Need to replace horn - ?

[Christien]

My horn was working intermittently and finally stopped completely. I removed it and tested it by hitting it with 12v and nothing, so I'm assuming the horn unit itself is dead. But what I removed from my car is different than what Pelican sells for replacement horn for 1972. First, there are 2, and I only removed one, and second, they're a completely different looking part. I only have 1 set of +/- wires going to the horn I removed. So what's the deal here?

Here's what I removed:

[E Sully]

Originaly it should have had 2 ultra rare red banjo horns.
Big money if you could find them.

[Christien]

So do I replace the dead single one with the 2 black horns Pelican sells?

[E Sully]

It's a personal choice. Using the ones Pelican sells will give the sound, but since it is not a concourse car any 12V horn you like will work.
Make sure you have 12V at the wires when you push on the horn. There is also a relay by the front fuse panel.

[kugelfischer]

+1 on checking that the wire up front is putting out 12V when the horn button is pressed. Even w/o the horn connected, you should also be able to hear the relay click.

Here's an interesting thread on horns from the Early S Reg. Functionally there's no reason you need the same original horns, but this thread discusses what they were.
Which horn goes with which years, 69-73?

[Christien]

Just got back from a drive and apparently there are indeed 2 horns in there - kind of caught be by surprise when I hit the horn button by accident and got a beep! So maybe the dead one was causing both not to work.

FWIW I did verify 12v on the wiring when the button is pushed when I removed the 1 horn - wiring is fine. And yes, I can hear the relay click.

Thanks all!

[Jdub]

Christien - those are not bad horns so you might hold on to them. You should have two, a Hi ("H") and a Low ("L") horn "set". When a horn *appears* not to be working, hook up the electricity to it, then play with the screw on the back of the horn. Eventually you may start to get a squeak out of it, and eventually, a full sound. They are adjustable.

If you get no sound then the horn is truly dead. Buy a new pair that are matched, and make sure they are loud!