reproduction I found. Anyone recognize it?

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:50 pm
by David Green
Julian Hardy (see classifieds) sells proper reproduction leaf brackets.
David

Re: horn bracket

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 2:45 pm
by Daryl Bertram
I had not considered horns other than the "dinner plate" horn on my cab having different mounts. Yikes!