WTB horn contact arm?

[Razz]

Hey all,

 

Through a series of some stupid thoughts and theories on my own and a mates part, I am in need of an odd part..

Don't know if my explanation will make much sense but I'll give it a crack.  Behind the steering wheel is the small arm that makes contact with the ring on the steering wheel itself to work the horn.  It's held in place by a single screw, holding it to a square-ish piece of plastic.  It has a green wire soldered onto the end of it, right next to the screw.  The arm then reaches out to the left, with a small metal lump on the end, which makes the contact to the wheel itself.  I am in need of that arm, as we kinda ...bent..... the other one  :'( and it no longer functions properly.  So, if by pure miracle someone has one lieing around I would love to get it off ya!

 

Cheers,

Scott

[stevo_gj]

I don't know the part, but anyone wrecking a 2+2 will be able to help you out

[Razz]

fair enough, it is a random part that i'm sure you wouldn't even look twice at, or think about ever   

 

Know anyone wrecking a Z?

 

[sexual_sushi]

Haha I know exactly what you are talking about and I need one too! Think I might just bend up a piece of metal though, nothing too complicated..

[Razz]

lol, cool. as long as someone gets me  what happened to your one?

[sexual_sushi]

Broke in half somehow and now it's not long enough to bend up and make contact. Just hoping a cop doesn't pull me over and ask me to test the horn (it's happened before)

[matt drago]

I know the part.  I busted mine when I had the steering linkage disconnected and was spraying the car.  Had a plastic bag over the wheel to protect it from the over spray, but the wheel got turned a few times and the plastic bag wrapped around and eventually snapped it.

 

Dad and I fabricated a new holder out of some plastic bits and pieces that we had around the place.  Cannot remember exactly what it was that we used though.  May have been a cable saddle (used to hold electric cables in place when wiring a house, etc) or a plastic automotive cable connector (with the metal parts removed.

 

I'll see if I can get a picture of it for you.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

[Razz]

sounds like a fairly popular part to get broken    any chance that in internals of the steering collum would be the same amongst other datsuns? need to hunt down a part for rego- lousy rego- if not, maybe might have to fab something up

[Scoota G]

Maybe try the 260C or 280C.