Hmmm... I've owned my van for 7 years and didn't realize there's a
door chime ;) Guess the previous owner pulled the fuse, which is fine
with me.

I would appreciate a headlight warning though; any on-line writeup on
how to make the connections? It's a 91 Multivan if that's relevant.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another excellent alternative is to change the power source for the chime
> from the ignition lock to the headlight switch. �Much more useful to have a
> warning that you left your headlights on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:25 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Intermittent door chime - something's brewing?
>
> I guess it's because I work on vans, and I want to be able to keep the key
> safely in the ignition switch most of the time while working on them...
> and given that ........there is only one proper 'repair' for the key/door
> chime.
>
> leave the thing beeping .........drop down the fuse box, find that mutha,
> and jerk it out of there !
> Save in glove box for the next owner.
> At least 9 out of 10 Vanagon �owners �I've asked have �said they'd love to
> not have that obnoxious and government mandated thing removed from �their
> van.
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "george jannini" <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Intermittent door chime - something's brewing?
>
>
>>>> I've noticed that my door chime has taken to not chiming every once in
>> a while when the door is open... <<
>>
>> �Before you go tearing into the steering column, first check out the
>> door switch.
>>
>> George/ATL
>