Head Light Alarm?

[Motley aka Yeti]

Hey guys. I have 1998 z71 excb. Do any of the OBS pickups have a warning tone to alert you to turn off your headlights after the ignition is turned off. I know alot of 00'and + vehicles have one but I'm not sure about the OBS. I've left my headlights on several times and not realized it because I'm used to our 01' mustang which has an alarm tone. any thoughts?

[CDL]

not that this helps much but my 97 burban has an alarm tone. have you checked the little black box down by the Scan tool port thing? (sorry i dont know the correct term for it)

[supraloud84]

I know alot of guys that pulled the chime boxes out of there trucks so it may not even be there. But that will be your culprit, Either it is bad or it is gone.

[CDL]

yah i pulled mine out and 3 days later i left the lights on over night...when i went to start my truck it was like there was no battery. took 7564374 hours to jump

[TheMaroonBaboon]

yea my 88 chimes when I leave the lights on

[SlowS10]

freakinayright i do this all the time. ill get half way in the office, look out the window and.... "Damn". :mad:

[CDL]

freakinayright i do this all the time. ill get half way in the office, look out the window and.... "Damn". :mad:
story of my everyday life! i'm thinking bout putting the chime box back in but taping up the holes or something so it doesnt drive me to insanity

[Bob T]

When you get old enough to be senile (like me) all that warning stuff gets to be a good idea:

"HEY DUMB ASS - THE LIGHTS ARE ON, YOU LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SEATBELT AIN'T FASTENED AND YOU LEFT YOUR WIFE AT THE GAS STATION." Ding... ding. ding.

[CDL]

When you get old enough to be senile (like me) all that warning stuff gets to be a good idea:

"HEY DUMB ASS - THE LIGHTS ARE ON, YOU LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SEATBELT AIN'T FASTENED AND YOU LEFT YOUR WIFE AT THE GAS STATION." Ding... ding. ding.
hahahahah :LOL: thats great

[Rod726]

haha, On the real tho.....I wonder If theres a way you can break some of the prongs off on that black box so it wont buzz when you open the doors, but it will still tell you that your headlights are on.

[CDL]

DUDE rod i love you. i've sawing off some off them tomorrow... hopefully it doesnt blow

[Rod726]

no no no! I dont know which ones to snap off! dont ruin it hah..

[CDL]

arent they all the same...? hmmm. i think it's impossible to ruin the damn thing....

[Rod726]

hah gotta find which prongs exactly need to be broken off, but im goin to sleep, later....

[aintstuck4x4]

try putting electrical tape over one and gently pushing it into the slot until it makes contact. trial and error till you find the right one/ones

[CDL]

good idea. i'll work on that tomorrow. thanks!

[aintstuck4x4]

if you figure that out let me know i keep having to pull it out and put it back in. i may work on it tomorrow so if i figure it out i'll let you know too. okay ready break!!!

[Motley aka Yeti]

ok guys. i look for the little black box under the dash next to the diagnositic plug-in. i don't see anything. can someone post picks of what exactly you are talking about. thanks

[CDL]

ok guys. i look for the little black box under the dash next to the diagnositic plug-in. i don't see anything. can someone post picks of what exactly you are talking about. thanks
im on it

[twobluechevy]

I had to replace the steering wheel in my 90 and i cnt get the alarm tone to go off :(

[Rod726]

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/skills4lou/truck002.jpg

The biggest black box on the right of the grey relay block....

[CDL]

jerk. i was just about to post em!

[Rod726]

oh I guess im real bad cuz I stole this pic from another thread, hah

[Motley aka Yeti]

yep i am definately missing that. damn well if anyone has the part number for it let me know.

[Rod726]

I would just hit up your local junkyard, or tell the dealer you want a door chime for your truck.

[aintstuck4x4]

or just don't... its annoying.

[Rod726]

Id rather be annoyed a lil bit, than having clicks when you go to turn the key...hah Especially Having HID's Its hellla hard on them when you turn them on without the truck running

[RollingBowTie01]

you can also add an after market one that has little alligator clamps that you can run in line. not sure how they wire up but i have seen them at the parts store. the have them for the healights and door chimes. that could be an easy option for ya.

[Motley aka Yeti]

yeah i will find something. i know it may be annoying at times but it sucks when you leave the lights on all day at work then, (being the last one to leave) go to head home and the truck doesn't even acknowledge you turned the key. it'll be worth it to put one back in. thanks for all the info and pics guys/girls. i appreciate it.

[Ram3]

never mind

[east302]

Part number is 15042437 and it's called ALARM ASM module or something like that. I paid about $30 at the dealer for mine a few months ago.

[Drisco Z71]

Id rather be annoyed a lil bit, than having clicks when you go to turn the key...hah Especially Having HID's Its hellla hard on them when you turn them on without the truck running
im pretty sure hid's draw less current than standard halogens:think:

[Rod726]

Yeah but the HID's need alot of power to for the ballasts to Ignite the capsules and then they dont draw as much, but., When I turn the lights on when the truck isnt running If they havent Fired while running they flicker and dont come on all the way.

