The **** ding noise

brian704 · 07-02-2009, 12:14 AM

i dont know if it is just me or what. The dinging noise for when you seat belt is off or your lights or on seems to have gotten louder, and really annoying. Does this get louder? Or am i just imaging it? Can it be fixed if this thing does happen

01SilvyZ71 · 07-02-2009, 12:17 AM

my dads 04 tahoe does that and its unbearable. you cant even hear yourself speak over it.

correct me if im wrong but i think a custom tune can get rid of it??

MeanGreen95 · 07-02-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 01SilvyZ71

my dads 04 tahoe does that and its unbearable. you cant even hear yourself speak over it.

correct me if im wrong but i think a custom tune can get rid of it??

I dont know about the new trucks but on my 95, I just pulled the module from under the dash and it quit.

01SilvyZ71, Im not far from Concord. PM me if you want to get a mini-meet going sometime.

xZoomerZx · 07-02-2009, 12:30 AM

Try this -

Condition/Concern:
A customer might comment that the audible chimes (headlight,door,key) are too loud and they wish to have the chime volume lowered. Currently there is no procedure in SI-2000 to adjust the volume of the Chime.

Recommendation/Instructions:
Chime Level Adjustment:

The radio is used to adjust the vehicle's chime level. To change the volume level of the chime, press and hold push-button 6 with the ignition on and the radio power off. The volume level will change from the normal level to loud, and LOUD will appear on the radio display. To change back to the default or normal setting, press and hold push-button 6 again. The volume level will change from the loud level to normal, and NORMAL will appear on the radio display.

Note: Each time the chime volume is changed, three chimes will sound to indicate the new volume selected.
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01SilvyZ71 · 07-02-2009, 12:38 AM

good work zoomer i remember my dad tellin me about that but we bought is used and it had an aftermarket head unit on it so we couldnt change it.

xZoomerZx · 07-02-2009, 12:44 AM

Aftermarket radios dont support the chime function by themselves, it requires a special harness, and some of those have a volume control on them. Pull the radio out and see if his harness has this control, its probably maxed out.

Toadz · 07-02-2009, 08:50 AM

There's a simple fix for the seat belt chime. Buckle the seat belt. It seems to work every darn time for me!

88GMCtruck · 07-02-2009, 09:27 AM

88-98 trucks you can either remove or modify the chime module. It's the black box under the dash next to the power distribution block.

99-02 the chime is in the BCM. I haven't messed with mine.

03-06 is integrated into the stereo & BCM. I haven't messed with this one either

07+ You can disable the seatbelt light and chime bu unplugging the 2-wire connector on the right side of the drivers seat. It goes to the seatbelt and when unplugged, the truck things the belt is buckled, thus eliminating the chime/light.

brian704 · 07-02-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Toadz

There's a simple fix for the seat belt chime. Buckle the seat belt. It seems to work every darn time for me!

haha thank you sir.

Ya i do but there are times like just pulling the truck to the back yard or my lights are still on or other things i like having the noise just not as loud...

i put a after market radio in a few months back with that little box thing. i will go out there and check to see if it has a volume control on it. or put my old head unit in to change it.

thanks for all the help ladies and gentleman

Z71ny27 · 07-02-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 88GMCtruck

07+ You can disable the seatbelt light and chime bu unplugging the 2-wire connector on the right side of the drivers seat. It goes to the seatbelt and when unplugged, the truck things the belt is buckled, thus eliminating the chime/light.

What about the passenger seat though? The NNBS dings and flashes at you if the passenger isn't buckled up too.

Best way to avoid annoying dinging is to buckle up, and turn the lights off when you turn the truck off!

supraloud84 · 07-03-2009, 07:27 AM

Alot of the aftermarket boxes for the chimes do not have a volume control on them and are definitely too loud. What I do for a lot of customers that claim that the chime is too loud is to take a piece of soft foam and zip tie it a round the box so that it covers the speaker opening on it. That usually muffles it enough to make it not so obnoxious.

brian704 · 07-03-2009, 12:59 PM

well i fixed it. the box like supraloud84 said it has no volume control. so i just took it apart and unplugged the speaker. i sure hope this does not hurt it in the long run.

before anyone says anything again. i do wear my seat belt just gets annoying for anything else