Bob:
Thanks for the reply. Perhaps with that many varied choice, I will go to a
paint supplier and get some paint cards of each and see which one(s) are
closest to the original colours on used ones I have here.
Jean
> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:00:41 -0400
> From: rchaskell@earthlink.net
> To: vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net;
cnaarndt@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Is this still the Healey list I have joint many years
ago?
>
> Jean,
>
> The two recommendations I've seen:
>
> 1) from the 2009 Concours guidelines - a 1976 Volvo Metallic Beige with
> the note that adding some black would make a better match. I know I need
> to get a newer set.
>
> 2) David Nock recommended Dupli-Color rattle can Seattle Silver, a Honda
> color.
>
> I have no experience with either.
>
> Curt,
>
> I've had a couple people write to say that the diaphragms were black and
> grey. Matches what I've seen with a few of my horns. I've not taken
> the horns apart to see if they all have one or more V notches on the
> outside edge. Something to check when I do disassemble them. In the
> Lucas 400E catalog on page E2 (Detailed Spares Parts), the low tone
> diaphragm (703726) is listed as being grey. The other diaphragms listed
> don't have a color specified.
>
> May-be a function of when the horns were produced and/or what day of the
> week it was.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>
> On 09/29/2013 09:31 PM, Jean Caron wrote:
> > Curt:
> >
> > The horns I have here, are closer in colour to a gold colour than a
> > grey/green. I have a note here that Fiat colour 702A, Alt 1, Dupont is
> > comparable to the original. Not sure who I got this from, would you know
if it
> > is close? I have used a Nissan colour called Cashmere Beige 8801596 and it
is
> > close to the original too, but since these horns, in most cases are
pretty
> > old, some of the paint may have faded, discoloured although the diaphragm
is
> > usually in pretty good condition, colour wise.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jean
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 18:10:22 -0700
> >> From: cnaarndt@gmail.com
> >> To: healey.nut@gmail.com
> >> CC: Healeys@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Is this still the Healey list I have joint many
years
> > ago?
> >>
> >> To be specific, the horn plates had "V" notches cut into them.
> >>
> >> Curt
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nope, all painted the same shade of grey/green. Low note versus high
note
> >>> was delineated by either one or two notches in the steel disk AND the
> >>> curved brass plate on the back of the horn with the numbers stamped
into
> >>> them.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Curt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Alan Seigrist
> > <healey.nut@gmail.com>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> oh my, even I am stumped on this one.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Okay, here's a question in memory of Rich and for Joesf ...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The horns fitted to the 100, 100-6 and 3000 MkI were the Lucas HF1478
> >>>>> model. One low tone (70063 or 069448) and one high tone (70071 or
> >>>> 069474).
> >>>>> The parts for the two are the same except for the diaphragm and
> >>>> armature
> >>>>> assembly. I believe that the high tone diaphragm was painted black
and
> >>>> the
> >>>>> low tone had the same polychromatic grey that the rest of the horn
was
> >>>>> painted. Anyone confirm / disprove?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> BTW, the tone disk is magnesium.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bob Haskell
> >>>>> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
> >>>>> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_**3000mk1.php<
> >>>> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php>
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