Is this weird, or normal?

[Toploader]

My '86 Tudor is sand beige in and out...........the steering wheel is beige, but the horn button is grey??
Was this two tone the way it left the factory, or was that horn button replaced along the way?

[Mainemantom]

Horn button was replaced. I have never seen CV or MGMs with two tone

[Toploader]

Yea Tom, the middle horn button is grey color?......I spotted a '87 wagon for sale on EBAY, and noticed the wheel and horn button one color of beige....so that caused me to wonder if the button was replaced, but why would that soft plastic need replacing?

Horn button was replaced. I have never seen CV or MGMs with two tone

[Mainemantom]

The contacts behind the cap might have broke off. I had that happen to a cougar we had. You know how NY drivers lay on their horns !

[pantera77]

The horn pad pops right off. Someone probably replaced it at one point.

[Toploader]

Oh, I think you mean "You know how LA drivers lay on their horns , especially on the 405 freeway

The contacts behind the cap might have broke off. I had that happen to a cougar we had. You know how NY drivers lay on their horns !

[Toploader]

Wish I could p/u a beige example, you know to keep everything nice and uniform

The horn pad pops right off. Someone probably replaced it at one point.

[Mainemantom]

California drivers don't use their horn. They just use the middle finger. If that doesn't work, out comes the gun. There are two levels of road rage. If the vehicle movements are made, yelling, cursing, that is aggressive driving. If physical fighting,use of weapons etc, that is called road rage. It has got so bad that there are two levels. The worst people to piss off are the gangs.
They will cap your ass rather than look at you.

Oh, I think you mean "You know how LA drivers lay on their horns , especially on the 405 freeway

[slack]

Wish I could p/u a beige example, you know to keep everything nice and uniform

There's one on eBay I've been watching for a while that I just can't bring myself to shell out the money for. $50 + shipping seems excessive but it's for a CV. (Previous owner rubbed the Ford symbol off my horn pad for some reason) Your MGM doesn't use the same horn pad though...

There's a brownish one up on eBay now for around the same price but it's for a later box model GMQ: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1989-Me...812a4d&vxp=mtr

[Toploader]

Wow, things have sure changed out there since I was there in 1975!

California drivers don't use their horn. They just use the middle finger. If that doesn't work, out comes the gun. There are two levels of road rage. If the vehicle movements are made, yelling, cursing, that is aggressive driving. If physical fighting,use of weapons etc, that is called road rage. It has got so bad that there are two levels. The worst people to piss off are the gangs.
They will cap your ass rather than look at you.

[Toploader]

Thanks for the link, the color is dark brown, my wheel is sand beige, I mean I could use it, but I would be back with a steering wheel and horn button of two different colors, you know I could paint the button on mine with SEM beige paint, but the center Merc emblem would be very hard to mask off.

There's one on eBay I've been watching for a while that I just can't bring myself to shell out the money for. $50 + shipping seems excessive but it's for a CV. (Previous owner rubbed the Ford symbol off my horn pad for some reason) Your MGM doesn't use the same horn pad though...

There's a brownish one up on eBay now for around the same price but it's for a later box model GMQ: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1989-Me...812a4d&vxp=mtr

[neums]

The emblem in the middle is just held on with a spot of glue. You could pop it off, spray the button, and glue it back on.

[Toploader]

Update!!

Yes!!!

Just scored a NOS horn button (in Ford box) in the correct sand beige color.........price..........a kings ransom.....$25.00

[sly]

actually... for a NOS part... that's a damn good price.

[slack]

Yeah. That's a great deal! Congrats!

Where did you pick yours up?