WTB: Red Horn Guts (for Banjo style)

[t6dpilot]

Yeah, another red horn need. The set I have worked beautifully until recently the coil in one overheated and burned out. I have tried in vain to remove just the coil to see if that can be successfully replaced. I am not so sure that can be done very easily and seems a lot of work for a horn. So I am thinking that I could find a working banjo style trumpet horn that is in poor cosmetic condition. I could pull off the black metal housing with the magnet and coil from the working horn and transplant onto my horn. Does anyone out there have anything like what I am looking for?

Also, the later red trumpet horns have the EI magnet and coil housing perpendicular to the trumpet direction. Does anyone know if the housings from the banjo style and later trumpet horns are interchangeable? I would think there is a very good possibility of that being the case as long as the housing is the same diameter, it being attached by six screws, and the I portion of the magnet (on the horn) lines up with the E portion of the magnet in the housing. If this were the case, it would sure increase my chances of finding a suitable donor. Thanks.

[t6dpilot]

Some pics to clarify what I am looking for. First is the banjo trumpet horn and second shows the black housing that I want to transplant. Thanks to anyone that can help.

[beaker]

Scott -- I have a spare trumpet horn that is in poor cosmetic condition. I can try to take some photos and post them.

David

[t6dpilot]

That would be great David. Thanks

[t6dpilot]

Still looking...

[Cliff]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-911-...5461&vxp=mtr#h

[t6dpilot]

Thanks Cliff. I am watching that auction. Definite option... Back to my original question, I wonder if the back housing with the coil and magnet on those horns will work with my banjo style horn. Does anyone have any insight to this?

[kentf14]

I'm going to speculate that it might be tough to get the guts transferred between the two types of horns. The "banjo" horns made by Bosch look like they attach with 6 screws and the "trumpet" Stirtone horns attach with 4 screws. Might be able to mod them to work together though.

[t6dpilot]

Thanks Kent. That was the confirmation that I needed to prevent me from going in the wrong direction.

[Cliff]

The internals 'might' be the same, just different housings. Just a thought!