Killing That Stupid Dinger

[kevin1]

anyone know how to disconnect that dumb thing I hate hearing that everytime I have the door open

 

[Hunter11]

Door dinger

Wiz1,

There was a post here not to long ago about how to disable the dinger. I tried it and it worked. It said to take the cover off around the streeing column (three screws) and there is a two wire plug by the gear shift. Disconnect that plug and reassemble the cover and you done. It took me about 10min. to do the whole process. I can't remember what color the wires were but the plug was white. I hope this helps.

 

[klenger]

I don't think that wiz1 has a gear shift on his steering column.

 

[Hunter11]

I didn't even notice that. I wonder if the plug is still there even if it's not an automatic.

 

[Murle]

Best and simple way is to open the driver's door. The switch against the door jam, black with push button on it, pull this switch out, it is just pushed in. Use pliers if needed. Clip the brown wire. This will solve your problem.

 

[JJW_ND]

Unplug the connector!

The small connector is directly under the ignition key pod. Does not matter whether it is a stick or auto. Hardest part is have a driver to remove the resccessed screws. They just unplug the connector. This showed up on the 2000 models. We have done it on 2000, 2001 Auto, 5sp, and 6sp.



The connector controls the "key in ignition" circut. Thus the head lights on, low fuel buzzers still all work.



jjw

ND

 

[mikel]

This may be the thread you are talking about.





Good luck,

Mike

 

[PRout]

Yes, the stickshift also has the plug in the steering column (at least on my 2000 6sp).



I disconnected it, but the dang annoying thing still sounds if you want to keep the parking lights on.



Im about ready to pull the chime module apart and fix it for good.

 

[redneckdr]

dinger

for some of us senior citizens, the dinger is a good thing--for instance, it reminds me to be sure the truck is stopped when i open the door to get out. get out while the dang fool thing is still moving,you could break something... ...

 

[Reddog1]

You make a good point redneckdr. Sounds like we are the same age. My Ram is so quiet, I got out of mine once when it was doing 75 mph. I thought I would never catch it to turn it off. Next time I will leave the cruise control off to.





Wayne

 

[redneckdr]

dingers, etc

yeah, ya gotta be careful. even running the speed limit, i get passed a lot. have to remind myself occasionally, not to get out to check the truck, thinking i have broken down and stopped. besides, the CTD is always making such purty moosic it helps. not wure why i went to the trouble to install a 10 disc cd changer, don't ever listen to it.

 

[Reddog1]

Nice thing about living in California, no need to install a 10 disc cd changer, don’t need a radio either. We can leave our passenger window down year round so we can hear the cummin hummin, and our passengers only need a light sweater.



We have a seat belt law to prevent us from getting out to check the truck. They catch you out there without your seatbelt on and you are in trouble. Besides, with the door open, the dinger distracts from the hummin cummin.





Wayne

 

[illflem]

Yeah Wayne but in Calif you have to compete with the bass-boxes coming out of the trunks of all the lowered Hondas. Pulled up next to one at a light and could actually feel it shaking my truck.

 

[Lazy-Boy]

Remove dinger chime bell buzzer

I removed the dinger speaker altogether. The problem was that the speaker on my 2001 was attached to a computer type card. Maybe this speaker location is something new. I never found the speaker in the locations mentioned in other TDR post.



Again, this removes the entire speaker. So if you still want to hear the buzzer for not wearing the seatbelt, low fuel, etc. , don't do this. The other suggestions in this post are if you just want to kill the door dinger noise only.



Anyway, here's what I had to do if you want to try it. It's been a couple months but I think I can remember...



First take the knee panel off the dash underneath the steering wheel. I think the knee panel is held on by three or four screws. After I removed the knee panel I could see a black plastic box about 5x7x1 that had two wire harnesses going to it. The box was held in by just one screw.

Take the screw out and unbutton the two wire harnesses and slide the box out.



If I remember correctly the box was held shut by four screws. Once the screws are removed the box will open like a book, revealing the computer board I mentioned above. This computer card, or board, is about the same size and look as a modem card that would go in a Personal Computer.



BE CAREFUL! You should only touch the outer edges of the green card that's inside the black box. Keep your 15W-40 diesel fingers off the tiny wires and components that are all over the card. Once you open the black box you'll immediately see the round black speaker. It's about the size of eight quarters stacked up, and it has little holes in the top of it.



To remove the speaker you have to take the card out of the black box first. The card is mounted in the black box by three or four screws. Once the card is out flip it over and you'll see where the speaker is soldered to two points on the card. I took my soldering gun and touched each spot to melt the solder (whatever you call that stuff). The speaker will practically fall off when you melt the two solder points.

Now put everything back. Now everything works the same as before. Just no noise, ever.



I hope I didn't make this procedure sound difficult because it's very easy. I just wanted to cover my back-side for all you greasy dudes that have never handled computer cards.



So, just be gentle with that computer card.

DON'T rip the speaker off the board like a gorilla - you might break other components!

Don't let static electricity get to card. Handle it on the outer edges and you'll be fine.

You may not use a cigarette lighter to melt the solder points on the card.

Putting duck tape over the speaker won't lower the sound that much at all - I already tried.

If you ever want to put the speaker back just solder it back on.



Steve