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General Discussion => Q & A => Topic started by: gsal on December 10, 2010, 05:51:17 AM

Title: Horn
Post by: gsal on December 10, 2010, 05:51:17 AM

Hi everyone, I would like to know how many horns came on the 65 GS and where are they mounted ? Also on the steering wheel's horn how does the wire connect in the center. When I took the horn bar off the wire fell off and
I can't see how it is connected. The turn signals do not cancel. Do you think it is just the small cancel wires ? It has been some time since I had a GS but I am thrilled to be back. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks   Al

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: Mark Ascher on December 10, 2010, 06:43:50 AM

Hi Al,

GS has two horns, mounted on the right side of the core support, on the inside. Get yourself a factory service manual set,
all of that will be shown in them, or go to the Electronic Garage on this site and that info will be there.
Hope that helps!

Mark

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 10, 2010, 07:49:37 AM

Al,

The turn signal canceling depends on the steering column. The tilt wheel column is different than the regular one. Which does your car have ?

Dan

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: gsal on December 10, 2010, 10:05:30 AM

Thanks guys .  Dan , my car has the tilt column.

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 10, 2010, 10:50:06 AM

Al,

On the tilt column cars there is a rollpin that is pressed into the back of the steering wheel that cancels the turn signals. If you need some pictures I can get some for you.

Dan

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: gsal on December 10, 2010, 10:55:16 AM

Dan, What goes wrong. Does the roll pin fall out ? I am going to pull the wheel off and see. Also do you know how the wire is hooked from the horn to the wheel ? Thanks again    Al

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 10, 2010, 11:32:36 AM

Al,

The pictures are of my steering wheel. The rollpin is missing on mine because I have a different steering wheel on the car and am using it there. The pin uses the small hole next to the horn contact. The wires from the contact then go to the two sides of the horn bar.

Dan

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: gsal on December 10, 2010, 12:23:39 PM

Thanks for the effort Dan that will really help.   Al

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: Brian on December 10, 2010, 06:13:28 PM

Not all of the tilts have the roll pin.  Sometime mid year they switched to a plastic cancelling cam that is attached to the bottom of the wheel with two phillips head screws.  Everything else is the same. 

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 10, 2010, 06:35:25 PM

Thanks Brian. Learned something new.

Dan

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: campfamily on December 10, 2010, 08:43:31 PM

I continue to be amazed and awed at the level of information available from the people on this forum.  Simply incredible.

Keith

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: gsal on December 11, 2010, 07:29:04 AM

Hey guys I am impressed with everyones knowledge and I appreciate it. I think I will have a new post daily as I continue to find small things on my car. Thanks again. 

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 15, 2010, 09:19:06 AM

Al,

Stumbled onto pictures of the steering wheel with the horn rollpin.

Dan

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: WkillGS on December 15, 2010, 12:41:25 PM

Quote from: dsags on December 10, 2010, 10:50:06 AM

Al,

On the tilt column cars there is a rollpin that is pressed into the back of the steering wheel that cancels the turn signals. If you need some pictures I can get some for you.

Dan

That must be why my signals don't cancel with the later rally wheel!
Thanks for the info, I'll have to fix that someday. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Horn
Post by: dsags on December 17, 2010, 08:37:46 AM

Al,

Here's the horn bar on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-BUICK-SKYLARK-STEERING-WHEEL-HORN-CONTACTS-/150535184728?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230c98a158

Dan