2001~2003 Silence your Door/Key Chime at the push of a button
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2001~2003 Silence your Door/Key Chime at the push of a button
2001~2003 Pushbutton Door Chime Disable
If you're like me, you probably find the "key sense" reminder chime to be a real nuisance when working on the truck or just listening to the radio with the door open. On the other hand, it has saved me from locking myself out on more than one occasion.
This mod uses a simple pushbutton and a relay that gives you the option to silence the chime when the ignition switch is in the ACC position and the driver door is open. I find this arrangement perfect for cleaning or working on the truck with the driver door open and the radio on in ACC.
A relay socket makes wiring the relay easy and reliable. It is also possible to use 5 individual wire terminals pushed directly onto the relay spades:
The wire colors that I used as seen on the back of the relay socket
(Also see diagram below):
Blacks (Pins 85&87): connect together and then to one lug of the pushbutton
Blue (pin 86): tapped to the ACC power wire in the radio harness (Yellow/Black)
Yellow/Black (center pin 87A): to GEM (cut Yellow/Black near GEM)
Yellow/Black (lower pin 30): to driver door switch (cut Yellow/Black near GEM)
The pushbutton that I used. It has two black wires soldered to its lugs: one is connected to two of the relay pins (85 & 87) and the other goes to chassis ground. Any normally open (NO) pushbutton that can handle a half amp or more at 12v should work.
I installed the button by drilling a hole in the cover for the Restraints Control Module just forward of the floor shifters. It is out of the way yet easy to reach. Most Rangers don't have this exact style RCM cover but there are plenty of other places available that would work. Just be sure to check for adequate clearance for the hidden part of the switch and its wires.
The relay was mounted up inside the dash using double-sided tape. Another way would be to get the type of relay that has a mounting tab molded into the cover, then fasten it using a screw or bolt.
Parts I used:
Pushbutton (Normally open): Radio Shack P/N 275-609
Bosch-pattern Automotive Relay (SPDT): Ford P/N FOAZ-14N089-A
Bosch-pattern Automotive Relay socket: www.allelectronics.com P/N SRLY-2
3M ScotchLok wire tap
3M Double-sided mounting tape
Heatshrink tubing
scrap wire (16~18ga)
The part numbers above are what I happened to use. All of these parts are generic and readily available from many other sources.
Approximate cost: $15
If you're like me, you probably find the "key sense" reminder chime to be a real nuisance when working on the truck or just listening to the radio with the door open. On the other hand, it has saved me from locking myself out on more than one occasion.
This mod uses a simple pushbutton and a relay that gives you the option to silence the chime when the ignition switch is in the ACC position and the driver door is open. I find this arrangement perfect for cleaning or working on the truck with the driver door open and the radio on in ACC.
- Pressing the pushbutton silences the annoying key sense chime when in ACC mode with the driver door open
- If the pushbutton is not operated, the chime works exactly as it did from the factory
- Reverts to factory operation whenever the ignition switch is moved from ACC or the driver door is closed
- The automatic re-enable reduces the risk of locking the keys in the truck
- Headlight chime is not affected by this mod
A relay socket makes wiring the relay easy and reliable. It is also possible to use 5 individual wire terminals pushed directly onto the relay spades:
The wire colors that I used as seen on the back of the relay socket
(Also see diagram below):
Blacks (Pins 85&87): connect together and then to one lug of the pushbutton
Blue (pin 86): tapped to the ACC power wire in the radio harness (Yellow/Black)
Yellow/Black (center pin 87A): to GEM (cut Yellow/Black near GEM)
Yellow/Black (lower pin 30): to driver door switch (cut Yellow/Black near GEM)
The pushbutton that I used. It has two black wires soldered to its lugs: one is connected to two of the relay pins (85 & 87) and the other goes to chassis ground. Any normally open (NO) pushbutton that can handle a half amp or more at 12v should work.
I installed the button by drilling a hole in the cover for the Restraints Control Module just forward of the floor shifters. It is out of the way yet easy to reach. Most Rangers don't have this exact style RCM cover but there are plenty of other places available that would work. Just be sure to check for adequate clearance for the hidden part of the switch and its wires.
The relay was mounted up inside the dash using double-sided tape. Another way would be to get the type of relay that has a mounting tab molded into the cover, then fasten it using a screw or bolt.
Parts I used:
Pushbutton (Normally open): Radio Shack P/N 275-609
Bosch-pattern Automotive Relay (SPDT): Ford P/N FOAZ-14N089-A
Bosch-pattern Automotive Relay socket: www.allelectronics.com P/N SRLY-2
3M ScotchLok wire tap
3M Double-sided mounting tape
Heatshrink tubing
scrap wire (16~18ga)
The part numbers above are what I happened to use. All of these parts are generic and readily available from many other sources.
Approximate cost: $15
Last edited by zabeard; 09-13-2010 at 07:55 AM.
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Originally Posted by Strider0O0
i forgot i wanted to do this mod... hmm... and i have today off with nothing to do....
i guess a momentary switch (i think that's what it's called) wouldn't work, right? just asking cause i know i have one in the garage already.
i guess a momentary switch (i think that's what it's called) wouldn't work, right? just asking cause i know i have one in the garage already.
However, if it the kind of switch that turns on and stays on, it won't work.
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The pushbutton is a normally open, momentary-on switch. If you have the equivalent, it will work.
However, if it the kind of switch that turns on and stays on, it won't work.
However, if it the kind of switch that turns on and stays on, it won't work.
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
Thanks, John. I'm sure that you realize that the ABS cutoff is nothing more than what you described here.
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Originally Posted by Swoop1156
Damn, we need poeple like you on the Fusion boards, Bob...sigh...I want to do the auto-up-down on my other three windows...
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Originally Posted by Kevooo
Is there an easy way to just turn it off for good without messing with any switch wiring or anything?
John Griggs Dinger Mod 2003-back