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nyrfan · 11-28-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

Hopefully not but there probably is a way. It's a safety feature that's pretty important. First time you forget one of your doors is open, back out of a garage and rip it off its hinges... you'll wish you hadn't cancelled it.

Oh man. I remember some years back my boss at the time got a new Acura. Anyway he brought it to work and pulled it into the garage to show everyone, the car had less the 100 miles. Long story short he backed out with the drivers side rear door open, it was one of the saddest sounds I've heard. The door essentially bent all the way back and the door handle was just about touching the front door.

Sent from my 2SS/RS

LBreezie · 11-28-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tys2010camaro

Just what I was talking about. I haven't really seen any advice or help in what the poor guy is asking. He wants to know how to disable a chime! He is not asking personal advice on backing a car out and tearing the door off or all the other scenario's being given to him. (help the poor guy with his question) I very rarely get on to the General forums like this one as you can't get straight answers or specific help.

True. Well personally could not tell you or the OP how. It seems like it would be complicated.

PalmerGA · 11-28-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tys2010camaro

Just what I was talking about. I haven't really seen any advice or help in what the poor guy is asking. He wants to know how to disable a chime! He is not asking personal advice on backing a car out and tearing the door off or all the other scenario's being given to him. (help the poor guy with his question) I very rarely get on to the General forums like this one as you can't get straight answers or specific help.

Fine. My answer to OP is... I don't know how to disable the door chimes.

My suggestion as to his wanting to disable the door chimes is... don't do it.

PalmerGA · 11-28-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

Oh man. I remember some years back my boss at the time got a new Acura. Anyway he brought it to work and pulled it into the garage to show everyone, the car had less the 100 miles. Long story short he backed out with the drivers side rear door open, it was one of the saddest sounds I've heard. The door essentially bent all the way back and the door handle was just about touching the front door.

Sent from my 2SS/RS

There you go. If only the "rear door open" had a chime. Being an Acura, I'd bet there was an indicator light on the dash though. Not quite as affective.

Angrybird 12 · 11-28-2013, 04:21 PM

I think the chime and courtesy lights have something to do with the door latch on these cars. I have seen some companies that have something that you put in your door latch that people use at car shows to hold the doors open. You may want to try something like that.
http://rockyhinge.com/store/product70.html

Jayrcr3 · 11-28-2013, 04:25 PM

If you push the tab inside this slot towards the outside of the door, left in the picture, it will stop the chime while your door is open. As was posted earlier, you need to remember and pull on the door handle before you close the door to reset the latch to the open position.

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Nitroman28 · 04-24-2014, 04:18 PM

WOW, Glad I found this thread before it was to late. I put a aftermarket stereo in right after I bought the car and turned the chime down. That was 4 years ago. Good thing I still have all my doors. What was I thinking? Oh I know. I'm not an incompetent dipshit.

shawn18 · 04-24-2014, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitroman28

WOW, Glad I found this thread before it was to late. I put a aftermarket stereo in right after I bought the car and turned the chime down. That was 4 years ago. Good thing I still have all my doors. What was I thinking? Oh I know. I'm not an incompetent dipshit.

Manbearpig · 04-24-2014, 05:50 PM

ITT: assumptions.

yellowz · 04-27-2014, 12:51 AM

I think what the OP was talking about is turning off the open door chime when the engine is OFF and the door is open. You CAN'T drive the car when the engine is OFF and rip off the door. There is no safety hazard or risk in that situation. If the engine is running, then yes, open door chime makes sense. But when you go camping or just fishing off the pier and you want to hear the radio, best you can do is leave the windows open. And sometimes when detailing, or tuning and you have electric extension cord to power the laptop, you want to leave the door open so you don't have to muck with the cord all the time as you open and close the door. Much easier to just leave it open, but that's not possible unless you like being driven crazy. It would be nice if it just chimed for 15 seconds and then stopped because you WANT to leave the door open. Or maybe some way to turn it off and thereby acknowledge that you are aware of the risk that somebody could steal your car because you are away fishing and just listening to the radio. In these situations, sometimes you want to get in and out over and over and/or just use the radio with the door open to get the most sound. Why can't we have such a simple convenience? Radio without the key would work for that situation, but not if you are tuning and the key is required to be in the ignition and turned to the accessory on position. There may be other situations where the key is required, such as using the cigarette lighter to power something while you are working on the car and going in and out. It's basically a convenience issue that a little selector or button or something could easily solve.

That's just my opinion, but then, I'm stupid as hell and I could be wrong about everything.

MaikEST · 04-27-2014, 06:39 AM

Still no answer, anyway, I just bought a camaro and I have been near car about 2 hours and this chime annoys living crap out of me. I don`t know how loud stock one is ,but somebody is installed aftermarket stereo and it`s very loud and annoying, can I disconnect it near radio ? I don`t understand , how does it even work with aftermarket radio ?

it comes trought speakers in my car? 2011 ss
european cars don`t have that "feature" ..

