[W126 Coupe] Horn selector switch

[Carl Hansen]

Hi again Dick,
I've got to tell you, you guys are wonderfull, I'm so pleased I discovered 
this website and I'm sure in the end I'l have my little plastic cover one 
way or another.
For now I have left in in Jonathan's capable hands, I'll just wait and see 
what he comes up with. If nothing then I have yours plus one more to try.
Thanks again for all your trouble.

Best regards,
Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Spellman" <spell.yy at verizon.net>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Horn selector switch


> Hi Carl:
>
> I now understand the problem better.  I thought this would be easier than 
> it looks.  In any event, you want to email Chaz in the UK.  He has helped 
> me out in the past and would be a good source for the parts you need.  His 
> email: chaz at noahs5a.freeserve.co.uk
>
> If that email does not work (it's been a while since I posted him) Contact 
> Talbir and ask him for a hand.  He knows Chaz and can connect the dots for 
> you.  Her Majesty's Mail to the states is about 2-3 weeks unless you 
> choose UPS or some other private carrier.  Chaz has access to all the 
> salvage parts for euro MB's.  Talbir's email is: sharanbains at hotmail.com
> In any event it looks like a very simple circuit with one column of three 
> using the center post as either the hot or ground and the other column of 
> three has the high side as maybe the street horn circuit and the low side 
> as the city horn circuit plus it looks like you have the fiber lighting 
> hole to backlight the switch.
>
> Let me know how this goes.  I was thinking that one of the switch backs 
> off of my parts car could easily be fitted with proper placement of the 
> pins and the fiber but your remarks suggest this will not work.  I'll dig 
> further and send you a switch back if you'd like to give it a try.
>
> Dick
>
> Carl Hansen wrote:
>
>> Hello Dick,
>> My dealer ordered the switch and I have it, The wires are in and the 
>> horns are working but through an ordinary off-the-shelf toggle switch, 
>> not becoming a Mercedes especially not an SEC.
>> My dealer is aware of the plug connector I need and he's been trying to 
>> order one without success, apparently this old type of connector is out 
>> dated and no longer available from Mercedes.
>> I went to an aftermarket shop whose owner's been working on and 
>> dismantling M-B's forever, he's the guy who told me that they only come 
>> on Euro SEC's, so now I'm totally lost.
>> He did give me the sockets and a plug and I thought it could be modified 
>> but that's not the case.
>> Also I'm not worried about originality as far as the horns and their 
>> location. Like I said they are already in and working.
>> The original twin horns are like you say fitted on the fan stay where 
>> they are supposed to be. I just added these long chrome plated trumpets 
>> like the ones on transport trucks only I didn't fit them on the roof but 
>> on a bracket I made up from aluminum to the inside right front fender 
>> using existing holes.
>> I could rig the proper sockets to fit the pins in the back of the switch 
>> but being the perfectionist that I am I want to see if I can't locate the 
>> proper plastic plug in which the sockets/sleeves fit. Bear in mind that 
>> they are all different for the different switches. It has to have the 
>> right hole pattern.
>> I enclose two pictures, one showing the wrong plug connector (two parts) 
>> and the reverse side of the switch.
>> Thank you for your efforts.
>> Carl
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