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02-16-2009, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Audible alarm when lights left on
Is it possible to either increase the volume of the alarm that sounds when the headlights are left on or to fit an auxillary buzzer by tapping into the wiring circuit, without the necessity of removing too much of the dashboard? Any help or advice would be appreciated - especially with a wiring diagram.
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02-16-2009, 01:32 PM | #2 |
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wow, I suppose the easiest solution would be to find the buzzer and just swap it for a more powerful unit?
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02-16-2009, 01:40 PM | #3 | |
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the piezo is built into the gauge cluster IIRC.. you're pretty much screwed..
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02-16-2009, 01:47 PM | #4 |
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The buzzer is easily accessible on the back side of the PCB for the cluster. It is a 5VDC piezoelectric buzzer. You could look for a replacement one with a higher dB rating, or with a different tone that might be more noticeable by her.
Another option would be to relocate the buzzer and use a panel mount one (remove the existing and run two wires from its connection points on the PCB to the panel mount one), so the output would be directly at her, instead of buried in the cluster. |
02-16-2009, 02:36 PM | #5 |
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She must be really deaf. My best friend has a particularly bad case of hard of hearing (problems with tonality), and even he'll notice it AFTER he's stepped out of the car...
Tell her to pay attention to her dash when she steps out. Or don't let her drive. I've threatened the gf's driving priviledges a few times, and that straightened her out in a hurry. |
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I never figured out why car mfgrs dont follow Subaru and have the lights turn off automatically when you shut the engine down.
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02-16-2009, 03:31 PM | #7 | |
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most toyotas DO have that actually...
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There are people that hear pretty good but certain 'tones' do not register as loudly. You say you 'threatened your gf's driving priviledges and straightnend her out....wow..hard to believe in this day and age any woman would feel threatened. |
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that or grab the signal IN wire for the parking/headlights, and have it tie into the IGN circuit instead of the BATT circuit.
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Looking at the EWD, I'm thinking that I'll use IGN as the input to the relay coil, then cut the ground (ED) wire to the headlight switch and insert the normally open relay contacts. The ground looks like the best "common", as it is used for the feed to the headlight relay as well as the headlight indicator on the combination meter.
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02-16-2009, 04:19 PM | #12 |
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Or, get her in the habit of checking every time she leaves the car. As I run my Jeep without doors most of the time, I've disabled the alarm that tells me I've left the keys in the ignition or the lights are on. It took a little while, but you finally get used to checking them. Maybe a sticky somewhere as a reminder in the interim; but once you get used to checking every time you stop, you no longer have a problem.
And, I too am partially deaf from my military service, and I can still hear the alarm. She must be pretty deaf, how much do you yell at her?!? Cheers! M2 |
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Thank you! I am NOT likely to be 'straightened out' as it is my car - and I am the one who always manages to find the keys when they have been mislaid...
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so can you manage to turn off the headlights then? ;)
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02-17-2009, 10:07 AM | #17 |
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LMAO =D
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