Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 20:56:45 +0000
Reply-To: Marius Strom <marstrom@MICROSOFT.COM>
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From: Marius Strom <marstrom@MICROSOFT.COM>
Subject: Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
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I'm also in the process of debugging some odd RH door behavior:
* Opening either front door does not make the RH dome light come on
* No seat belt buzzer
I removed the LH door switch, and wire-brushed the heck out of it, and now the RH dome light comes on when LH door is open. Partial success.
I removed the RH door switch, and noted only one purple/white wire going to it (Bentley indicates there should be two wires: brown, and gray (I believe)). Wire brushed, and no change at all.
Still trying to figure out what that purple/white wire is, and where my brown and gray wires are.
Also, trying to figure out what the right way to pop open the female seat belt socket on driver's side, as I'd like to clean the switch in there to see if seat belt light comes back to life. Any suggestions?
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael Sullivan
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 9:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
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
>
