Made some minor repairs - buzzer - door handle - turn signal

That buzzer surgery may just be the single most dramatic change you can make to these cars. Takes all of 15 minutes. Transforms the car from annoying to amazing!

Good job.

John

 

The more permanent solution to the rubbing on the inside door handle is to install a flat washer under the leather covered part of the door handle mount to move it out a millimeter or so for more clearance. So remove screw, black flat washer, then under the mouting boss, install a flat fender washer (or possibly two) then reinstall black flat washer and phillips screw.

 

Exactly what I did when I installed my CF door handles!
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Hugh, what a great idea

 

Thanks guys! I just did the buzzer-ectomy and put in a washer to gain more clearance on the door handle.

Excellent return-on-time-invested in these two little mods!

Feels so much better to get in and out of the car now. I did it after my drive tonight, but wish I would have done it before hand. I'm looking forward to the next time I put the top down while the car warms up, and all I hear is the motor while putting the leather cover in place.

 

I have had my 1999 F355 for 5 years. I didn't know there is a buzzer in there. Either mine is broke or previous owner did surgery. Is it supposed to warn if the seatbelt isn't engaged?

 

Yup, seatbelt buzzer. Sounds like it's from a '73 Pinto...

 

It's the one thing that's "broke" that is a good thing. I'll just leave it alone.Man I learn something new on this site every week. Love it.

 

Wondering if it is possible to just unplug something?
Hate to clip a wire if I don't have to.

thanks

 

You could de-solder it, that way you can put it back if the silence kills you...

 

I looked at that last night, since I didn't like the idea of clipping a wire either. In the end, it was either: de-solder the wire from the circuit board, or clip it and tape it. I went with clip and tape. There is enough wire remaining, that I could re-solder the wire to itself and heat shrink it, if I ever wanted the buzzing to come back (for example, if I show the car at Concorso Italiano again).

 

Reviving this topic as it’s the best and easiest way to gain some peace and quiet if you ever want to idle with the door open or turn the car off and not have to pull the key. I just desoldered mine so an easy resolder if any crazy future owner wants that horrible noise back in their life...you European chaps don’t know the pain of us idiot American regs. Also like amber (ugh) versus clear (gorgeous) running lamps. Ed

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Imteresting mine only does this if I,leave in neutral due to the f1

 

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I did the buzzer mod recently - clipped the speaker wire and reinstalled the module. Now it's quiet when opening the door, but the F1 system still yells when it's in N. Seems like a good reminder and much easier to live with. The beep/buzzer/scream systems are separate. Also installed a new alarm siren(the GM part) and have no more blinding dash light, although a little more beeping due to the siren working again. I have a remote siren battery setup available if anyone is interested, along with all connectors - it didn't work when I tried retrofitting to the old damaged siren.

 

Dave R does yours buzz. Mine does not and I did not realize it would have been altered

 

Grant, USA, Canada and Japan cars should buzz for doors. Module P/N 137667. Yours must have been modified (or it's a foreign import with a module part number 137667)

The F1 buzzer is P/N 174456

 

Thanks Ian when I have the dash apart I will look.

My car was originally USA so it must have been modified early in its life.

 

I guess i missed something, why clip the wire? I just unplugged my buzzer.

 

Simple and effective! Brilliant- thanks for the tip!

 

F1 or seatbelt? Just make sure it isn't the type of buzzer module which provides power to the brake warning light circuits. i.e. the [!] light on the dash (for brake wear, ABS, etc).

i.e. Module 06625 in the following diagram:

Instruments, Handbrake and Brake Warning

 

Yes, as you described. When opening door with car in N. I have no intention to alter it.

 

Actually, after revisiting the circuit, I'm not sure what effect it has on the brake warning system. There is a solenoid in the buzzer module which activates during engine start, and it looks like it would extinguish the brake warning light during start (because it puts volts on both sides of the lamp element). Perhaps our resident electronics guru, Miro, can figure it out

 

Third attempt at reading the wiring diagram... Disregard above... I think the [!] light comes on during engine start, thanks to the buzzer unit. Looks like a lamp self test circuit. Why they incorporated this into the buzzer, I don't know.

The ABS light is supposed to come on for 3 seconds during start, but I don't see a timer circuit for the brake [!] warning light. Ken, maybe you could see what your light does during start with your buzzer unit disconnected?