my blinker mech housing is from a different time, and was gutted when I got it. If I could find a blinker mech kit that fit I'm still missing the little arm at the bottom that actually tells the switch at the base of the column what to do. The blinkers horn and brake lights are all so intertwined once you split one off into a separate unit it's very difficult to make the other two function as they should.
The more I read and look at it the clearer it is that I will need to run a button for horn separately as well as separating the blinkers/brakes.
maybe one day I will come across the proper column or have enough to buy an aftermarket kit like the ididit column. Until then it's silly ideas first then the most realistic method followed by the right way eventually.