headlight reminder beeping? Options

[mitchy]

in my Australia spec 1997 SX theres no beeping for headlights when u leave them on and key off, i was wondering if anyone knew how to add in my own beeper/sound thingy?

[D-Man]

I'm not sure where the parts are in the 6th gen celica, but as for the wiring of it, you'd find that little Gold flat Toner and trace the wires back, that'll be your melody box. Replace that. (its got a constant ground, and an Triggered positive, The timer to separate the beeps is built into the melody box)

IDK where to get a custom melody box though... My cousin once took one out of a "Independence Day Alien" so that his lil' S-10 Roared

This post has been edited by D-Man: Jul 23, 2008 - 8:31 AM

[GriffGirl]

Don't your headlights turn off anyway when you open the door?

[D-Man]

Do yours? Mine dont...

[GriffGirl]

Yeah, they sure do. They did in my 4Runner too. And now my fancy-pants JDM fogs do too.

[goferris]

they will turn off a min or so after you open the driver's side door. atleast they did in my 97. i wouldn't know in my 99 because my door sensor is messed up and doesn't know when i open the door so they'll just stay running. i'll tell you this much. when i first got my car i kept having to get jump starts i need to get that fixed.

[D-Man]

Not my car... Nope. The lights only turn off by them selfs after the battery is dead. Even then, there is still a little hue of light emitting from them...

This post has been edited by D-Man: Jul 23, 2008 - 4:18 PM

[azian_advanced]

if you have an alarm/starter (not sure if it goes for all types), your lights will no longer shut off with the ignition..

[GriffGirl]

I have an alarm and they shut off... but mine's a factory alarm or something, it says Toyota on it. Hmmh.

[hurley97]

I'm not sure about Australian models but in both US and Canadian models the wiring for the auto cut-off for the lights is included in the integration relay box.

It's located in the fuse block that is behind the driver side interior kick panel, right under where all the interior fuses are.

The alarm theory is not necessarily true, it depends on how it was installed. I have a non-Toyota alarm and my headlights auto shut off just fine.

[lubu]

The relay I believe works like this:

i.If the engine is running with the headlights on and then you turn the engine off and open the driver's door the headlights will automatically shutoff.

ii.If you turn the headlights on while the car is not running then they wont shutoff if you open the driver's door.


You can add a reminder to the system by using two or more relays and some sort of buzzer.

[mitchy]

ohk ill have to test whether they turn off or not, i have a factory alarm buit the chick i got the car off said she had it disabled cause it kept going off, and not the remote shat itself and its heaps to buy a new one and i dont even know if my alarm is good or not

[95st-celica]

i have no alarm at all and my lights go off if i turn them off or if i open the door

[delusionz]

on jdms the headlight circuits are so simple they don't even turn off when the starter motor is cranking (accessories do though), i think you have to have your key out and your door open to hear the monotonous high pitch sound of the headlight warning, because when your key is in you should have a continuous beep beep beep when you open your door (regardless of headlights on/off) to warn you that you left your keys in the car -- this is triggered by a small plastic attachment screwed onto the bottom of your ignition barrel which completes a circuit when the key is in, if you don't have that, then that may be whats stopping your headlamp warning aswell

This post has been edited by delusionz: Jul 25, 2008 - 4:31 AM

[D-Man]

nope my beeping beeps well. But my headlights dont shut-off. Maybe it's the relay that Lubu was talking about... IDK...

[azian_advanced]

my car still beeps when the keys are left in the ignition in the 'OFF' position while the door is open..
but still my headlamps don't shut off even with the keys removed.. there were a few times were my car died because i left my lights on, i couldn't help myself but show off my hids during the day.. lol

it was working like it should though before i had my alarm/starter put in

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Jul 25, 2008 - 8:16 AM

[mitchy]

haha just tested how the lights turn off wwhen u take the key out and leave the lights on, it worked and now i feel retarded