Door Buzzer Works!

1979westie · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: Door Buzzer Works!

Ever since I have owned this bus, the door buzzer has not worked. Actually, the PO removed it, as most bus owners seem to do because, well, it sounds like a dying cricket in a tin can. But I pulled a unit off the parts bus I had last year and finally hooked it up. I'm delighted. For now.

I'm sure in two weeks I'll be ready to rip it out and smash it with a framing hammer. Laughing

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TrollFromDownBelow · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

naaa. you don't want to pull it off! I bought my '76 westy about 4 years ago and was actually a little delighted that it worked.... to me it's a badge of courage! Although, I would describe the sound as a cricket who OD'd on steriods and is dying in a tin can Wink

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busdaddy · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

Congratulations!
Give it time, you'll tire of it soon enough Smile

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josh · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:

I bought a bus once that had a working door buzzer. It was gone in about a week. I hated the sound of that F#^%$ thing.

I wouldn't be surprised if the buzzers from '80s and '90s water cooled VWs could be substituted. They very annoying rather than extremely grating. I never missed having a door buzzer enough to find out though.
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VDubTech · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject:

The buzzers on my '74 and '79 both work, never bothered me. I guess I just don't spend a whole lot of time with the door open and the keys in the ignition.

Mike C · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

The buzzer on my '70 works. I think it's pretty neat. Brings back memories of the old bus my folks had in the 70s.

type2sam · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:43 am Post subject:

I replaced the original door buzzer in my '73 with the door chime relay from an '89 VW Fox. Plugged right in. Somewhat more pleasant than the dying cricket.

Ombit · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:59 am Post subject:

Door Buzzer? Mine doesn't have it. What's it for - to alert you to the door being open when setting off??

Where are the mechanics of it, I'd like to have a look and see if any of it remains.
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type2sam · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject:

Ice Cream Truck song is a good way to describe it. 3 separate ascending notes, then repeat.

It is #12 in the fuse panel. Here is a diagram from the Fox Bentley...

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Here's a close-up of the relay...

And here is a pic of it installed - notice how the end has a grille and a speaker. Pretty easy to identify.

When the IAC engineer was out last year and put the key in the ignition for the test drive, the look on his face was priceless.

Krautski · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject:

Mine works. Then again, everything except the gas heater is in working order.

The previous owner took pretty good care of it, for all the electrical shit to be working. Smile

fusername · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject:

I;m sorry but have you ever heard a vanagon door buzzer?

DOO BOO BEE
DOO BOO BEE
DOO BOO BEE

you just want to stab it in teh face 3 rounds in. sooo horrible.

soo who wants to buy mine? i carry it around in my electrical bag, to test for power like a test light, only so much more annoying, and I can hear it from farther away.
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1979westie · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject:

I've got the doo-boo-bee triple note chime in my 91 GTI. I think I'll leave it there and stick with the dying cricket for the bus. I'd like to open one up to see what the mechanism inside looks like. Ratwell must have a pic somewhere...
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vw76westy · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject:

ok so now we know where to find one on a jetta

but where is it, in the bay

does it it use the same sensor button on the door
that is used for the lights to work

i want to say mine worked when i first got the bus
but that was a long time ago
(haha maybe i ripped it out then & just dont remember)

White99z · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

Wow... theres a door buzzer?!? Glad mine doesn't have it!

Emeritusx · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject:

jamesdagg · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject:

What you are missing is the great feature that if you put a male spade connector on the yellow switched wire from your stereo and plug it into the buzzer socket #85 from the ignition switch you will have an accessory position.

You can listen to the stereo with the engine off as long as you leave the key in the ignition. As soon as you pull it out, stereo goes off.

It's pretty easy to convert the buzzer to buzz if you forget the headlights on as well.

In fact you can do both.

Note though if you have a big high amp stereo use this wire to trigger a relay as it's a low amp circuit.

jim
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vw76westy · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:29 am Post subject:

since we are talking about the wiring
i put a interior dome light in the kick panel
& i want it to turn on when the door is open
but i cant figure out how without running wires all the way to the dome light
that light will turn on when the door is open
can you help me there
i tried hooking up directly to the button on the door but it did not work

Emeritusx · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

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