Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: Betsey1969 on March 13, 2010, 02:13:09

Title: Is the 230sl Horn Tone Different from the 280sl??
Post by: Betsey1969 on March 13, 2010, 02:13:09

I own a 69 280sl but i was driving a 67 230sl the other day and I notice the horn had the same sound but different tone it seemed deeper.  Are they them same???

Title: Re: Is the 230sl Horn Tone Different from the 280sl??
Post by: w113dude on March 13, 2010, 03:56:35

The two horns that are on these cars consist of a low & a high tone one of each, If for any reason you have two of the same or one of the two is not working they would sound different.

Title: Re: Is the 230sl Horn Tone Different from the 280sl??
Post by: mdsalemi on March 13, 2010, 15:14:23

Because the horns are in a terrible location (riding about 6" off the ground at the front of the car); and they were not sealed against the elements, they lived perhaps the roughest life of any part on the W113.

I've seen a lot of horns on a lot of W113's, having judged a couple of concours, etc.  Never saw an original installed horn.  They were all replacements, and often incorrect.

So there are so many horns on these cars it isn't unusual to have them sound different.