Thread: Do you want a Keyless Entry Alert Tone?
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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Default Re: Do you want a Keyless Entry Alert Tone?
Originally Posted by midnightman
This "discovery" has got to go down as a historic mod breakthrough. Corfire should be given a Crossfire Great Achievement Award, succeeding where others have tried and failed.

I plan on installing mine tomorrow.

But I have to ask Corfire one question..... How did you figure this amazingly simple procedure out? Are you an electrician, or just very savvy?
Oh golly gee, I’m not sure it’s that big a deal? I’ve been working on, and messing around with cars casually for around 48 years. However, I just do easy stuff. No hardcore mechanical work. I love my Crossfire, but I have found that it has a few shortcomings for me. Not getting a sound indication when locking and unlocking the doors ‘was’ one of them.

I do have an electronics background, and I am retired with lots of time on my hands. It seemed obvious to me that the clicking sound that you hear when the lights flash during locking and unlocking was from a relay. The location of the clicking noise (the RKE relay) wasn’t that hard to find. Armed with that knowledge; a little ingenuity; the service manual; and knowing where 12VDC sound alerts (buzzers) are available led me to trying and working out the details. As we all know, the electronics and systems in these modern vehicles are very complex. Much more complex than I want to get very involved with. So, I was glad to find a simple relay to deal with. I am happy to share what I found with those that want to try it. It also gave me a reason to learn a bit more about the forum and how to use the features of posting. Of course, that process took much more time and effort than figuring out the mod itself.
 
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