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Brennie

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Horn pad center
« on: September 27, 2024, 11:22:11 »
Hi
Can you tell me if the center of my horn pad pops out? I don’t want to try and damage it.. 280SL..
Thank you

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Re: Horn pad center
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2024, 12:23:16 »
It’s glued in place. If you pop it off it likely will also remove part of the finish on the back and it could get ruined. This is for the original ones. If it’s a reproduction maybe it pops off.
1970 280 SL Light Ivory DB 670. 4 Speed manual shift no AC Limited Slip Diff.
1997 Corvette C5 Silver. automatic
2015 BMW 320i xdrive
2021 Mercedes GLS450 Silver

Brennie

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Re: Horn pad center
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2024, 13:02:15 »
Thank you..
It’s an original..
it has turned yellowish over the years.. attempting to get it back to ivory..
I’ll mask it I think…

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Re: Horn pad center
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2024, 14:34:05 »
best to mask else you may end up having to replace the center.
1970 280 SL Light Ivory DB 670. 4 Speed manual shift no AC Limited Slip Diff.
1997 Corvette C5 Silver. automatic
2015 BMW 320i xdrive
2021 Mercedes GLS450 Silver

Brennie

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Re: Horn pad center
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2024, 15:02:52 »
Thank you…
Already done…
Now for the hard part..