RE: [Chrysler300] 300E ................ horns!

["'Jack Boyle' jackcboyle@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have taken horns apart as well. The adjustment of the "points" screw goes
from nothing to a grounded out hum in one-quarter turn. Cleaning, sanding
the points and painting is fairly straight forward. 

 

My C300 has the two big horns and they are very loud!!!!!  My '55 imperial
was more melodic.

 

.Jack

 

Jack Boyle

(913) 544 4650

 

Enjoying the same C-300 since 1967

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of 'Rich Barber' c300@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 9:00 PM
To: 'William Huff'; Chrysler300E@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300E ................ horns!

 

  

I was able to resurrect a good strong tone in the dual horns of our '55
C-300 by disassembly, filing joints, scraping corrosion and a couple days of
WD-40 soak.  Seems there was a screw adjustment for tone that is generated
by a solenoid working on a steel diaphragm-and the steel rusted and
generated enough rust scale to stop up the works.  Was not rocket science.
Interesting history from '55 as I recall it.  The Imperials had three
horns-two trumpet horns with unequal length horns plus a sea-shell type
shorty.  Early C-300's had the two unequal-length trumpet horns while later
ones had one trumpet horn and one sea-shell shorty.  

 

>From nine years ago: http://www.forwardlook.net/mail-archive/msg31384.html
The dual trumpet horns would clear the crosswalk of the terminally slow and
red-light runners. 

 

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of William Huff czbill@xxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 2:58 PM
To: Chrysler300E@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300E ................ horns!

 

  

One thing for sure, they shouldn't sound like anything a rice burner would
produce.  Using the horns a lot, like on a country road often helps them
produce the sound they should.  You can do it yourself or send them out if
that doesn't work.  If they are sounding at all it probably isn't the relay,
but corrosion in the horn.

Bill Huff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1kMJIKSEQc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCgLq2nvD5k

http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/198.cfm

http://www.carhornrestoration.com/




At 08:21 AM 8/21/2015, Chrysler300E@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote:

  

Hi Everyone out there in 300Land!
 
Thanks in advance for any and all responses ......................
 
The horns on my car both seem to work, but they sound a bit tired and I
don't even know exactly what they are supposed to sound like as no one in
the local chapter of the AACA down here in Miami has a 300!  A couple of
questions:
 
   o   Could it be the horn relay switch;
   o   Is it the horns themselves; or 
   o   A combination of the two? 
 
If it is the relay switch, that is simple and inexpensive to replace, but
what about the horns?  Can they be rebuilt and if so where or does one
purchase new horns / replacements and if so where can these be obtained?
 
Thanks and stay cool everyone!  Happy rest of the summer!
 
Tom
Miami, Florida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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