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fireant · 01-29-2007, 03:09 PM

Want your CRX or EF to beep when you leave the lights on?

Got about $7 for materials?

This is an easy old trick mentioned here and there, but its often done incorrectly by shoving wires underneath fuses. There is a better way to do it, and I've written it up for posterity.

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Crx Jimmy · 01-29-2007, 04:28 PM

damn cant get any easier than that

, I have no doubt that someone on H-t will still F it up.

I CRX I · 01-29-2007, 04:33 PM

Is it really that easy? has anybody tried this yet?

Crx Jimmy · 01-29-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I CRX I

Is it really that easy? has anybody tried this yet?

yes, obviously fireant has

harmonator84 · 01-29-2007, 04:44 PM

does seem alittle too easy to be true...but why not ill try it.

SupraRXZ · 01-29-2007, 04:45 PM

Gunna try this tonite, and try that kill switch too

bebo408 · 01-29-2007, 04:53 PM

wow left my lights on today at school so this should be a must for me hehehe.....heehe

dr_latino999 · 01-29-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crx Jimmy

damn cant get any easier than that

, I have no doubt that someone on H-t will still F it up.

My car caught fire and burnt out the 4th floor of the parking garage. I hate you all

KFBhonda · 01-29-2007, 05:21 PM

awesome.
i vote this thread for sticky material

SupraRXZ · 01-29-2007, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr_latino999

My car caught fire and burnt out the 4th floor of the parking garage. I hate you all

I second that!

lol

Patman · 01-29-2007, 05:52 PM

My car caught on fire and burnt down the 1-10th floors on my parking deck, prepare for legal action.

91ed9 · 01-29-2007, 06:05 PM

this is sweet, but i still dont get how it indicates that the headlights are still on if your just pluging the beeper into those 2 slots only

if i did read right

e jay one · 01-29-2007, 06:10 PM

thats funny if its that easy why didnt honda do it. but i think if youve been driving hondas for a while you know theres no warning and you turn your lights off even when they are allready off. atleast i do.

SupraRXZ · 01-29-2007, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e jay one

thats funny if its that easy why didnt honda do it. but i think if youve been driving hondas for a while you know theres no warning and you turn your lights off even when they are allready off. atleast i do.

damn penny scrunchers!

Furyof4 · 01-29-2007, 06:46 PM

Ive been meaning to do this for years. Now I may actually do it.

Good sticky material.

gospeedgo1 · 01-29-2007, 06:52 PM

i did it 3 weeks ago. super simple and a battery saver

PACT man · 01-29-2007, 07:22 PM

Same here, I did the same thing a couple months ago, everyone at work thought I was crazy and then I showed them when I had found the right connectors and everything. Had the same thing done on my old EG also. I first did it on my EG after I had killed the battery 2 or 3 times.

for sticky

fireant · 01-29-2007, 07:29 PM

It works perfectly...one of those really nice easter eggs on EF's. I dont claim to be the person who figured it out.

I believe those slots were meant to power some kind of accessory (fog light relay?) that actually worked in some other way. Its just a coincidence that they make a closed curcuit when the lights are on and the keys are off.

sneakerfern · 01-30-2007, 09:53 PM

did it today..... works kool.. paid 3 dollars and sum change for the buzzer over at radio shack... took me about 20 min to do solder the two wires and install nice feature!!!! thanks

grog · 01-30-2007, 10:09 PM

for some reason this didnt work for me. but the buzzer I use came with a headlight buzzer kit meant to conect to fuses. so maybe its little different? I just hooked it back up to the fuses, i hate looking at that, its cheesy. i wanted this method to work!

CRXDrew · 01-30-2007, 10:14 PM

lol.... i one of those people who did it incorrectly by sticking wire underneath fuses.

That method has been working fine for 4 years... *shrug*

DaX · 01-31-2007, 01:28 PM

Subscribed...I'm going to try this.

Tyson · 01-31-2007, 01:58 PM

funny. ive had my headlight warning beeper for the past 8 years (after first leaving my lights on and draining my battery in my first year of ownership), but i didnt do it this way. theres a combination of fuses that you bridge and just stick the bare ends of the wire into (no plug required) and will trigger just like a headlight warning. i dont know off the top of my head what those fuses are, but i thought everyone knew about it....

Iron_Forrix · 01-31-2007, 07:57 PM

i jsut did it in about 5 minutes. heres how it looks for me:

the wires correspond as follows

beeper red wire -> right plug (my red clip)
beeper black wire -> left plug (my blue clip)

works perfectly.

grog · 02-01-2007, 06:56 PM

So I just had to see if i could get this method to work with a different buzzer. I got a piezo 12 volt dc buzzer and it works, and it sounds alot more pleasant too.

so the reason using fuses is incorrect/bad is the slot gets stretched out from the clips that connect to the fuse, making it larger. I had to tweek the fuses that i had used so they work/make contact. I also noticed my car starts without a fuse for the starter signal,wtf? does this mean wiring problems?

