 Why doesn't my horn base plate have a tab for the ground? |
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| GeorgeKopf |
 Jun 3 2025, 08:06 AM
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I'm assembling my horn pad and can't find a place to connect the brown ground wire from the contact ring. Do I have the wrong base plate?
   I think this is what it is supposed to look like:  And the PET Parts List for a 1974 doesn't show the contact pin:  Thanks. George |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 3 2025, 02:23 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,542 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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70-71 fours had a contact wiper pin like a 914-6. So there was no wire. Later fours got a different setup with the wire. So early horn rings didn't have a place to attach a wire.
Early four setup... see item 11  Late 4 setup... see item 4  The late setup matched the VW production at the time. |
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| GeorgeKopf |
Jun 3 2025, 08:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 9-February 21 From: Princeton, NJ Member No.: 25,186 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Jun 3 2025, 02:23 PM)  early horn rings didn't have a place to attach a wire. Ahhh. So, I must have an early horn ring. That explains everything. I'm going to try what Chad911sc suggested and attach the ground to one of the three bolts. Thank you everybody! I love this forum and the people here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon12.gif) George |
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Posts in this topic
GeorgeKopf Why doesn't my horn base plate have a tab for the ground? Jun 3 2025, 08:06 AM
Chad911sc I don’t have a factory steering wheel, so not su... Jun 3 2025, 09:06 AM Graydingo (could be wrong on this, but basing this off 911 s... Jun 3 2025, 09:40 AM Chad911sc Ah makes sense. I have a Momo and mine does have t... Jun 3 2025, 11:42 AM
GeorgeKopf Epilog,
It turns out that the early horn base is ... Jun 8 2025, 07:30 PM
Steve Here’s a picture of my stock 1975 wheel. It has... Jun 9 2025, 12:03 PM ClayPerrine
Here’s a picture of my stock 1975 wheel. It ha... Jun 10 2025, 05:21 AM |
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