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1973 Dart, what's the correct positioning of the horns ?

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 12:49 pm
by Johnny Dart
When I bought the car in the horns were in the boot.I'm fixing it up for mot, and would like to put them in the correct position.Could any 73 Dart owners tell me /take a pic of where they should go.
Am I missing any brackets ?
Thanks

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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 1:10 pm
by Dave-R
Most mopars have the horns fitted to the inside of the passenger side inner fender. The opposite side to your photo and behind where the windscreen washer would be . There should be a couple of holes there for mounting them.

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 1:17 pm
by Dave-R
Actually I am not sure about A-Body cars because there is less room in the engine bay than the other models. Maybe mount to the radiator frame? But they will still be in that general area. Engine side of the radiator on the passenger side inner fender.

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 1:34 pm
by Dave81
Here you go JD.

To the left of the Rad as you stand looking in.

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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 1:34 pm
by Carl
This might help

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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 1:57 pm
by Dave-R
Ah. So they do mount to the radiator frame on the A-body. I did wonder. :thumbright:

So did the screen washer have to fit below them?

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 2:08 pm
by Dave81
Dave wrote:Ah. So they do mount to the radiator frame on the A-body. I did wonder. :thumbright:

So did the screen washer have to fit below them?
Not on mine. Top of inner fender (top photo)! :thumbright:

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 2:15 pm
by Dave-R
Oh hell. There it is next to the brake. I must be blind.

Is that the stock location?

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 6:08 pm
by Johnny Dart
Dave81 wrote:
Dave wrote:Ah. So they do mount to the radiator frame on the A-body. I did wonder. :thumbright:

So did the screen washer have to fit below them?
Not on mine. Top of inner fender (top photo)! :thumbright:
Sweet,
Thanks all -
I'll have a go at fitting them up tomorrow.
A picture tells a thousand words ?

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 6:09 pm
by Johnny Dart
Carl wrote:This might help

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Thats an exceptionally clear engine bay.

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 7:50 pm
by Dave81
Dave wrote:Oh hell. There it is next to the brake. I must be blind.

Is that the stock location?
Pretty much Dave......Think mine has Toyota or Honda stamped on it (Jap reliability)! :D

Here's stock bottle and location......Same for \6 and V8's:

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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 9:21 am
by Johnny Dart
Dave81 wrote:Here you go JD.

To the left of the Rad as you stand looking in.

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Hi Dave thanks for the pic.
I can see where they go now, but the 2 holes are too small for the horn bolts, which makes me wonder if I am missing a bracket ?
do yours have a bracket that they bolt to , or are they bolted straight to the panel, see my pic for holes and horns,
what do you think ?

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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 10:37 am
by Carl
It looks like yours have a bracket, drill the holes bigger or make a bracket up ;)

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 10:45 am
by Johnny Dart
Carl wrote:It looks like yours have a bracket, drill the holes bigger or make a bracket up ;)
I think I may be becoming an anorak, as I want to know what the bracket looks like , and make a repro :lol:

Yes, I know the washer bottle is in the wrong place, but I did that a couple of days after I got it home , and I didn't belong to MMA then.
No nice people to ask !!!

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 10:58 am
by Carl
Your horns have the bracket on them, its those brackets that bolt to the body/rad frame, look at the pic of the shinny blue car you just have different shape brackets, maybe from a different car? I would just make the 2 holes bigger.