Door Chime Modification

Finding and properly adjusting the stupid door chime. In the good old days you could just yank the wire or shoot the thing. Now they've gone ahead and included the headlight alert so you feel ripped off if you just disconnect the module and really, really stupid when you leave the lights on.

Have no fear however, a little time under the dash with clip leads and a multitester always pays off. It's amazing that something as simple as the door chime has over eight leads!

This should apply to the 1994 and 1995 Mustangs and many other new Ford vehicles. The modification will disable the door chime but keep the headlight and seatbelt alert.

Modification Procedure:

Find the module. On the Mustang it's located under the dash on the drivers side. It's mounted on the right by the center console. It's a pretty large white plastic box with a wide cable connector. If you can't see it just turn on the lights and you can hunt it right down by the sound.

Find the black wire with the pink stripe. This should be next to the light brown wire.

Cut that sucker about an inch from the connector and tape up both ends (it's 12v when the door is closed).

You're done! Enjoy the sound of silence.

A better way to do this is to dismount the box (very easy) and pop out the circuit board. The wires connect to a card edge connector. Locate the pin that corresponds to the black/pink wire and put some thin tape over the contact. This is actually the better way if you want to spend the time. It's easy to remove and invisible.