AndyR100 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Andy . . can you remember the part number etc? Thanks I used this one: http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/13654/s/boss-kit-tourist-trophy-46mm-with-enamel-badge-853-786/ ...... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
had17462 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Andy I have a wheel here but it's 4 inches across, from the bolt centres could you tell me what the size is please when possible. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 H Nick, I'd happily check for you, but I dropped my car off this morning to have a spot of paint done. The area/bolt pattern is the same as the motalita boss - still have the Same motalita wheel and fasteners on it. I'll gladly measure for you, but I probably won't get the car back in my hands until late next week. ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 You didn't show a picture of the inside of the horn button. There should be something metal in there which completes the circuit between the centre rivet and the big spring, when you push on the horn button. Hi If you look at pictures 2,3&4 going left to right which I upload you see the horn. The one with the button has no contacts inside, the housing has a spring and a red wire which will go to the 'pencil' which I ordered from Moto Lita. The housing remains static and when you press the horn as I see it - it makes no circuit connection or difference inside. Ill take a few more pics. Thanks so much fellow TR owners! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I was meaning this sort of thing (sketch attached). You could only make it work if there was some metal plate inside the horn-push which contacts the rivet when you press on the button (or if the horn push was itself made of metal, but it looks plastic in the photo). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 It certainly seems to have something missing. I might have one somewhere so I'll try to find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hi Spoke to a very helpful mota-lita and they said, after looking at pictures said they had no idea what the unit I was using was. I was advised to get their new horn button and pencil for a moto-lita. Price was pretty goof. Lets the Royal mail and Danish post work its business and I will give an update of if the parcel helps! Thanks to all for their help so far :-) Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Here are a few pics, although the angle doesn't look perfect, the opposite holes are 4" apart - although they are not quite opposite, but that is the proper moto-lita pattern .... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
had17462 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Andy many thanks for the pics. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks Andy Looking at the last pic, how does the wire to the pencil then connect to the ground of the steering wheel? Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks Andy Looking at the last pic, how does the wire to the pencil then connect to the ground of the steering wheel? Rich The insert with the horn button pushes into the steering wheel hub and is held there with some spring wire. That spring wire is the ground connection to the steering wheel hub. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Hi Nick..... sorry for the delay, Stan is spot-on, it comes with its own spring-loaded grounding 'finger' ...... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Figured! Is it this rewarding owning a TR6? When it beeped I jumped around like a kid . . all for a car horn!!! Anyway my reflections are do not always trust what's installed by previous owner and appreciate the great guys on this forum - else I'd be stumbling in the dark still. Only issue is pencil is tiny bit short so does not beep always. but this is fixable with a washer or a bit of packing with tape. Thanks all - and also great service from the Moto-Lita help number, really good service and they also dropped in some nice new bolts for a fiver. Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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