Door Chimes
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Door Chimes
I posted this elswhere but didn't get a response. I want to get rid of the door chimes when the doors are open. Used to do it on older models, don't know how to on my 2000 F150 4x4 5.4 litre Supercab Lariat, automatic. I like to fish and play outside with my doors open and music on. Plus they are just annoying. Don't want to buy aftermarket sound system or speakers as what I have is fine. Any ideas?
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Door Chimes
>I posted this elswhere but didn't get a response. I want to
>get rid of the door chimes when the doors are open. Used to
>do it on older models, don't know how to on my 2000 F150 4x4
>5.4 litre Supercab Lariat, automatic. I like to fish and
>play outside with my doors open and music on. Plus they are
>just annoying. Don't want to buy aftermarket sound system
>or speakers as what I have is fine. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
My friend has an 2000 Expedition. I think that he was able to turn his off by reading the manual that came with the vehicle and doing some steps in the programming. Sorry I cannot be more specific. If you do not have a manual, maybe the dealership could give you the directions.
>get rid of the door chimes when the doors are open. Used to
>do it on older models, don't know how to on my 2000 F150 4x4
>5.4 litre Supercab Lariat, automatic. I like to fish and
>play outside with my doors open and music on. Plus they are
>just annoying. Don't want to buy aftermarket sound system
>or speakers as what I have is fine. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
My friend has an 2000 Expedition. I think that he was able to turn his off by reading the manual that came with the vehicle and doing some steps in the programming. Sorry I cannot be more specific. If you do not have a manual, maybe the dealership could give you the directions.
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Door Chimes
Were you sucessfull????????? And if so how? i asked my dealer to disconnect it but they said it couldn't be done not even in the computer. If yours is like mine, all you have to do is fool the door to thinking its closed by latching the door latch with door open.
The switch is in the latch mechanism.
The switch is in the latch mechanism.
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Door Chimes
> Were you sucessfull????????? And if so how? i asked my
>dealer to disconnect it but they said it couldn't be done
>not even in the computer. If yours is like mine, all you
>have to do is fool the door to thinking its closed by
>latching the door latch with door open.
> The switch is in the latch mechanism.
Isn't there a chime box located either under the dash, or under the seat. My experence base is with older vehicels, but there usually is this stray live wire under the seat that clearly mounts into a box, and when you connect, a buzz or a chime, you scream ack and proply return it to it's disconnected condition.
I imagine they could be total foo foo heads and mount the chime on an important PC board, which would require dismounting and desoldering... or if you really adventurious, create a system based on 555 timmer from radio shack and a relay, and set a delay on the chime, 5 seconds / 10 seconds / 20 seconds. But I can't imagine them putting in a chime even if soldered on couldn't be removed without affecting the holistic operation of the vehical, or if, get the specs on the load of the chime and replace with a small light or led.
Or alternativly speaking.... isn't this just a line running from your ignition switch? It was this way with older fords fords.
I have some battery backup units that have loud buzzers on them in the event the power goes out... These are soldered on units that are just too noisy for words. I applied tape to the top of them. Muffled it down extreamly.
>dealer to disconnect it but they said it couldn't be done
>not even in the computer. If yours is like mine, all you
>have to do is fool the door to thinking its closed by
>latching the door latch with door open.
> The switch is in the latch mechanism.
Isn't there a chime box located either under the dash, or under the seat. My experence base is with older vehicels, but there usually is this stray live wire under the seat that clearly mounts into a box, and when you connect, a buzz or a chime, you scream ack and proply return it to it's disconnected condition.
I imagine they could be total foo foo heads and mount the chime on an important PC board, which would require dismounting and desoldering... or if you really adventurious, create a system based on 555 timmer from radio shack and a relay, and set a delay on the chime, 5 seconds / 10 seconds / 20 seconds. But I can't imagine them putting in a chime even if soldered on couldn't be removed without affecting the holistic operation of the vehical, or if, get the specs on the load of the chime and replace with a small light or led.
Or alternativly speaking.... isn't this just a line running from your ignition switch? It was this way with older fords fords.
I have some battery backup units that have loud buzzers on them in the event the power goes out... These are soldered on units that are just too noisy for words. I applied tape to the top of them. Muffled it down extreamly.
