guys I have a 76 S.L.R ( L32) and it use to have the plain usual horn cap on the steering wheel, yesterday I bought the Horn cap with the S.L.R Emblem in it , but I honestly have no idea if it came out factory with that or just a plain one?. Ill leave the SLR one on regardless but I was just curious as to what it left the Factory with?… any help appreciated , thanks chaps!
L32 S.L.R Horn Cap
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, Mar 16 2019 12:55 PM
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 03:41 PM
All LH/X caps were plain.
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 05:05 PM
Yep, those "SLR" horn caps are pure fiction, and they stand-out like the dog's proverbials as being fake on cars that are supposed to be 'genuine' according to their owners.
I don't think the big Holdens ever had "GTS" in the horn caps from the factory either as far as I remember?
According to the parts catalogs it was the same part number (9931400) across all Torana SL/R & SS models, as well as Holden GTS, LE & Sandman.
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 07:00 PM
Yep, those "SLR" horn caps are pure fiction, and they stand-out like the dog's proverbials as being fake on cars that are supposed to be 'genuine' according to their owners.
I don't think the big Holdens ever had "GTS" in the horn caps from the factory either as far as I remember?
According to the parts catalogs it was the same part number (9931400) across all Torana SL/R & SS models, as well as Holden GTS, LE & Sandman.
Did you check HQ? HQ SS and GTS both got their respective variant emblems in the Sports steering wheel horn cap?
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 07:09 PM
Did you check HQ? HQ SS and GTS both got their respective variant emblems in the Sports steering wheel horn cap?
The HQ SS had "SS" in the horn pad. I did own 2 of them in the 70s.
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 07:12 PM
Yeah, I think Holden decided to rationalise the number of horn pads for sports steering wheels in 1974.
In HQ/LJ there were 4. GTS, SS, Sandman & GTR, but when LH & then HJ was released all cars with the sports steering wheel, had plain centre caps, HX & LX were the same.
HZ & UC had the new design cap, without the Allen key bolts & had a lion badge in the centre.
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Posted 16 March 2019 - 08:03 PM
Did you check HQ? ~
Unfortunately I don't have a HQ parts catalog.
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Posted 17 March 2019 - 11:00 AM
Don't know if this helps but it is from the HQ parts catalogue. Cheers Ron
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Posted 18 March 2019 - 08:41 AM
That edition of the HQ parts catalogue was printed in 1973, too early to list the Sandman version.
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Posted 18 March 2019 - 12:40 PM
My hatch is a genuine L32 SS. The original horn cap is plain. But I like the look of the SS cap and and I'm running with that. The original plain one is tucked away safely.
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Posted 18 March 2019 - 02:42 PM
Yes the fake SS & SLR horn pads look pretty good. It's probably why so many think that they are genuine.
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Posted 18 March 2019 - 06:50 PM
Yes the fake SS & SLR horn pads look pretty good. It's probably why so many think that they are genuine.
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Before the aftermarket caps came on the market it would have been a matter of buying a genuine HQ SS horn cap and emblem to fit to your LX SS
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Posted 18 March 2019 - 10:54 PM
As I stated in my previous post, I did own 2 HQ SS's in the 70s. The first one I wrote off and kept the horn pad as a memento. That horn pad is now in my hatch.
The SS logo in the original horn pad is white in colour but I think the after market ones are red ??
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Posted 19 March 2019 - 06:46 AM
Yes the aftermarket SS ones are red & are diecast like the original GTS & GTR.
The factory HQ SS ones are flat black on silver anodised aluminium & look a bit 'cheap' by comparison.
I'm not sure how many HQ Sandmans were made in total, but for low volume production that was how they were made.
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Posted 19 March 2019 - 07:24 PM
SS horn caps look terrible on a hatch in my opinion. It's the wrong design and does my head in, cheers Aaron.
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Posted 20 March 2019 - 09:21 AM
As I stated in my previous post, I did own 2 HQ SS's in the 70s. The first one I wrote off and kept the horn pad as a memento. That horn pad is now in my hatch.
The SS logo in the original horn pad is white in colour but I think the after market ones are red ??
SS horn caps look terrible on a hatch in my opinion. It's the wrong design and does my head in, cheers Aaron.
As i've said....the SS horn pad is a memory of a past great car. I do have the original (blank) torana horn pad and this will be installed when / if I sell the hatch.
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Posted 20 March 2019 - 12:44 PM
+1. I'm with you Max. 
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