Guest coolie24 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I am looking for a horn button for the above vehicle. I have attached 2 photos of what i need. Can anybody help?thanksMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Are the locking lugs broken on yours,if not you all ready have one. These are the bottom protrusions that hold the metal split ring. The metal cover can be easily removed and polished or replated and the cover is then painted black and the raised portion is buffed or taped off so the ram and speed spears show the chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Are the locking lugs broken on yours,if not you all ready have one. These are the bottom protrusions that hold the metal split ring. The metal cover can be easily removed and polished or replated and the cover is then painted black and the raised portion is buffed or taped off so the ram and speed spears show the chrome.I don't think that is his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coolie24 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 the bottom lugs are broken on mine. I really need the bottom piece under the metal cover. Any idea where else to try to get one. thanksMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) the bottom lugs are broken on mine. I really need the bottom piece under the metal cover. Any idea where else to try to get one. thanksMike1936 Plymouth item should work. I believe the bases are the same. Edited May 14, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I thought I had another good one but I don't. I do have some extras of the other horn parts! Plymouth is the same,just change the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Type in "Dodge horn button" on ebay to find this.....and others.1936 1937 1938 1939 Dodge Horn Button Very Nice Condition | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 That one looks funny what with being polished instead of painted like I always see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 That one looks funny what with being polished instead of painted like I always see them.But the backside does not look broken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What a nice looking thing. I wonder what the horn button on my '26 Touring would have looked like? Obviously different from this but would be worth looking out for if I knew.The one I have is not original;in fact, the whole steering wheel boss looks a bit home made to me.Any ideas, please post them. Thankyou.Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Ray, I think the '26 had the rubber composite wheel with this button. The '25 and earlier had the wood wheels. I could be wrong on the wheel material dates but I'm pretty sure your's would have this button. Sorry it's not been cleaned up atall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks Pete. That is just what I was hoping someone would post. I see that the advance and retard lever and hand throttle are mounted in a quadrant attached to the steering colunm under the wheel. If I am to get it back so it looks right, I will have to find one like yours. Do these come off the column easily do you know? I don't yet have a parts book so if someone could tell me the number, it would be a help.Pete, is the horn button metal ?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ray, I don't have a parts book either. The quadrant and levers are all kept on with oval head and fillister head screws, the main body of the upper casting assembly is in question on how that is fastened to column. A wire comes up from inner bottom of column, fastened by a set screw at top, where the horn collector ring is attached to that wire for horn. The Bakelite collector ring simply sits there,under wheel hub, held in place by a notch in the Bakelite ring and the upper body casting. The wheel is held on by a twin keyed upper shaft and large hex nut. The horn button is spring loaded and made of Bakelite. Coolie24, I'm sorry your thread has been high-jacked-- If I had a '36 horn button, I'd give it to you.--Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 HA! (Ohhh that's not where I was going with that, but funny still!) Hi-jackin' the Horn Button Thread, We gotta stop this! Sorry Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Thanks Pete. That is just what I was hoping someone would post. I see that the advance and retard lever and hand throttle are mounted in a quadrant attached to the steering colunm under the wheel. If I am to get it back so it looks right, I will have to find one like yours. Do these come off the column easily do you know? I don't yet have a parts book so if someone could tell me the number, it would be a help.Pete, is the horn button metal ?Thanks. Ray, P.M me your address and I will send you a copy of the parts book, all 800 plus pages I have saved on disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 That would be a great help, thankyou Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I just refinished my horn button and I had the whole thing powder coated then wet sanded the high ares with 360 grit ,1000grit then 2000 grit and buffed it out and im real happy with the way it came out . Ill try and post a pic here if i cant it will be in my pic folder under my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Here are some from "amigo's" profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) Where did you end up getting the horn button from? That sure does look like a Chrysler Airflow banjo steering wheel. NICE! This one is in the wrong car, too. Edited June 3, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) LOL I would be lying if I told ya that was the original but It is an air flow It has a smaller horn hole but a chrome ring at the point where the Dodge horn button goes so It was ground to that part and fits great. The Air flow has a little larger splines shaft where the Dodge has a tapered shaft with a key way. I took my dodge steering wheel cut off the spokes ground off the old plastic and ended up with a hub that I took to my machinist he turned it then bore out the airflow wheel and taped it in pined it and welded it he did a great job you cant even tell it realy was near perfect work on his part. I belive Chrysler air stream offered the same wheel and their horn button is the same as the dodge. You can find horn buttons on the e bay but they cant have any dings so when you have it powder coated you need the high spots to stand up so they can be sanded out and polished Edited June 3, 2012 by amigo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I myself belive that 1936 airflow wheel is the coolest banjo wheel of that era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Where did you get the horn button? Was it the item on Ebay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 No it was one I had but I restored it , I do have another but it has a ding in the outer ring and wont sand out right , Ive seen them on eBay as long as their smooth and the stamped Ram and lines are their then you can powder coat it and sand out the ram and the rings and lines then rebuff the powder coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Check this out This is the Chrysler banjo wheel the horn button is the same size as teh dodge . I sold the air flow horn button for 35 bucks its smaller than the dodge but has an additional chrome ring .http://forums.aaca.org/f147/1936-chrysler-airstream-c7-owners-295225-2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 You need to contact that guy and see if he would take less it looks like a good button just needs to be powder coated then sanded out . be shure and remove the back their is only 3 tabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killerbunny Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I myself belive that 1936 airflow wheel is the coolest banjo wheel of that eraLooks great mate...And the button for horn is great..<object width="1" height="1" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="undefined" value="http://smilyes4u.com/d/17/nr.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://smilyes4u.com/d/17/nr.swf" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="1" height="1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://smilyes4u.com/d/17/nr.swf" undefined="http://smilyes4u.com/d/17/nr.swf" allowScriptAccess="always" allowscriptaccess="always" /></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 That Thing is on ebay for 99 bucks I use a formula when I need a new part its some thing like this Cost x difficulty x the quality of the part to locate divided by my current savings and how old I want be when I finish the car . When it all computes I will over pay about 27% for a good part and work harder at work or skip a few beer's . The way I see it a good deal on a good complete horn button would be about 65 bucks with shipping 75 then powder coat 20 bucks so ur under a hundred . But a good button dosent come up often so its about 30 bucks two much. The guys that finish their car then die 6 months later will hold out for another cheaper button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Quote..........The guys that finish their car then die 6 months later will hold out for another cheaper button ............At least he made a stand for something he believed in and didnt just take the easy road everytime it was offered simply for his own self gratification to be able to drive a car down the road that was a frankenstein of parts.No offense I think you did a wonderfull job on your car. I myself would have done some things differently though like finding the correct wheel/button and since this is a site dedicated to preserving the original status of these cars I dont think its neccessary to make the statement above and take just a little more wind out of the guy that wants to do things right.We all realize the time, effort and dedication needed to find all the original correct parts for our cars Edited June 4, 2012 by 1930 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigo Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I was being generous usually the wife sells an unfinished car and 30,000. dollars of tools and unused parts for about 500 bucks . The horn button listed is a great part with the back also . The seller should split the part sell the back for 50 bucks and the button for 60 bucks Its a deal for some one looking for a horn button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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