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  1. 5th January 2018, 04:10 PM #1
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    D2 Horn Button Fix

    Discovery 2 horn buttons seem to be a particularly fragile item and one of Charlie’s popped off with a broken locating lug just before Christmas.

    Not fancying removing the airbag and fitting the set I had in the spares box, I had a head scratch and worked out the following fix which so far is holding nicely.

    As you will see I had just broken one lug at the base. 3 lugs would hold it in but it only needed a gentle bump for it to pop out again.

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    So I drilled a small hole in the lug base thick enough to push a bent paper clip into and glued it in with super glue. Once the glue set, I snipped the clip off so the end roughly matched the length of the lug.

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    Gently push the button back in while holding contact plate and spring in place and job done.

    Cheers

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  2. 5th January 2018, 07:35 PM #2
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    Now you need to post a solution to it getting stuck in after raging at someone...

    it's only happened a few times....
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    I only use my horns on livestock and wildlife, People are too Stupid to take notice of a horn
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    I only use my horns on livestock and wildlife, People are too Stupid to take notice of a horn
    Depends on the horn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by steve_a View Post
    Now you need to post a solution to it getting stuck in after raging at someone...

    it's only happened a few times....
    LOL

    I had had that happen to me an hour after I got home after buying Charlie. Great way to announce you had a new car to the neighbours and the dealer was not amused at having to pay for new horn buttons to be fitted under warranty.

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  6. 6th January 2018, 03:03 PM #6
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    When mine last popped out I lost one spring never to be found again. I still don't know where that spring went and as the door was closed it must be in there somewhere.
    I was able to get a similar spring at Bunnings.
    AFAIR, I heated the button and gently pulled the tabs outward and they haven't popped out since, although now I have said that I have probably doomed myself.

    Regards Philip A
    PS great post and a good fix . If that happens to me I might try the superglue with powder in it. Can't remember the name although I used it a couple of hours ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    When mine last popped out I lost one spring never to be found again. I still don't know where that spring went and as the door was closed it must be in there somewhere.
    I was able to get a similar spring at Bunnings.
    AFAIR, I heated the button and gently pulled the tabs outward and they haven't popped out since, although now I have said that I have probably doomed myself.

    Regards Philip A
    PS great post and a good fix . If that happens to me I might try the superglue with powder in it. Can't remember the name although I used it a couple of hours ago.

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