>You should be able to find a used one a lot cheaper then that. I'm betting >the same ones were used on the Cordoba's of that generation & probably other >models. >John >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Burton Bouwkamp" <northburt@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Imperial Club" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 8:11 AM >Subject: IML: 1982 Imperial Horn > > >Any ideas where I can find a replacement horn for my 1982 Imperial? > >I found a company in Beloit, Wisconsin that will rebuild the horn that does >not work - but they want $169. > >Burt Bouwkamp > Hey Burt, Are you sure it's the horn that's bad and not the relay? Or even the wiring/switch in the steering wheel? The horn on my '82 didn't work when I got the car, either. Turns out that inside the horn relay that's located on the fuse block, the spot that is supposed to make contact when the steering wheel button(s) are pressed had developed a thick corrosive crust. The relay was still working mechanically just not passing the juice when it was supposed to. It's relatively easy to take the relay apart-- it's plastic and the cover is just held on by two tabs. A quick sanding of the corroded area and I was back in business. Though this is my only experience, I would place a bet that this is a common trouble spot on Imperials from this era. With your past Chrysler experience, however, I wouldn't be surprised if you've already ruled this out but I thought I'd throw it out there nonetheless. :) If it is actually your horn that is the culprit, I can probably score you a new (used) one. My local wrecking yard has a 1980 New Yorker that has been there for a while and hasn't been picked over too much, probably since the R-body New Yorkers were somewhat rare and nobody has one anymore. However, I'm finding out it is a virtual goldmine in my Imperial restoration efforts. It's probably already known on the list, but apparently these R-body New Yorkers share a LOT of parts with the 80's Imperials. Not sheet metal, but electronics, relays, switches, motors, levers, etc. Even a lot of the dash mouldings and plastic assemblies are the same-- interesting since the two cars have completely different instrument clusters. The horn was still on it when I was there on Friday to grab a new headlight door relay for the Imperial since they use the same one. I noticed the horn because at the time I was trying to determine if they also use the same headlight door motor (I think they do). Mail me off-list if you're interested. ------------------- Nat Hall 1982 Imperial Coupe ------------------- ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm