The 'E' Type Forum

Hi chaps,
Would we agree that this horn push badge looks original?

To my eyes, yes.

On this occasion: Does anyone happen to have an original Horn Push Badge to sell? I need one....

Give away?......if your after one then post in the wanted section or look on ebay....Steve

This is a shot of my recently restored growler motif on my 67 OTS, for a comparison:



I'm quite sure it is original as the back side exhibits a 9/66 date:



Sorry Dr.No007 it is not for sale. Good luck for your purchase. New authorized products are so costly

I’ve purchased it for, I think, a reasonable €40.
I’ll fit it to my repro assembly for a more authentic look.

Is this actually a horn push center or a S3 hub cap center
..the later can/could typically be found cheaper than the horn push center and modified to fit....Steve

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:16 am

Give away?......if your after one then post in the wanted section or look on ebay....Steve

I apologise a thousand times for this. Incorrectly translated. Meant for sale of course....

No problem...just thought I would check...Steve

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:24 am

Is this actually a horn push center or a S3 hub cap center
..the later can/could typically be found cheaper than the horn push center and modified to fit....Steve

Not sure Steve. Advertised as a Series 1 horn button. It looks as if it’ll do the job. If it’s a hubcap badge then I’ll fettle it to fit. The colour and detail looks correct. We’ll see when it arrives.

I bought a set of 4 Series 3 hubcaps with growler badges a little while ago. I just need to figure out how to turn the badges into horn pushes. I bought one previously but, on disassembly, the badge delaminated leaving it beyond repair.

My original horn push was broken, probably from ham-fisted disassembly. A long time ago I innocently bought a repro item from one of the usuals, not realising how poor they are. They really are a pale imitation of the real thing. Should I butcher the £80 repro item to make it look right? Or should I try to find a damaged original to repair!

Regards

Complete originals, even in salvageable condition, are few and far between and mostly silly money. I came across this nice original badge, trawling through google images, on a euro parts site. It’ll turn my poor excuse for a reproduction into something resembling an original to look at. I’m fitting an E Type steering wheel, as they did in period, to my MK2 Coombs tribute.

Stuart, the hub cap badge can be used, but it takes quite a lot of care, as I found, to remove it without making a mess. Fortunately I’ve got proper original horn pushes now.
Maybe someone who’s done the job successfully can help us?

Geoff

This is possibly worth looking at..dont just search horn push also try jaguar badge...make your mind up if its genuine but possibly a hub cap badge https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134969876127 ... media=COPY

Even faded as it is, it is still the correct style, imho. And the repros tend to look faded anyway!
If someone wants to upgrade a repro to look correct then go for it. And if anyone says that looks faded, then ask how good they look after 60+ years of being out in the sun

Geoff

I have a spare one of these left over from my restoration. ( i found a complete NOS item ) It is an original and in very good condition. I will sell it for what it cost me ( it wasn't cheap ) If anyone is interested i will post it in the for sale section.

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:09 am

This is possibly worth looking at..dont just search horn push also try jaguar badge...make your mind up if its genuine but possibly a hub cap badge https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134969876127 ... media=COPY

I did see that but they don’t post to Australia.

Pete, if you’re interested, I’m happy to buy it and post to you. No idea what would happen your end for import duty, etc. but we can sort something out if you’d like to try.

Geoff

Very kind of you Geoff but I’ve already bought the one pictured in my first post.
Cheers, Pete

Looks better than the latter in my humble opinion.