Product Description

Red Horn Rocker Switch

PLEASE NOTE – ALL RED HORN COVERS COME WITH A RED LENS! THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR A BLUE LENS A THE RED HORN COVER. CHANGING THE LENS OPTION TO BLUE WILL NOT CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE LENS OR THE COLOR OF THE PICTURE IN THE POSTING.

Genuine Carling Contura II rocker switch labeled “Horn”.   This red Horn rocker switch is a Single Pole Single Throw ON-OFF switch.  All of New Wire Marine’s rocker switches are labeled with durable UV stabilized ink and large format text.

This product is the ENTIRE SWITCH combo and includes both the switch body and the labeled cover.  Find the Red Horn switch cover sold separately here.

Our red Horn rocker switch is provided on an (ON)-OFF switch body (ON) meaning momentary.  This switch does not have a light in it but does have a red lens so it more closely matches other ON-OFF switches with indicator light.

This red Horn rocker switch will replace any Carling V-series or Contura style rocker switch.  That includes Contura style switches sold by Carling, Sierra, Blue Sea Systems, Sea-Dog, etc.  It uses an industry-standard 1.45″  x 0.83″ mounting hole.

Rocker Switch Quick Specs:

• Voltage Rating: 12Vdc
• Current Rating: 20A
• Circuit: SPST
• Position: (ON)-OFF
• Water Protection: IP68 (waterproof to >1m submersion)
• Terminal Count: 2
• Terminal Style: 0.250″ Quick Connect (spades)
• Body P/N: V2D1-S00B
• Contact Life: 150,000 cycles
• Lamp Life: –

What does this mean in real life?  This is an exceptionally high-quality rocker switch from the industry-leading manufacturer, Carling Technologies.  This switch will last many years in the harsh marine environment.

Download the full spec sheet here

How Our Switches Are Better:

1. Genuine Carling switches – We’ll never try and pass off cheap Chinese knock-offs like some of our competitors. You’ve probably seen other sites list a switch as “fits carling”… that’s a red flag.  All our switches and covers are the genuine article.  And like all cheaply made counterfeits, you CAN tell the difference.
2. Support – We know this product inside and out and are happy to help our customers.  Need help wiring up one of our products, just call: (843) 297-8348
3. Guarantee – While Carling does not offer a warranty, we’re so confidant in the quality, if your switch breaks or the ink wears off within 2 years, you can return it for a free replacement!
4. Durable UV stabilized ink – Have trouble with labels wearing off on your switches?  That’s because cheap non-UV stabilized ink was used… you won’t find that here.
5. Hard cover style – We never use the “soft touch” style that will melt into a sticky mess after a few months in the sun.

Wiring Info & Wiring Diagram

This red Horn rocker switch has 2 terminals on the back:

1. 12V input – terminal 2
2. 12V output – terminal 3

A hard copy of the wiring diagram will be shipped with this switch.  You can also find it in the product images above, or download a PDF wiring diagram here.

Accessories:

• Mounting Panels: End, Middle, Single
• Switch Gasket
• Quick Connect Terminals

Contura Styles, Lenses and Colors:

Our red Horn rocker switch is a Contura II style, as pictured above.  Contura II is the one with the small bumps on it.

We also carry this label in Contura V style switch here.  The Contura V style includes a switch with an independent lamp, which allows a great backlighting effect for night readability.

Typical Use for a Horn Red Rocker Switch:

Obviously, this would be used for a horn, the red color is meant to stand out quickly to the eye.  This is in case you wind up in a situation where you need to sound the horn quickly and don’t have time to search around or read the labels of each switch.