Headlight buzzer
rbwdriven
Senior Wagonist
I figure I would help the wagon community out like I help out my ef brothers.
After a few phone calls from the wife, hey guess what I need a jump.
I decided to do this little trick. After this if we leave the lights on it tell us by the annoying buzz.
Tools/Parts
1 12v Piezo Buzzer (Not Siren!) (less than $3.00)
1 pair of needle nose pliars
Instructions
Take off your Fuse Panel so you have access to your fuses.
Next unplug the #8 Taillights/License Lights/Instrument Lights Fuse.
Once the fuse is unplugged take the Red Wire from the Piezo and place the exposed end looped over one leg of the fuse where the metal part makes connection with the fuse holder
.
Then plug the Fuse back into place, make sure it is in all the way and the wire is not in the way of it.
Once that is done unplug the #18 Rear Defroster Relay Fuse.
Do the same as you did for the Red Wire for the other Black Wire and make sure everything goes back in correctly.
Now to test it make sure the car is turned off and then turn on the headlights and when they come on the buzzer should buzz.
Then turn the car on and it should stop buzzing once the car is on. The buzzer will help you to make sure to turn your lights off so your battery is not drained.
Notes
I tried this on a sedan, hatch and crx and they all work in the same way.
Here are the pictures.
1. Peizo buzzer zip tied to wiring harness.
2. wrapping the wire around the fuses.
After a few phone calls from the wife, hey guess what I need a jump.
I decided to do this little trick. After this if we leave the lights on it tell us by the annoying buzz.
Tools/Parts
1 12v Piezo Buzzer (Not Siren!) (less than $3.00)
1 pair of needle nose pliars
Instructions
Take off your Fuse Panel so you have access to your fuses.
Next unplug the #8 Taillights/License Lights/Instrument Lights Fuse.
Once the fuse is unplugged take the Red Wire from the Piezo and place the exposed end looped over one leg of the fuse where the metal part makes connection with the fuse holder
.
Then plug the Fuse back into place, make sure it is in all the way and the wire is not in the way of it.
Once that is done unplug the #18 Rear Defroster Relay Fuse.
Do the same as you did for the Red Wire for the other Black Wire and make sure everything goes back in correctly.
Now to test it make sure the car is turned off and then turn on the headlights and when they come on the buzzer should buzz.
Then turn the car on and it should stop buzzing once the car is on. The buzzer will help you to make sure to turn your lights off so your battery is not drained.
Notes
I tried this on a sedan, hatch and crx and they all work in the same way.
Here are the pictures.
1. Peizo buzzer zip tied to wiring harness.
2. wrapping the wire around the fuses.
Comments
This is definitely a must do and sticky!
so when the lights are on and the key is in the off position it buzzes.
Very annoying but hey I'm ok with it versus the "need a jump" theory.
same deal with me. i dont know how many times i had to get jumped. after 3 days in a row of leaving them on... lol i decided that was enough embarrassment so i rewired mine with a relay so they will turn off when you turn the key off.
I would do the same, just like i've blocked all the little tabs that tell me the door is open. Good mod though.
The fuse locations are different but I found the fuse diagrams below. rbwdriven's directions hold true if adjusted for the designated EG fuse locations. I've highlighted in blue the items that clued me in.
The red wire goes to fuse #19 Dash Lights, Dimming Signal, Parking Lights, Tail lights, License Plate Lights, Console Lights, Option Connector "D".
The black wire goes to fuse #13 Power Mirror, Anti-Lock Brake System, Air Delivery, Blower Motor Relay, Rear Window Defogger Relay, Radiator Fan Relay, Condenser Fan Relay.
All else from rbwdriven's directions remain accurate.
I'm still trying to break that habit and turn the stuff off. But yeah, put the whole thing together for probably $2 so easy cheap mod.
Either way, I'll cross link to this post as reference for a tool-less install as I built a little plug and play module for it.
Update* A brief edit to this and a warning to you out there, gonna include this in my write up. But I was experiencing issues with my tach/turn signals. Other such things. I thought it was because of the ZC Swap. Turns out someone had wrapped a wire around a fuse and pretty much screwed up that fuse socket. Having a wire around there bends the socket so once it's bent up you will always need a wire around that fuse to get it to seat in properly.
So if you need to do it this way I'd highly recommend getting one of these
http://smile.amazon.com/Littelfuse-FHA200BP-ATO-Add-A-Circuit-Kit/dp/B0002BGELQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400624070&sr=8-1&keywords=add+a+circuit
And not ruining your fuse sockets.
Sweet, embed is now working!
I wasn't going for helpful with that post.... or this one.... or 99% of the things I post....