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Re: [T3] Brake Honk


on 27/7/2002 11:30 AM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote:

> 72-3 did not have a wire up the middle of the column. They are the later
> style. I can never keep track of how this works, either. I'll have to read the
> manual.

My '71 has that style as well. It has a copper spring contact on the
indicator switch assembly that rubs onto a ring on the back of the steering
wheel, and the horn gets grounded through the column when the horn is
pressed.

I just found that out today, when I tried to put in another indicator
assembly I had bought, it was the earlier style and missing the contact.

The copper contact has (or is supposed to have) a plastic insulator
underneath it to stop it grounding on the metal part of the indicator
switch, perhaps Mike's one is missing or damaged enough that it grounds out
when braking?

HTH,
Ben Doughney

'75 1200L
'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL

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