Date:         Fri, 14 May 2010 11:26:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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FWIW...I do have the door chime(still wish it was a headlight chime instead)
but I don't have a seat belt warning light or buzzer, either.  I do see the
wire that runs into the DS seatbelt female, though.
That door chime really tees me off sometimes.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> pretty minor stuff here, and maybe many will wonder why I would miss
> not having door chime....
>
> '86 syncro GL, 7 pass.
>
> -it does not have a switch on drivers side seat belt latch for seat
> belt warning light
> -warning light unit only has handbrake light and logo, seat belt
> space blank
> -warning light unit does not have wire into connector for seat belt
> switch (yellow/red)
> -door/seat belt warning relay missing
> -socket (added socket on top of fuse panel), has some wires to it,
> but not all. Missing black wire from fuse S18. only one grey wire
> (from door? assume the missing grey is for seat belt switch). Missing
> grey/red wire that is also part of seat belt switch.
>
>
> At first I thought previous owner had disconnected door chime (as
> many do) but after pulling fuse/relay panel and having a good look in
> the rat's nest of wire, I have concluded its more likely it never did
> have it.
>
> Funny eh? Anyone else have missing seat belt warning light/switch and
> no door chime? Hoping electrical expert Mark Drillock will "chime" in.
>
> alistair
>
> '86 syncro 7  passenger
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
> http://shufti.wordpress.com
>