01-29-2007, 04:28 PM	#2
Crx Jimmy Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: jimmysville VT,, NY, USA Posts: 4,848	Re: DIY HOW-TO: SIMPLE HEADLIGHT WARNING BEEPER (fireant) damn cant get any easier than that , I have no doubt that someone on H-t will still F it up. __________________

01-29-2007, 04:33 PM	#3
I CRX I Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,189	Is it really that easy? has anybody tried this yet? __________________ Vouches: aka kool people to deal with. Bought from - Craigp23usa, Crx Jimmy, dirtySOHC's, neophyte210 Sold to - JustAnotherRex, JDMRasta Knows his shit - Tomdata (ecu,tuning,etc.)

01-29-2007, 04:44 PM	#5
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01-29-2007, 04:53 PM	#7
bebo408 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, America Posts: 16	Re: DIY HOW-TO: SIMPLE HEADLIGHT WARNING BEEPER (fireant) wow left my lights on today at school so this should be a must for me hehehe.....heehe

01-29-2007, 05:21 PM	#9
KFBhonda Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santee, CA, USA Posts: 855	awesome. i vote this thread for sticky material

01-29-2007, 05:52 PM	#11
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01-29-2007, 06:05 PM	#12
91ed9 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 1,502	Re: (Patman) this is sweet, but i still dont get how it indicates that the headlights are still on if your just pluging the beeper into those 2 slots only if i did read right __________________ 91crx si- junked 91crx dx-Sold! 2006 Audi A4 Tein coilovers,Custom FMIC Apr stage 2 software, 2.5" testpipe, 3" custom single exhaust, South Bend stage 2 clutch, 16lb lightwieght flywheel

01-29-2007, 06:10 PM	#13
e jay one Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,356	Re: (1991 CRX Si) thats funny if its that easy why didnt honda do it. but i think if youve been driving hondas for a while you know theres no warning and you turn your lights off even when they are allready off. atleast i do.

01-29-2007, 06:52 PM	#16
gospeedgo1 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern, CA, usa Posts: 2,416	Re: (Furyof4) i did it 3 weeks ago. super simple and a battery saver __________________ 88 CRX SI 02 S2000

01-29-2007, 07:22 PM	#17
PACT man Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Miami, Fl, USA Posts: 741	Re: (gospeedgo1) Same here, I did the same thing a couple months ago, everyone at work thought I was crazy and then I showed them when I had found the right connectors and everything. Had the same thing done on my old EG also. I first did it on my EG after I had killed the battery 2 or 3 times. for sticky __________________ 94 Lausanne Green GSR Sedan-DD HID retrofit club member #0042 DB Squad Member #241

01-29-2007, 07:29 PM	#18
fireant Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 2,958	Re: (gospeedgo1) It works perfectly...one of those really nice easter eggs on EF's. I dont claim to be the person who figured it out. I believe those slots were meant to power some kind of accessory (fog light relay?) that actually worked in some other way. Its just a coincidence that they make a closed curcuit when the lights are on and the keys are off. __________________ 2000 civic hatchback hypermiler 1991 CRX Si track toy 95 Ford Ranger 3.0 mule

01-30-2007, 09:53 PM	#19
sneakerfern Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: irwindale, CA, usa Posts: 96	Re: (fireant) did it today..... works kool.. paid 3 dollars and sum change for the buzzer over at radio shack... took me about 20 min to do solder the two wires and install nice feature!!!! thanks

01-30-2007, 10:14 PM	#21
CRXDrew Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kicking ass in the desert, CA Posts: 1,819	lol.... i one of those people who did it incorrectly by sticking wire underneath fuses. That method has been working fine for 4 years... shrug __________________ How I get around: 91 CRX Si /// 05 Element EX /// 68 CB350 /// Tan Altama EXOSpeed boots

01-31-2007, 01:28 PM	#22
DaX Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,739	Subscribed...I'm going to try this.

01-31-2007, 01:58 PM	#23
Tyson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: I am, Tyson, in 90504 Posts: 15,288	Re: DIY HOW-TO: SIMPLE HEADLIGHT WARNING BEEPER (fireant) funny. ive had my headlight warning beeper for the past 8 years (after first leaving my lights on and draining my battery in my first year of ownership), but i didnt do it this way. theres a combination of fuses that you bridge and just stick the bare ends of the wire into (no plug required) and will trigger just like a headlight warning. i dont know off the top of my head what those fuses are, but i thought everyone knew about it.... __________________ Don't IM me your TECHNICAL question. Start a thread, I'll answer there. FS: Mugen CF-48 13x5.5 -38 Wheels NIB FS: 4040 Brake Proportioning Valves

01-31-2007, 07:57 PM	#24
Iron_Forrix Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL, usa Posts: 199	i jsut did it in about 5 minutes. heres how it looks for me: the wires correspond as follows beeper red wire -> right plug (my red clip) beeper black wire -> left plug (my blue clip) works perfectly.

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