Originally Posted by Greg Owen
(Post 1509594)
When there is a problem, solve it at the source. The source was the chime; not all the damn wires that needed to be cut or jumped or whatever. Neutralize the source...
But personally, I don't want every chime to be disabled. Just the ones that are annoying and stupid in my own subjective opinion. Examples of chimes I hate and have fixed:
Chimes I find mildy annoying, but not really a big problem for me:
Examples of chimes I'd definitely like to retain:
What other chimes to people find to be particularly annoying?? -------------------------------- Here's a variation on your idea that I might be interested in trying... Take apart the dashboard and MUFFLE that little speaker instead of removing it completely. I could then fully disable the chimes I really hate with a wire cut, and reduce the volume of all the others and quiet down the stupid-loud turn signals. |
What I don't understand is why is there a key in the ignition warning chime when you can't lock your keys in the damn truck if you tried! I mean come on, it opens the truck back up if you close the door with the keys still in the ignition!
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Originally Posted by Viking1204
(Post 1510453)
What I don't understand is why is there a key in the ignition warning chime when you can't lock your keys in the damn truck if you tried! I mean come on, it opens the truck back up if you close the door with the keys still in the ignition!
In my work, I am in the Nevada mountains with drilling crews to visit and field mapping to do. I am in and out of my truck constantly. I must have control of my truck. I do not want my truck to have control of me:no:!! So the boo dee doo-sounding module MUST go. I hope to photograph the procedure and post it for all, with necessary disclaimer (as well as credit for Greg Owen). Hope to post results soon. |
Originally Posted by NevadaFX4
(Post 1509526)
So your 2010 has the ding ding ding ding ding... Is this also the dreaded and regiled boo dee doo that repeats four times on start-up? I snipped the blue wire with the grey tracer to cancel the door open/key in ignition and also disabled the seat Beltminder chime. But I must get rid of the obnoxious "your key is in in the ignition and you are cranking your engine" boo dee doo nausea. I like your mod better than my fantasy .45 ACP chime disable mod:D:no:.
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srry double post
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I'll be doing the "key in-door open" fix soon as the new truck arrives! Little is more aggravating to me than dropping off my hunting buddies on one end of a field and spooking the critters because the &%@#$%@ chime went off or had to restart the truck when the rest of us go to post other end of field. I got the keyless entry pad to eliminate the risk of locking the keys in.
Thanks for the info on how to do this !!! |
Originally Posted by pfbz
(Post 1510414)
Here's a variation on your idea that I might be interested in trying... Take apart the dashboard and MUFFLE that little speaker instead of removing it completely. I could then fully disable the chimes I really hate with a wire cut, and reduce the volume of all the others and quiet down the stupid-loud turn signals.
If you do this successfully, please post your technique. Thanks |
I think muffled is the best approach for me. Thanks for the info. I will prob get to it and put some duct tape or similar over it to quieten it.
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Here's when you get the warning chime: Headlight switch in ON, not Auto (lets assume without realizing it). Park, turn off the key, open the door (Warning Chime!), get out, headlights stay on, I walk away, headlights will NOT turn off after exit delay, but stay on either until you return or your battery is dead. This is worthy of a warning chime in my opinion. I might notice the lights are on if it was at night, but it still wouldn't register as a problem as they are always on at night after you exit if you use Auto and the exit delay.
-------------------------------------------------------- I've left the lights on , the truck has a delay built in to shut them off. Even in the on position they'll shut off after 10 minutes if the ignition is not in the on position. It's a battery minder feature that has been on ford trucks since at least 2004 |
Muffled approach
Like I mentioned early in this post, I did the "muffled approach" on an Escape I used to have. I just squirted some silicone in the chime and it quieted down a lot. Again though, it is a "no turning back" mod.
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