[eurofreddy]

Does anyone know if my horn button on my '76 Shadow RHD would have been covered in vinyl or was it just polished metal?

Should I reattach the vinyl to it or re-polish the metal and leave it bare?

http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/FredSteel/?action=view&current=IMG_20101213_220510.jpg

Tell me what you think

Thanks

 

[guyslp]

My guess is that it was originally covered in vinyl. My 1978 SSII has precisely the same type of vinyl on the horn button as in your picture.

I have seen photos with polished metal horn buttons, but like many things Rolls-Royce I'd imagine the change from polished metal to vinyl covered occurred when the polished metal button supply ran out. There are many changes in these cars based on nothing more than when one type of an item ran out and the later type became available.

Since the Shadow II came out in 1977 I'd suspect that this is even more likely to be the case.

Brian, who will be curious to see if any other 1976 owners have the vinyl covered button and/or whether any have the metal one.

 

[rollmech]

Refiniching horn button i

If it is a shadow 2 then would been finished in vinyl

 

[eurofreddy]

Do its a Shadow 1.. It looks to me to be non original because of the poor job they did on it.

 

[rollmech]

Refinishing horn button

The metal horn button doesn't look loke the ones that were fitted on the shadow 1

 

[eurofreddy]

Well it is a '76.. It is possible that someone changed it though I dont see why..

 

[Rodd Sala]

All 76 Rolls-Royces had a horn button covered in leather or vinyl depending on teh market it was delivered to. It is not the same size horn button as a Shadow II but has a similar appearance.

Regards,

www.parkwardmotors.com

 

[jacko]

Horn Button

judging by the pic, The one you have was covered in Vinyl (Black Ambla) to be precise. Someone has cleaned off the old glue.
They do have a habit of creaping back and looking a bit tatty.
Hide covered ones were Opt extra, or USA. Stainless were earlier cars then Opt. There are new adhesives now which work much better.

 

[Paul Yorke]

Covered, but I think it was a safety issue as much as a aesthetics exercise? . . reflections etc.

The previous ones were brushed stainless not polished. So you could probably scotchbrite it to that finish although it looks like yours may be steel?

As mentioned, they do tend to peel back

 

[Andrei-RRSS]

Just for reference my 76 is covered and looks like a child did the covering as well.