Dinging reminder :(
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Dinger From Hell!!!!
I have a 95 ford ranger pick up truck and my dinger as i call it never stops unless its below 30 outside then it act right other wise it dings all the time and im going nuts we know where the box is that holdes all the wires but don't know which one to cut or what ever to disable this for good can anyone help me Im about to run this thing off a cliff
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Well Im not really sure all i know is we found a box type thing with alot of wires coming from it behind the ash tray and up a little it has i know 50 or it looks like 50 wires coming from that we were thinking it was on of them it looks a bit different than the diagram on the link you sent me i can stop it from dinging but i have to pull the fuse and it also stops the speedomator and wipers so i don't do that often .. any more sugestions ? This thing would cause a nun to cuse ..LOL 
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i hope.. dinger gone mad !
Well i will give that a try i have look almost everywhere does anyone have this truck and had the same problem ? I really need it to stop before i loose my hair i seem to pull more out each time i have to drive it which is every day. 
Just want to 
the thing !
Just want to the thing !
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On my 01 Ranger I got tired of the dinger when I had the door open. There is a wire coming from the drivers door that went to ground. I cut it and put a switch in series. Now I can use it or not. 
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Well there are no wires coming from my door to the inside like that all i want is it to stop 
if there is anyone who can help with this and maybe a diagram of this wiring that i described please let me know please im beggin the ford gods to unposses this truck ..LOL
if there is anyone who can help with this and maybe a diagram of this wiring that i described please let me know please im beggin the ford gods to unposses this truck ..LOL
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I seem to recall many, many, and many posts about the "dinger" and dome light staying on in 95+ Rangers. I think the fix is to spray some WD40 on the switch and work it around; it seems they are prone to get some rust in them and stick. The cut the wire trick works too. You may want to do a search or look in the Ranger forum for the details.
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Dinger
I've got that problem on my '95 F150 and my brother-in-law had it on his '94 F150, and my brother had it on his '96 F250. The dinger is supposed to ding if the key is still in the lock (steering wheel lock) with the engine off and the door open, to remind you not to leave your key in the switch. Sometimes it keeps on dinging with the key removed (or with the motor running, or some other combo). Usually a little twist and/or jiggle of the plastic wing nut on the steering wheel switch will stop it. Sometimes, though, the little twist prevents the key from fully inserting the next time and a "reverse twist" is required to actually use your truck again. When it gets too bad to live with, a new lock assembly is the answer.
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Thanks pchristman for that info my only problem is i have no idea were to put this wd-40 i don't see a button anywhere on the door - and yes im a woman but im not dumb to the workings of my truck just don't see i guess what i need to see to try and fix the dinger but it's about to get the best of me...LOL ..
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If you're hesitant to spray wd-40 because you're not sure exactly where to squirt it, go into the Ranger forum and explain what you're trying to do. I'd expect someone there can fill in the details and if you get real lucky, maybe someone will go take a picture with their finger pointing to the spot.
