Horn carbon contact pin

[billpatterson]

Hi there
I am looking for a horn contact. Stupid me; Its quite exposed when the column and dash are apart and...I...bumped...it New at USD52 is a bit rich. Are there any used ones around?

THX

Bill

 

[Thomas76]

Don't sweat it, I broke mine too. Took me a while to find one, but bought new. Used ones could be just as brittle as yours was.

 

[bluecoupe30!]

Don't sweat it, I broke mine too. Took me a while to find one, but bought new. Used ones could be just as brittle as yours was.

I agree, some of the plastic, vinyl wrapped parts of a 48 year old car simply are "timed out". Like an old set of tires. I worry about used fan blades, dashboards, if they have not cracked yet, probably will when put through the exercise of an installation into another vehicle. I mean, how long should this material last, indefinitely? Time for new stuff. May not be original, but up to owner to source best replacements. Somewhere, I am sure I have a used horn contact, but would be hard to sell + ship as there is no way of knowing if it would really last. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.

 

[Mot27cars]

I’ll check parts stash

 

[Krzysztof]

Yes. It is quite easy to break it.

I would expect ones from other old Exx BMW models will fit. Just to rivet/screw it back.

I bought used column from E21 but here it is also broken, but if you would provide some dimension I can at least compare if the ones from E21 will fit.

 

[Mike Goble]

Mine broke so I epoxied it back together with some structural reinforcement from shrink tubing and a pen.

Rebuilding my horn slip ring contact | BMW E9 Coupe Discussion Forum

 

[billpatterson]

Thanks all! I'm not sweating it. Its another repair which I do not mind. It was my fault. Just surprised at the cost of new...I know I have spent more

Cheers,
Bill

 

[mulberryworks]

This is the first part I bought for my 2800CS after getting it home back in 2014. I didn't know what parts I might need yet and was browsing for parts online and when I saw the horn slip ring contact I figured it would be a good start since it's likely to wear over time, or be broken.
As the first part I bought, I didn't capture the price in my spreadsheet that I have later purchases in, but I'm sure that it wasn't anywhere near as expensive as the price above as I didn't know yet if I'd need it. Turns out I did.

 

[JFENG]

These were used on a whole lot of bmw’s over the years. I think there should be piles of these in junkyards.

 

[JFENG]

There is an eBay seller in DE with 7 of these for about 21€ each plus shipping. If enough bought them, the EU ($10) and the EU-USA shipping ($35) could be amortized down to $5 or less. Guesstimate total price under $30/ea. Still pricey. How many of you want a spare in your parts stash?

Seems ripe for a group buy, facilitated by one of our EU members.

John

 

[Arde]

Same here, mine broke while replacing something else. I was surprised to see it was installed with rivets.
The factory believed it would last forever?
It is also unfair that it wears regardless of how much you use horn.

 

[Krzysztof]

I can help from EU if it help you save some $$... Just PM me.

 

[bavbob]

Got mine on Ebay, 44 bucks shipped.

 

[JFENG]

One of our esteemed EU members is looking into a small group buy. No confirmation of price or quantity yet.

If he can work it out I’m up for 1 as a spare.

 

[billpatterson]

I’ll check parts stash

Hi there,
I am wondering if you had any luck checking your parts stash!?

Very much appreciated!

Bill

 

[JFENG]

Bill
We bought out that EU seller late last fall and all promptly sold to members here for my cost (and I kept one for myself and gave one away as charity). They are still avail here, but for twice the price we paid.

John

 

[billpatterson]

Bill
We bought out that EU seller late last fall and all promptly sold to members here for my cost (and I kept one for myself and gave one away as charity). They are still avail here, but for twice the price we paid.

John

PM sent

-Bill

 

[AustinOski]

I just got one of these.

 

[eriknetherlands]

Of course im in Europe, but if there is interest i think i can get them cheaper here, around 32 euro each. If there are more interested parties in the US, then we could bundle (would only make some sense if i ship 10 in one go)

Willing to be the middle man.
Erik.

 

[billpatterson]

I just got one of these.

Thank you! I just ordered one... Great price but ridiculous shipping; I think thats a way to get more traffic

-Bill