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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 9, 2009 20:30:22 GMT
Hiya guys. I have the terrible habit of leaving my headlights. I did it twice today and I'm sure one of these days I will have a flat battery  so I am thinking about getting a headlight buzzer so I know when I have left my lights on. Can anyone tell me where I can get one from and are they easy to fit?  |
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Post by mrslaphead on Nov 9, 2009 20:50:00 GMT
I think W&P do a kit that also illuminates the switches, think its plug and play but not 100%
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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 9, 2009 21:01:29 GMT
I think W&P do a kit that also illuminates the switches, think its plug and play but not 100% Hiya Thank you for your reply but who are W&P?  |
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Post by mrslaphead on Nov 9, 2009 21:05:58 GMT
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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 9, 2009 21:08:42 GMT
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Nov 9, 2009 21:13:21 GMT
wood and pickett  Im guessing theres probably other ways of doing it too using buzzers you can buy from maplin etc? im thinking along the lines of having it wired to the headlamp switch then having another switch like an extra courtesy light switch on the door so that when you open the door if the lights are still on the buzzer goes off  Just an idea though its over to somebody who understands car electrics better? |
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Post by bnicho on Nov 10, 2009 7:20:24 GMT
That's almost exactly how I have done it in he past. Connect the positive terminal of the buzzer to the dash lights and the negative terminal to the door switch. The door switch earths out when the door is open and viola, the buzzer sounds. If you want it to work on the drivers door only, just put a diode in the wire to the passenger's door switch. But the diode is not worth the hassle IMHO. wood and pickett Im guessing theres probably other ways of doing it too using buzzers you can buy from maplin etc? im thinking along the lines of having it wired to the headlamp switch then having another switch like an extra courtesy light switch on the door so that when you open the door if the lights are still on the buzzer goes off Just an idea though its over to somebody who understands car electrics better? |
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Post by kalkat on Nov 10, 2009 12:03:49 GMT
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Nov 10, 2009 13:29:31 GMT
Im getting a picture in my head here of an Oil capilary Tube emerging from under the bonnet and leading you to a Hugggeee Ships Foghorn bolted to the roof ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by kalkat on Nov 10, 2009 14:23:23 GMT
errrmmmm .................... not quite what I had in mind ;D
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Post by bnicho on Nov 11, 2009 11:45:57 GMT
errrmmmm .................... not quite what I had in mind ;D Emma Well, at least everyone for miles would know when you lost oil pressure.  |
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Post by dan on Nov 12, 2009 12:48:13 GMT
go to a scrap yard, i no that the buzzer out of a starlet is just behind the bottom part of the dash below the right hand side of the steering wheel and its small so will fit anywhere, im sure some1 could sort out the wiring easily enough
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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 12, 2009 20:07:48 GMT
Thank you Emma and it looks like I'll be taking a trip to Maplins, luckily there's one quite near plus it's near a halfords and I do need to go there as well |
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Nov 12, 2009 20:18:46 GMT
whatever you do don't be tempted to remove the rear parking sensor buzzer from a nissan micra  i used to have one and wanted to put an Axe through the buzzer as it drove me mental  there again if you had one of those you would turn your lights off immediately ;D |
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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 12, 2009 20:30:41 GMT
whatever you do don't be tempted to remove the rear parking sensor buzzer from a nissan micra i used to have one and wanted to put an Axe through the buzzer as it drove me mental there again if you had one of those you would turn your lights off immediately ;D I'll try and remember that as it will remind me too much of my son I sometimes wish he had a switch that I could turn off ;D ;D |
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Post by dan on Nov 22, 2009 17:21:51 GMT
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Post by (minisniper) on Nov 22, 2009 17:39:21 GMT
hiya Dan Thank you for that , I will have a read later but I do really need one, as one of these days I will have a flat battery |
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Post by dan on Nov 22, 2009 18:38:34 GMT
i no all bout flat batteries!! not fun!! at least once every 2 days i have to jump it or use the booster, even after a 100 mile run! nad then to leave my lights on the other day-really not good!!!
the link makes it sound like a doddlle to do
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Jan 18, 2010 23:41:54 GMT
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