[tricksick]

THIS DOESN'T WORK, I'M AN IDIOT THAT ONLY DRIVES DURING THE DAY

[Rod726]

You Are My Hero!

[Bob T]

I took mine apart and the progs are labled, so I snipped off a couple and now the buzzer only goes off when I leave my headlights on. :)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/fredmorelock/truck/Untitled-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/fredmorelock/truck/Untitled-2.jpg

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I nominate this guy for the "BEST FIRST POST IN THE HISTORY OF THIS BOARD" award.

[Rod726]

I nominate this guy for the "BEST FIRST POST IN THE HISTORY OF THIS BOARD" award.
XX2:bowtie:

[aintstuck4x4]

X a lot. thats awesome.

[CDL]

nice. this is just what i was lookin for!

[chevysnbuicks]

Oooooo... :clap: I'll have to replace mine and snip off the two for the doors... Mine 88 only buzzes when I have the key in and the doors open, but I've left the lights on for hours without noticing thanks to this thing...

And also, I could live with the soft chime that comes in 95s and up, but mine has the ultra obnoxious buzzer that sounds like something from a nightmare...

tricksick, you are amazing. [EDIT] hey hey, another east TN guy!

[Rod726]

Man I just snapped those 2 off and when I turn the headlights on it buzzes all the time now... only time it shuts off is when i have the lights off

[chevysnbuicks]

Maybe just get rid of the "Key" pin instead of the ignition?

[CDL]

Man I just snapped those 2 off and when I turn the headlights on it buzzes all the time now... only time it shuts off is when i have the lights off
i came to complain about the same thing. sh*ts weak. I'm pissed lol

[Rod726]

yeah I guess Ill solder the prong back on.... If I can find it... My luck ittle be under all the trash at the bottom of the can

[CDL]

mine are in the trash can in Y's classroom. and whoever posted that pic...YOU SUCK! check your sources :mad: :pow:

['96 Z-71]

No Offense but that's Hilarious! :idiot: :LOL:

[Bob T]

I nominate this guy for the "BEST FIRST POST IN THE HISTORY OF THIS BOARD" award.
I withdraw my endorsement. At least I didn't endorse Hillary.

[porker]

Of course, us older guys hear the buzzer, think- WTH's that?, slam the door, then notice that our keys are not in our pockets!

[tricksick]

I was going to private message everyone that had done what I posted, but I don't know who has or hasn't. I apologize to everyone who broke their parts because of my (bad) advice. I get paid tomorrow, so I reckon I will be going to find a new buzz box this weekend. And I'll get a few extra. If you want me to fix my mistake, you can shoot me a pm with your addy and I will ship them out. I don't know how much these things costs, and I only make modest wages, but I am ahead on my bills so I can afford to buy a few extra (I hope).

Sorry.

P.S. Whomever quoted my thread on the previous page, could you please edit your post and erase the information so other people don't try to do this also?

[ChadM89]

My '90 Silverado has a tone which goes off if I turn off my ignition while the parking and/or headlights are still on.

My last car had automatic headlights and I don't think I touched the headlight switch once in the years I owned it. Evidently it really left an effect on me, judging by how much I hear that "lights on" tone in my truck to this day.

I see a lot of threads where people are disabling their auto-on headlights. Anyone have any luck converting an older truck to HAVING auto-on and off headlights? :)

[tricksick]

Ok, I don't understand this, but it works for me, here's a youtube that I put up showing it working. Am I missing something?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SfUAYC_0X9w

[CDL]

I was going to private message everyone that had done what I posted, but I don't know who has or hasn't. I apologize to everyone who broke their parts because of my (bad) advice. I get paid tomorrow, so I reckon I will be going to find a new buzz box this weekend. And I'll get a few extra. If you want me to fix my mistake, you can shoot me a pm with your addy and I will ship them out. I don't know how much these things costs, and I only make modest wages, but I am ahead on my bills so I can afford to buy a few extra (I hope).

Sorry.

P.S. Whomever quoted my thread on the previous page, could you please edit your post and erase the information so other people don't try to do this also?
its all good man. no need to do that. the buzzer was annoying anyways.

[chevysnbuicks]

Ok, I don't understand this, but it works for me, here's a youtube that I put up showing it working. Am I missing something?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SfUAYC_0X9w

Maybe they had two designs... Could they have changed it a little in '98?

[Rescuehoundemtd]

Yeah, I am having the same prob with the lights. Leaving them on. I looked didn't see the black box people are talking aobut. One trick that I have used is to only put the parking lights on since the Daytime running lights come on automatically. That way if you forget to turn them off, it is only the parking instead of the whole works burning down your battery. Might give you a chance to start it after you come out hours later... :FSCrules: