Ferrari Mailing List: Re: GTB horn?

[Gavin Bedggood (gavinnz]

just found three working used sets from 124 Fiat's on ebay all with metal 
horns...
I will see if I can pick up a set!

Later
Gavin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert W. Garven Jr. 
  To: Gavin Bedggood 
  Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 1:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GTB horn?


  I think the blue horns would sound the closest. I have chrome ones on my 
Rodeo and they are harsh sounding, I think 


  http://www.talbotco.com/fiamm.htm




  Robert W. Garven Jr.
  rgarven [at] gmail.com




   "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and 
for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few". Enzo 
Ferrari











  On Dec 13, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Gavin Bedggood wrote:


    I forgot to mention that the one in the car now looks to be a later 
    replacement part.
    It is Fiamm air horn... but has three black plastic horns....

    Interestly I hunted down on the net a parts sheet for the GTB GTS and the 
    1976 car has a air horn with two trumpets only pictured.
    The GTB GTS sheet (no year but no the injected model) has both a air horn 
    with two trumpets and what looks like an electric horn also in the parts 
    sheet... maybe they had different horns for different markets??

    I would be happy if I could hit the button and the damn thing would go.. 
and 
    go right away... so I might hunt up and nice loud Italian electric horn off 
    a Fiat or Alfa...

    BUT having said that... if anyone has the 100% correct horn for a 1978 
    308GTB then I would be interested in buying it.
    I am not a originalty nut, but it's nice to have the right stuff in a box 
on 
    a shelf should I ever need it.

    In answer to the general electrical answer.. the button works and I can 
here 
    something click in the dash... and the horn turns but only sometimes makes 
a 
    noise.
    Typical that the only current trouble I am having with it is from parts 
that 
    have been replaced and dicked around with!!!

    I am from the warmer north of the country in the Bay of Islands.

    and yes I should drive it more and I am planning to fix that this summer:)

    Regards
    Gavin

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Robert W. Garven Jr." <rgarven [at] gmail.com>
    To: "Gavin" <gavinnz [at] xtra.co.nz>
    Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
    Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 12:54 PM
    Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GTB horn?



      Gavin,



      That would be sacrilege,  The system is very simple and you can easily 

      take the compressor apart with simple tools and clean and re-lubricate 
the 

      rubber vanes with

      light oil!  I have a FIAMM metal set on my daily driver exactly same size 

      as on the ferrari and it sounds harsh the Ferrari horn..... I cannot keep 

      from using it it sounds so good!!!!!



      You got to drive that car more!!!



      your pal



      Rob



      Where are you in NZ my boss is from there?





      Robert W. Garven Jr.

      rgarven [at] gmail.com





      "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and 

      for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few". 

      Enzo Ferrari













      On Dec 13, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Michael James wrote:



        The horn system in the 308 is made by FIAMM SpA:



        http://www.talbotco.com/fiamm.htm



        The Ferrari horn system consists of an electrically-actuated Air 

        Compressor and a pair of red criss-crossed 'bugles' (on my car, an 84 

        model).  The red metal bugles are worth preserving, since they are no 

        longer made by FIAMM and provide the characteristic Italian sound.  A 

        friend broke one of his, and had to replace them with the plastic units 
- 

        not sure how close they are in sound to the originals, but with some 
care 

        you shouldn't have to replace the original units.



        The air compressor, per the Factory manual, required a periodic dab of 

        oil - yours may be starved of lubrication.  If that doesn't cure the 

        system, I'd start cleaning electrical contacts, starting with your horn 

        button on your steering wheel and working one's way to the fuse panel. 

        If you're still running a 'stock' fuse panel, you probably have a whole 

        cornucopia of electrical issues - Google 'Birdman's Fuse Blocks' for a 

        5-minute, bolt-in replacement.



        M



        --- On Sun, 12/13/09, Gavin Bedggood <gavinnz [at] xtra.co.nz> wrote:





        From: Gavin Bedggood <gavinnz [at] xtra.co.nz>

        Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GTB horn?

        To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>

        Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

        Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 10:14 AM





        What horn type make and style did a GTB come with as standard in 1978?

        Mine has a set of air horns that don't want to work properly.



        They have proven to be a pain..... never working when you need them to 

        and

        was thinking I might fit an ordinary electric horn....



        Regards

        Gavin





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