'55 Horns

[troberts6]

I have my 1955 Olds 88 horns of the car and there is a rattleing coming from the inside. Is it an easy fix? or should I try to get some new ones somehow? Also are the relays fixable or can someone direct me to a new set?

thanks

[dynamic88]

i just went through finding a horn relay/junction block for my 65 olds. the auto parts store was able to cross ref a bunch of numbers and come up with a new version that would have worked, so they say. i ended up in a junk yard and found one in a car that was maybe a year or two older. it works. as far as the horns go. i dont know if they would be bad or not. on you can use a light tester and see if you have power at the plug that goes onto the horn. that would tell you if its the horn or the relay. chris

[Oldsguy]

I just took the two 6 volt horns off of my '46 project. I am in the process of re-wiring everything and changing to a 12 volt system. The horns worked fine with the old 6 volt battery but when I tried them with the 12 volt source they wouldn't work. It was a battery charger with an 8 amp limit so I am thinking that the limit on the current is the problem and they might work with a 12 volt battery. I say all this to recommend that you make sure the wiring isn't limiting the current on your horns. If you can isolate one horn and use a jumper wire from the battery to the horn terminal (almost ALL horns ground by mounting them) that would tell you for sure. It should sound if you have a wiring problem, or a ground problem. If it doesn't sound then the horn itself might be just too old. I think they used some kind of polymer or plastic for the diaphrams on those horns and it might be old and brittle. I found this site if you want to have them rebuilt.
http://www.classiccarhorns.com/

[troberts6]

thanks for the information