Norm Peterson · 04-27-2014, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowz

I think what the OP was talking about is turning off the open door chime when the engine is OFF and the door is open. You CAN'T drive the car when the engine is OFF and rip off the door. There is no safety hazard or risk in that situation. If the engine is running, then yes, open door chime makes sense. But when you go camping or just fishing off the pier and you want to hear the radio, best you can do is leave the windows open. And sometimes when detailing, or tuning and you have electric extension cord to power the laptop, you want to leave the door open so you don't have to muck with the cord all the time as you open and close the door. Much easier to just leave it open, but that's not possible unless you like being driven crazy. It would be nice if it just chimed for 15 seconds and then stopped because you WANT to leave the door open. Or maybe some way to turn it off and thereby acknowledge that you are aware of the risk that somebody could steal your car because you are away fishing and just listening to the radio. In these situations, sometimes you want to get in and out over and over and/or just use the radio with the door open to get the most sound. Why can't we have such a simple convenience? Radio without the key would work for that situation, but not if you are tuning and the key is required to be in the ignition and turned to the accessory on position. There may be other situations where the key is required, such as using the cigarette lighter to power something while you are working on the car and going in and out. It's basically a convenience issue that a little selector or button or something could easily solve.

That's just my opinion, but then, I'm stupid as hell and I could be wrong about everything.

No, you're just old enough to remember a time when cars were designed without nearly as much "help" from the busybodies who would outlaw the concepts of "common sense" and taking personal responsibility for one's own safety.

Norm

Nitroman28 · 04-27-2014, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MaikEST

Still no answer, anyway, I just bought a camaro and I have been near car about 2 hours and this chime annoys living crap out of me. I don`t know how loud stock one is ,but somebody is installed aftermarket stereo and it`s very loud and annoying, can I disconnect it near radio ? I don`t understand , how does it even work with aftermarket radio ?

it comes trought speakers in my car? 2011 ss
european cars don`t have that "feature" ..

Which install kit did they use? If its the metra kit you can turn the chime down or off. There is a black box that the stereo and car wiring hooks to. It has a hole in the side where you can adjust the volume.

If it's the metra kit

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http://www.metraonline.com/files/pro...-3010S_web.pdf

MaikEST · 04-27-2014, 12:21 PM

It is Metra, I try that. Thanks !

11-28-2013, 04:21 PM	#33
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	I think the chime and courtesy lights have something to do with the door latch on these cars. I have seen some companies that have something that you put in your door latch that people use at car shows to hold the doors open. You may want to try something like that. http://rockyhinge.com/store/product70.html Attached Images __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

11-28-2013, 04:25 PM	#34
Jayrcr3 Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chatham, Illinois Posts: 756	If you push the tab inside this slot towards the outside of the door, left in the picture, it will stop the chime while your door is open. As was posted earlier, you need to remember and pull on the door handle before you close the door to reset the latch to the open position. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk __________________ American Racing 1 7/8" Headers and Hi-Flow Cats, CAI cold air intake, Flowmaster AT exhaust, Vengeance Racing Stage 2 cam, VMax ported throttle body, TEA valve springs and titanium retainers, Trick Flow hardened pushrods, 180* T-stat, Comp Trunion kit, ZL1 Fuel Pump, ADM Fuel Pump Control Module, 20% window tint, Whipple Supercharger. Tuned by Mike Norris Motorsports. 656rwhp/584rwtq @10 PSI.

04-27-2014, 12:51 AM	#38
yellowz TREMEC6060 1-2 needs fix Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lynnwood WA Posts: 79	I think what the OP was talking about is turning off the open door chime when the engine is OFF and the door is open. You CAN'T drive the car when the engine is OFF and rip off the door. There is no safety hazard or risk in that situation. If the engine is running, then yes, open door chime makes sense. But when you go camping or just fishing off the pier and you want to hear the radio, best you can do is leave the windows open. And sometimes when detailing, or tuning and you have electric extension cord to power the laptop, you want to leave the door open so you don't have to muck with the cord all the time as you open and close the door. Much easier to just leave it open, but that's not possible unless you like being driven crazy. It would be nice if it just chimed for 15 seconds and then stopped because you WANT to leave the door open. Or maybe some way to turn it off and thereby acknowledge that you are aware of the risk that somebody could steal your car because you are away fishing and just listening to the radio. In these situations, sometimes you want to get in and out over and over and/or just use the radio with the door open to get the most sound. Why can't we have such a simple convenience? Radio without the key would work for that situation, but not if you are tuning and the key is required to be in the ignition and turned to the accessory on position. There may be other situations where the key is required, such as using the cigarette lighter to power something while you are working on the car and going in and out. It's basically a convenience issue that a little selector or button or something could easily solve. That's just my opinion, but then, I'm stupid as hell and I could be wrong about everything. __________________ Asimov's Fourth Law of Robotics: If you don't know what else to do, wave your arms and run around in circles.

04-24-2014, 04:18 PM	#35
Nitroman28 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS 416/4L80 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,835 View My Garage	WOW, Glad I found this thread before it was to late. I put a aftermarket stereo in right after I bought the car and turned the chime down. That was 4 years ago. Good thing I still have all my doors. What was I thinking? Oh I know. I'm not an incompetent dipshit.

04-24-2014, 05:50 PM	#37
Manbearpig Engineer of softness-ware Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SoCal/Chicago Posts: 741	ITT: assumptions.

04-27-2014, 06:39 AM	#39
MaikEST Drives: Camaro SS 2011 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Europa, Estonia Posts: 6	Still no answer, anyway, I just bought a camaro and I have been near car about 2 hours and this chime annoys living crap out of me. I don`t know how loud stock one is ,but somebody is installed aftermarket stereo and it`s very loud and annoying, can I disconnect it near radio ? I don`t understand , how does it even work with aftermarket radio ? it comes trought speakers in my car? 2011 ss european cars don`t have that "feature" ..

04-27-2014, 12:21 PM	#42
MaikEST Drives: Camaro SS 2011 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Europa, Estonia Posts: 6	It is Metra, I try that. Thanks !