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I decided to take cam's advice and put some heat shrink over my airbag light bulb - and it was the perfect solution! However... y'all weren't kidding when you said the plastic hood over the gauges was brittle and almost impossible to remove without breaking a clip or two. Mine broke in spectacular fashion - leaving ALL THREE clips in the dash, and breaking the hood off in the middle. Luckily, Town North had one in stock, so I'm back whole again... 3 hours and $114 later.
::Banana::
Congrats on the fix. :clap:
:clap: and ::Censor::
::Censor:: indeed...
And BTW, I tried just pulling the bulb to see how bad the backup squawk was. It's not too loud. Mine made four sets of beeps after I started the car, then went quiet. I'm not sure if it would start back up again while you're driving but if it doesn't, then you could just pull the bulb and live with some extra beeping on startup.
One last thing... I pulled the power to the "key's in the switch" buzzer - what a whip that thing was. Besides, I'd like to think that I'm not so slipped out of gear that I'd lock the car with the key in the switch... only time will tell.
I was going to do that mod where you use that "key's in the switch" buzzer for a "hey stupid, you left your lights on" buzzer in conjunction with some daytime running lights.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
How about a "hey stupid, they're DAYTIME running lights, you still have to turn your lights on at NIGHT" buzzer?
It does beep while driving. Very annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
heh, too many buzzers!Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
Hehe... remember the 80's? "Your Door is ajar, Your Door is ajar, Your Door is ajar". :D
No, my door is a door. The jar has jam in it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Or the southern redneck version.."Bo, yer door ain't shut good"Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
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Originally Posted by trickyrix
Hey can you give any details about how to do that. My drivers door was damaged before I got the car ( most likely due to the car rolling in a garage and the open door getting caught on the door frame, someone didn't set the parking brake!). Anyway the door is twisted and sprun, and being a member of TCB I haven't let go of the $100.00 that a replacement door would cost. I think that this sounds like a very do-able mod that would save me a lot of headaches ( image riding 30miles each way to work and back with the buzer sounding the whole time!)
Thanks for the help.
That, and the Viper car alarm... "PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
It's a pretty easy fix... take off the metal shield under the steering column - it's held in by 2 screws and a couple of clips (that WON'T break). Once that's off, you should be able to locate the offending buzzer up under the dash. It's not a speaker, but a black box that looks like a big relay, and the plug has about 4 wires coming out of it. I could actually feel it vibrating, so I knew I had the right one. Yank the plug out and you're good to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted the Red
Hope that helps!
Thanks,Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
I will take a look when I get home today. Thanks to your description I don't think I should have no trouble identifying the buzer. I will post how it turned out.
Yes they will. That's why I had to do this. ::Rant::Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
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Originally Posted by black roadster
Either way - it easy to shut it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
1) with the thing buzzing, just look under the dash and you'll see stuff in the general area of the buzzing
2) reach up and put your hand on things 'til you figure out which one is the buzzer
3) unplug it
4) have a beer, you earned it!
If you're so inclined, you can look at the board for ways to mod it. The one I'll do when I get around to it is to make the buzzer a "lights are on" buzzer.
Before some wise-::Bum:: comments about how obvious the barn doors are... I sometimes run just the parking lights when it's not truly dark. You can forget those...
Craig
Very true... but I love the Sound of Silence when I'm working in the car with the key on... I can actually hear the radio!Quote:
Originally Posted by CraiginTX
::Banana::
Or you can get the appropriate electrical connectors and splice the red w/green stripe wire of the front turn signal/parking lamps up front and wire them to the blue power supply next to the diagnostic module in lue of purchasing the Dealer part for daytime running lamps at $90 or whatever insaine price. Takes about 5 minutes and a couple ::2Dollar: worth of wire and 3 electical connectors.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraiginTX
I've actually heard that one before.Quote:
Originally Posted by cam76034
In all the many different descriptions I've read of how to wire DRL's, adding relays, etc...I've always wondered why nobody did just that. Seems alot simpler, unless I'm missing something.Quote:
Originally Posted by icepenguin66
I'll tell ya what you won't be missing...::2Dollar: !Quote:
Originally Posted by cam76034
That connector gives power only when the ignition is on, so you're just tying into the relay that runs that wire, if it even has a relay...simply turned on by the turning of the ignition switch to complete the circuit. Either way it works.
True - mine is completely silent at the moment. And never again will it wail to remind me that I know my keys are in the ignition... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
...and, really, how can you lock your keys in the car if you have to hold the door handle out when you slam the door? I mean... that's supposed you make you think twice and pat your pockets down for your keys as the door shuts, right? Right?Quote:
Originally Posted by CraiginTX
The doors lock? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix