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Subject:Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
From:Mark Hersh
Date:Fri, 14 May 2010 11:23:17 -0700

Mine stopped working when I installed a new, but substandard ignition
switch.  But when a shop put a new one in last week, I still don't have the
chime back, and we miss it....

At least the VW turns the headlights off when the switch is off.  I need a
"you left the lights on dummy" chime in the Civic as I've done that numerous
times and paid the price...

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> pretty minor stuff here, and maybe many will wonder why I would miss
> not having door chime....
>
> '86 syncro GL, 7 pass.
>
> -it does not have a switch on drivers side seat belt latch for seat
> belt warning light
> -warning light unit only has handbrake light and logo, seat belt
> space blank
> -warning light unit does not have wire into connector for seat belt
> switch (yellow/red)
> -door/seat belt warning relay missing
> -socket (added socket on top of fuse panel), has some wires to it,
> but not all. Missing black wire from fuse S18. only one grey wire
> (from door? assume the missing grey is for seat belt switch). Missing
> grey/red wire that is also part of seat belt switch.
>
>
> At first I thought previous owner had disconnected door chime (as
> many do) but after pulling fuse/relay panel and having a good look in
> the rat's nest of wire, I have concluded its more likely it never did
> have it.
>
> Funny eh? Anyone else have missing seat belt warning light/switch and
> no door chime? Hoping electrical expert Mark Drillock will "chime" in.
>
> alistair
>
> '86 syncro 7  passenger
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
> http://shufti.wordpress.com
>

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