Repo Horn questions

[coupe1942]

I have a repo Sparton horn which was recently reconditioned for me. It is not an original, but it now works for my 12v system in my '30 pickup.

My question is about how to replace the screen into the trumpet portion of the horn and not misalign it, deform it or bend it up as it is inserted back into place there? Is the trumpet part separated before the screen portion is put into place or is it somehow gently pushed back into place?

I have big mitts and my hands are not as gentile as they should be in dong something which can screw up by too much force being used. How do you get that round screen back into place without damaging it in the process?

Thanks for any info and tips.

 

[Mike V. Florida]

On the originals the screen was put into the horn bell from the front and it sits in a groove. The bell was then painted.

If it were original one could take apart the horn and knock it out from the back.

I don't know what horn you have and how close to original it is.

 

[coupe1942]

This screen sits into a groove and is put in from the front, I believe. I just want to know if there is a trick to putting it into place, other than just pushing it down. I don't want to bend or crush it, so I am asking before I attempt to push it down too hard.

The repo horn had some rust inside the bell area at that groove and also on the screen that was removed in the past. I will be cleaning up that area prior to installing the new wire screen. I don't want to push it into place before i clean out the old rusty areas and do some touch up paint there. I was not for sure if the bell was pressed into place and could be separated or not or if the screen was simply pushed down to lock it into place inside the bell or what I call the trumpet area. See photos attached.

This is a daily driver and not a show car, so the repo horn is okay by me. Like say, it was rewound for my 12 v system in my pickup and works fine other than needing the paint touchup and screen replaced.

Hope that explains it better.
Thanks.

 

[C26Pinelake]

Hind sight is 20/20 but why did you not refinish it when it was apart being reconditioned ? Wayne

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

That must be the A&L quality repro horn, and the screen would be installed the same as an original. I tucked as much screen into the groove as possible, then used a flat tip screwdriver to push on the edge of the screen and tuck the rest into place. You'll want to do the painting after installing the screen, otherwise you'll be scratching the paint.

The screen holes will easily fill with paint, so don't have the paint too thick, and don't spray it on too heavy. Have an blow gun handy to blow the holes back open if they should fill in. Original horns have a few holes filled with paint, but when I painted my Sparton horn, a few more than I liked filled in, and I didn't think about blowing them open until the paint had already dried.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

"Maybe" just push it in with a small can, with the top & bottom removed???
Bill W.

 

[Jeff/Illinois]

Just a comment here..... I have one of the A&L Sparton horns and LOVE it. Sounds GREAT looks even better.

The original is in a box on the shelf in the garage. It worked good but the A&L is best!

Do as Tom said that's what I did on the original years ago.

 

[coupe1942]

Actually, that was my original thought on how I may do it, but I just wanted to make certain of what I was going to do before wading in and ending up bending the thing badly.

Thanks for the info.