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Posted by: Nick_Sawyer (Guest) Posted on: Sunday, February 14th, 2010, 12:17:58pm

Just thought I'd put up this simple DIY:

Like most Capp owners, the first thing I did was pull the plug on the annoying buzzer under the dash the alerts you the keys are in the ignition. Unfortunatly doing so also disables the buzzer telling you that your lights are still on. This is a function i find very helpful as i tend to forget  ;D

So how do you just disable just the key alert? Easy. Simply remove the White with Red trace wire fom the plug that corresponds with the pin marked in the picture. Don't forget to insulate the terminal at the end of the wire. Sorry about the photo quality.




Posted by: Andy Posted on: Sunday, February 14th, 2010, 12:23:13pm
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Nice (thumb)

Posted by: mk1powah (Guest) Posted on: Sunday, February 14th, 2010, 12:57:51pm
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Good DIY!!

Posted by: lagolag Posted on: Friday, February 19th, 2010, 9:30:09pm
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Thanks Nick, a great DIY!
I hate that Ignition Buzzer, Lights Buzzer I is great!

Posted by: Youichi Posted on: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, 8:26:25pm
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Quoted from Nick_Sawyer, posted Sunday, February 14th, 2010, 12:17:58pm at here

Like most Capp owners, the first thing I did was pull the plug on the annoying buzzer under the dash the alerts you the keys are in the ignition.



What ? What buzzer ? Mine doesn't do that.

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Unfortunately doing so also disables the buzzer telling you that your lights are still on. This is a function i find very helpful as i tend to forget  ;D



What there's a light buzzer too ? I've left mine on three times in the last year......

I forsee a dig under the dashboard when its light tomorrow.

Posted by: Andy Posted on: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, 8:29:30pm
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Sounds like the previous owner of your car got really fed up with all the numpty alarms :D  Does the alarm to tell you you haven't locked the rear window in place still work?

Posted by: Youichi Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:17:54pm
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Quoted from Andy, posted Saturday, February 20th, 2010, 8:29:30pm at here
Sounds like the previous owner of your car got really fed up with all the numpty alarms :D  Does the alarm to tell you you haven't locked the rear window in place still work?



The rear window buzzer always worked.

I've fixed the keys in, door open buzzer, by cleaning the door open switch, and as a bonus the interior light works on the drivers door now (thumbsup), and I found an immobilizer-disabling switch I never knew I had, which is nice.

But the lights on buzzer still doesn't work, how many wires should be in that plug ? as there is one spare hole on mine.

Also where can I find a full wiring diagram to work out which coloured wire I should be looking for ?

Posted by: Andy Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:22:53pm
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I find the diagrams in the manual easier to follow more often than not but there is the large full wiring diagram too.

PM on way.

Posted by: Youichi Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:40:21pm
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Quoted from Youichi, posted Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:17:54pm at here

how many wires should be in that plug ? as there is one spare hole on mine.




According to the wiring diagram there should be 5 wires, and mine has 5 wires, so I took off the stering column surround, and there was a wire removed from the big 30 wire plug on the stering column.

I repaired that, and Hey Presto the light buzzer works ! /phew.

No more flat batteries for me.

Posted by: Andy Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:42:25pm
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Until you forget about the elbow light...

Posted by: Youichi Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 7:33:37pm
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Quoted from Andy, posted Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:42:25pm at here
Until you forget about the elbow light...



I've got a 6 LED bulb in my elbow light, its impossible to miss...

Posted by: Andy Posted on: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 7:39:19pm
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What even in bright sunshine in Summer?  Oh yeah we don't really get that either do we :D

Posted by: crisp (Guest) Posted on: Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, 10:40:31pm
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You forgot about the other alarm buzzers
- the "WTF are you?"
and  "Get home your dinner is in the oven" buzzers.

Sorted that without so much as going near either a Cappo or my mobile phone, he he he, by removing the source (dance)

Posted by: verygood (Guest) Posted on: Saturday, March 6th, 2010, 12:22:25pm
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Quoted from Youichi, posted Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:17:54pm at here

I've fixed the keys in, door open buzzer, by cleaning the door open switch, and as a bonus the interior light works on the drivers door now (thumbsup),



How did you do both? Post a dummies guide?


Posted by: mattjohns Posted on: Sunday, March 7th, 2010, 1:59:36am
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Quoted from Andy, posted Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:22:53pm at here
I find the diagrams in the manual easier to follow more often than not but there is the large full wiring diagram too.



Full wiring diagram huh?  I'd love to see one of those  ;)

Posted by: Nick_Sawyer (Guest) Posted on: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010, 1:41:41am
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Quoted from mattjohns, posted Sunday, March 7th, 2010, 1:59:36am at here


Full wiring diagram huh?  I'd love to see one of those  ;)



Second that  :)

Posted by: grant4561 Posted on: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010, 7:12:21am
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Matt & Nick.

Email sent.

Posted by: Nick_Sawyer (Guest) Posted on: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010, 11:28:19am
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Thanks Grant  :)

Posted by: nikki (Guest) Posted on: Sunday, October 9th, 2011, 1:27:46am
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Just want to say nice one to Nick for sticking the thread up.  Did mine today and now its such a lovely place to be with the door open and the key in the ignition :D

Thanks ;)

Posted by: Keanoid (Guest) Posted on: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012, 12:07:26pm
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Hey where can I find this plug? I unscrewed the covers under the steering wheel but I cant find it amongst the multiple dozens of various coloured plugs and wires... can someone take a photo with something that is from an obviously identifiable angle? thanks ^^" My caps a bit messy there with the assisted power steering, imobilser and hands free phone pic up mic + the many fuse wires that are housed there...

Posted by: Nick_Sawyer (Guest) Posted on: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012, 10:45:14pm
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Quoted from Keanoid, posted Tuesday, December 11th, 2012, 12:07:26pm at here
Hey where can I find this plug? I unscrewed the covers under the steering wheel but I cant find it amongst the multiple dozens of various coloured plugs and wires... can someone take a photo with something that is from an obviously identifiable angle? thanks ^^" My caps a bit messy there with the assisted power steering, imobilser and hands free phone pic up mic + the many fuse wires that are housed there...



I haven't been under the dashboard for a while, but from memory the little module is somewhere above the speaker/accel pedal area with the power window breakers etc...

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