SteveB21 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hi My 6 has plastic air horns fitted (using the oil cooler mounting points) and I would like to replace them with original style horns, but I cannot work out where the original horns were mounted - can anyone help with a picture? None of the usual sources seem to show this info (brown book, Haynes, Moss catalogue...). Thanks in advance. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I'm in the same boat, my 6 didn't have any horns at all and like you say no reference to their position. I have a triangular piece attached to the bumper brackets that attach to the chassis and wondered if they were the mounting brackets for said horns. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Mark, Steve Here you go - the (Edit: nearside) offside one is located in the same place on the bumper iron: Cheers Andrew Edited July 26, 2015 by Andrew Smith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alec1978 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 My 72 tr6 has The original horns attached via the front bumper irons - two fixed 7/16 nuts should be present on each bumper iron marking where the horn bracket attaches. Regards, Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sapphire72 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Both sides; taken from valance inlet. Uncertain whether this is original position, or not. Edited July 26, 2015 by Sapphire72 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Both sides; taken from valance inlet. Uncertain whether this is original position, or not. Position is right brackets are not, they normally sit flat, the way yours are would allow the horns to fill up with water. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sapphire72 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Position is right brackets are not, they normally sit flat, the way yours are would allow the horns to fill up with water. Stuart. Thank you, Stuart. I enjoy your knowledgeable responses. I knew I shouldn't drive in the wet, and now I have a good reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks everyone - holes located and horns + brackets on the task list. As usual, a picture is worth a thousand words! Cheers Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 7/27/2015 at 6:43 PM, stuart said: Position is right brackets are not, they normally sit flat, the way yours are would allow the horns to fill up with water. Stuart. I'm revisiting this horn mounting. Mine has air horns and I don't like them. Can someone please post a photo of the correct mounting arrangement? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atl TR6 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 replacement horns similar in shape, mounted on the original brackets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Atl TR6 said: replacement horns similar in shape, mounted on the original brackets. Thank you. The mounting bracket is still on my car so new horns are needed. Moss have them at a reasonable price. Are they any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 6 hours ago, John McCormack said: Thank you. The mounting bracket is still on my car so new horns are needed. Moss have them at a reasonable price. Are they any good? The above is correct location, the Moss replacements are OK just make sure you test before fitting. One of my pet hates is when people have spent a fortune on a resto and then fitted cheap plastic horns. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Another angle: Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted March 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 14 hours ago, John McCormack said: Thank you. The mounting bracket is still on my car so new horns are needed. Moss have them at a reasonable price. Are they any good? Moss horns are fine - I fitted them in 2015. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, stuart said: The above is correct location, the Moss replacements are OK just make sure you test before fitting. One of my pet hates is when people have spent a fortune on a resto and then fitted cheap plastic horns. Stuart. No risk there Stuart. I haven't spent anything restoring this car, it is a survivor. It was painted in the 90s, a very nice job but only on external surfaces. The interior is almost as built with a walnut dash. The car has an interesting history. The owner I bought it off only did 2,000 miles in his 3 years, the owner before him 5,000 miles in 22 years. He worked in China so only used the car a week or so a year. I have all the records since 1990 and the car has done 28,000 miles in 32 years. I've done 12,500 of them in my 5 years. I did do a fair bit of mechanical work; CV axles, suspension bushes, new shocks all round, rebuilt r&p, rocker gear, thrust washers, new oil pump, cleaned the sump out, repadded the seats, bought a new soft top and acquired a hardtop. Cavity wax went everywhere I could get it in. It gets used quite a lot in all weathers. Edited March 29, 2022 by John McCormack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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