theBurlyone

I have an 85 pickup SR5 Xtra cab. Does anybody know if it had a door chime when you opened the doors? My owners manual says that it did, but I haven't been able to find anything.

myyota

Yes, they did have a door chime, and its very anoying, so the first chance i got i disabled the one on my 4Runner. Thats probably why yours isn`t working, the person that owned the truck before you probably disabled it.

brownbagg

its a green plastic box about 2 x2 x2 above the steering column by the brake pedal. and it doesnt chimes, it buzzes

myyota

in 85-86 trucks and 4Runners its a black box.

nomiss05

On my 85 i disconnected it on the left side behind the plastic thing that can come off by the fuses. u can do it anywhere but there was a plug coming from the switch to the box so i just un plugged it. look there and see if somone else did the same.

sh0kk86

be careful though , when i just unplugged the connector from it in the driverside kick panel it would drain my battery, till i plugged it back in.

nomiss05

really? mine didnt at all. i dont know why it would unless it was making contact somewhere. but these are toyotas. anything is posible

myyota

When i disabled the buzzer on my 86 4Runner i pulled the box out that the buzzer is in and just disabled the buzzer it self, all the buzzer is, is a piece of metal that vibrates against a metal coil, i just bent the piece that vibrates away from the other piece and then plugged the box back in and put it into place under the dash, so its still conected but no noise.

nomiss05

could jsut replace it with a nicer sounding small speaker of some sort. if u found one u liked.

brownbagg

why would you like. mine went out the window at 55

XtraSlow_XtraCab

Correct me if I'm wrong: but just "throwing the box out" disables door-controlled cab lighting... does it not? Some might not consider this a big deal... but since my door switch went sour I've left the dome on over and over by manually flippin' the dang switch to look for my crap (cigarettes).

spideynut

Im with this guy ^^ Its that simple. (note to self make spare key!)

Etype R

Why do people hate these buzzers so much? I am a idiot, and will leave my lights on if that buzzer doesn't yell at me. My pickup was buzzerless and I went to start it half a doezen times, only to find I left my lights on and now had a dead battery.

Hadmatt54

The buzzer (light reminder relay) is also an early form of an integration relay. The RH door switch still works with this unplugged, but all you have to do to keep your dome light and your LH door switch working is to jumper 2 wires on the plug once the buzzer is removed. Black/White and Red on an 86 will do the trick. With this unplugged, your ignition key cylinder light will not work either.

85gijunk4x4

yes it should buzz when you open the door or leave on your headlights, heck the darn thing buzzes all the time, the p/o cut his switch out, so i took the pass. side switch on ny drivers side and i only had it plugged in about 5 seconds and i unplugged it. it buzzes just like it does when you turn the key on. an easy way to check if your is plugged in or not, is to open the door and see if the cab light comes on

spideynut

I can' stand the thing. It makes me take my key out and forget it in the truck!! Best thing to do is go in the "buzzer box" bend the buzzer hammer away from the copper coil (pre 87?). Plug the box back in and walla no noise. All dome lights work etc..

dhall50

After reading this I plugged mine in...said WHOA... and unplugged it. The previous owner still has the box plugged in but one green wire is pulled from the harness which appears to disable just the chime and now that I checked dome light only works when manually switched.

myyota

Put the wire back in place, and just disable the buzzer inside the box, its very easy to do and everything will still work, but with no noise.

85gijunk4x4

lol, i just leave my key in the ignition wherever i go, i dont think my truck is a hot item for theives...oh well, i hope they have a tetnus shot

dhall50

Got around to this today and the dome light still wont work with the door open? Oh well...