Horn connections

Russell Reay

Russell Reay

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What is the proper way to connect the wires to the posts on the horn? I can fab a couple short wires with female plug on one end and ring terminal on the other, but I can't imagine that is how Henry did it.
 

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That's not a "Ford" horn. "Ford" horns have internal connections, so you'll have to adapt, like you mentioned.
 
According to RGJS (19-3, bottom left) this is one of the earliest Model A horns (1927-28), certainly not original to my car--1930. I'll fab a plug connection and bury it in the conduit
 
Russell Reay said:
According to RGJS (19-3, bottom left) this is one of the earliest Model A horns (1927-28), certainly not original to my car--1930. I'll fab a plug connection and bury it in the conduit
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You could probably sell/trade it to someone building an early car.
 
That is not an early Model A horn, even the early horns have the connection under the cover. See the picture on page A-16 of
the RGJS.
 
That is an EA Laboratories horn. I agree with Bob, I don't think it is Model A, even tho EA did make horns for Ford.
 
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I agree with all the others. That is not a Model A horn. I have never seen an "A" horn with external connections. They have similar internal connections as in the picture posted by Bob C. While the "A" horns were made by several different manufactures they all had a similar profile. While the front of your horn is not shown, what can be seen does not seem to fit the correct profile, and the mounting bracket is not Model A it looks home made.

Attached are two factory photos of very early Tudor Sedans (notice the open front bumper on the 1st "A"), the second "A" is also a very early "A" they both clearly show the profile of the early horn and that it is similar to other "A" horns.
 

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The Ford horns are wired in series so that the polarity doesn't matter. For your horn it may matter. Hook it up and test the horn. Adjust the screw in the back if there is one for the best sound. And then test it with the opposite connections. It should be the same. Then test the horn with the engine running at a fast idle (charging voltage) and adjust if necessary.
 
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