No more annoying door chime

[joesho_gb]

on my daily driver I went one step further and threaded a small screw into the "speaker" on that little unit until all it does is tick.

So now it sounds like a time bomb

Haha! That's funny!

hawkeye18, when you cut the purple wire, did anything else stop working?

 

[hawkeye18]

Haha! That's funny!

hawkeye18, when you cut the purple wire, did anything else stop working?

Nope, the purple wire goes straight to the chime module as the input for "is the key inserted?" With it cut (or disconnected), it will simply assume that the key isn't inserted, and the only other condition that will make it chime is "Lights on + door open".

 

[digsj7]

Is the purple wire on all SHO's?? 95 ATX?

 

[digsj7]

I'm an idiot....I now see that you (Hawkeye) own a 95 ATX. Disregard previous question! ;-)

 

[hawkeye18]

I'm an idiot....I now see that you (Hawkeye) own a 95 ATX. Disregard previous question! ;-)

 

[kevinspann]

This is the BEST mod for the SHO. I hate that ******* dinger.

 

[AREA 91]

The computer will shut off all lights (interior and exterior) after 45 minutes. Dunno how, but it does. I've timed it.

Isn't this Gen II only?

 

[firebat45]

I simply disconnected the purple wire that came from my ignition cylinder. That eliminated the door chime at all times... unless my lights were on (and I opened the door). That is perhaps the one useful feature of the door chime, as the keypad obviates my need to remember to take the keys out.

You gotta think smarter, not harder lol

I went one step further. There's a little spring lever on the outside of the ignition cylinder, with a plastic tip. When you put a key in it opens or closes some switch, and that's what makes it chime. I just nipped the head off with a pair of snips, no more chiming. My method works with any SHO, ATX or MTX. It should actually work with all Fords that use the same cylinder, I've done it to the Contour as well.

Takes no tools besides a skinny screwdriver to release the cylinder from the column, and the snips, and it's easily reversible (by getting a new ignition cylinder, most SHOs probably need one anyway).

I'm a fan of keeping the lights+door chime too, which is why I didn't just take the chime out altogether.