Geen wire/Red stripe. Cut that sucker!

[Mike-in-WV]

On another thread I was reading about how to stop your buzzer/bell from ringing when you had your truck key on AC and listening to the radio with the door open. There is a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on it under your dash leading to the ignition. I wasn't able to get to mine under the dash so I just opened that little fuse box door on the left side of my steering wheel and there it was....a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on the wireing harness connected to the fuse box so I cut it about 2" back from the box in case I want to splice it back for some reason.....No more irritating bell! The bell still works when you have in the start possition or if you don't fasten your seat belt but now I can work on cleaning the inside of my truck with the doors open and listen to the radio without the bell.
This mod DOES NOT effect anything else , It's for the bell/buzzer only. Mike

[03trdblack]

Nice, drop this one into the cheap tricks thread.

[The Dude Abides]

On another thread I was reading about how to stop your buzzer/bell from ringing when you had your truck key on AC and listening to the radio with the door open. There is a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on it under your dash leading to the ignition. I wasn't able to get to mine under the dash so I just opened that little fuse box door on the left side of my steering wheel and there it was....a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on the wireing harness connected to the fuse box so I cut it about 2" back from the box in case I want to splice it back for some reason.....No more irritating bell! The bell still works when you have in the start possition or if you don't fasten your seat belt but now I can work on cleaning the inside of my truck with the doors open and listen to the radio without the bell.
This mod DOES NOT effect anything else , It's for the bell/buzzer only. Mike

I dont' get it?? What year truck is yours. I have an '04 DC and I don't hear a "DING" when my door is open and the key on (AC position). I listen to the radio when I'm filling up with gas. It "DINGS" about 4-5 times at first... then stops. Door's open, filling with gas, and listen to some music!!! No "DINGS" for me.

[Mike-in-WV]

On another thread I was reading about how to stop your buzzer/bell from ringing when you had your truck key on AC and listening to the radio with the door open. There is a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on it under your dash leading to the ignition. I wasn't able to get to mine under the dash so I just opened that little fuse box door on the left side of my steering wheel and there it was....a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on the wireing harness connected to the fuse box so I cut it about 2" back from the box in case I want to splice it back for some reason.....No more irritating bell! The bell still works when you have in the start possition or if you don't fasten your seat belt but now I can work on cleaning the inside of my truck with the doors open and listen to the radio without the bell.
This mod DOES NOT effect anything else , It's for the bell/buzzer only. Mike

[The Dude Abides]

On another thread I was reading about how to stop your buzzer/bell from ringing when you had your truck key on AC and listening to the radio with the door open. There is a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on it under your dash leading to the ignition. I wasn't able to get to mine under the dash so I just opened that little fuse box door on the left side of my steering wheel and there it was....a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on the wireing harness connected to the fuse box so I cut it about 2" back from the box in case I want to splice it back for some reason.....No more irritating bell! The bell still works when you have in the start possition or if you don't fasten your seat belt but now I can work on cleaning the inside of my truck with the doors open and listen to the radio without the bell.
This mod DOES NOT effect anything else , It's for the bell/buzzer only. Mike


Well... now that I think about it maybe mine does "DING" I know I have to crank the key one more time for it to stop "DINNING". Maybe it's the "ON" my key needs to be in to stop the noise. I'll have to check it out and report later. Anyway, point is I don't have to cut any wire!!

[Mike-in-WV]

If you leave the key on it really runs down the battery but you are right in that it will quit dinging in that possition. , When I clean my truck I sweep it out and then scrub the carpets and head liner , windows and dash and so on. It takes me a while to do it right If you have it in the AC possition it will drive you nuts. It does me anyway. This way I can listen to the radio for an hour or two and not worry about it.:rolleyes: Mike

PS I posted this in the cheap tricks also. Wish I could remember where I read about it so I can give credit. If I find out I will do that, Mike

[The Dude Abides]

If you leave the key on it really runs down the battery but you are right in that it will quit dinging in that possition. If you have it in the AC possition it will drive you nuts. It does me anyway. :rolleyes: Mike

PS I posted this in the cheap tricks also. Wish I could remember where I read about it so I can give credit. If I find out I will do that, Mike

I think the battery can last for a long time. During the October fires here in California 2 years ago, we had no power for 4 days. I hooked up my "POWER INVERTER" and ran our 13" TV for two days. I had the key in the ON position for hours-and-hours-and-hours-and-hours at a time. Never had a problem starting it. It was great. We were the only ones on the block with a TV.

[jimmytbud7]

sweet, i just went out with a pair of scissors and snipped that basturd

[nastynate]

I'm doing this as soon as I get home!!

[upwithit]

did mine two weeks ago. now i can work on the truck leave the door open and play the kenwood with no ding ding ding.this is when the key is in the acc position. also this will not mess up the dinger that goes off when you leave your lights on and turn the truck off. it still will work. be careful though, not all modles have the same color wire. i know my 96 was green with red stripe but i have read where the newer models were different colors.

[Mike-in-WV]

My Tacoma is the 01 SR5 Ext. cab and they are the same truck from 01 through 04 and mine was Green with the Red stripe like your 96. Your right that it would be a good idea to check it first.
Just another note here...Also read where you can unplug a blue connector that's under your dash just below the steering colum that has the Green wire with the red stripe and the other wire is just a ground. That would be a good way to go but I couldn't reach mine due to some back problems. Mike

[WindsorTaco]

http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=479

[96tacolx]

When I installed my after market radio I wired it so I could turn it on without the key. ;) Just a thought.

[desertdude]

HERE (http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/tacoma/alarm.html) is another way to do it
;)

[ocdp2000]

i really dont recommed this mod unless you are sure 10000000% your cutting the right wire. on my 2002 i just cut the green wire with a red stripe and it didnt do anything. i had to strip and put it back together and because it was in the worse place possible it took me an hour to do. also after i thought about it that ring has saved me so many times from locking my keys in my truck. a real headache it turned into for me.

[JBL13]

Sweetness! Just tried this on my '02. Works like a champ. Thanks for passing that along.

On another thread I was reading about how to stop your buzzer/bell from ringing when you had your truck key on AC and listening to the radio with the door open. There is a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on it under your dash leading to the ignition. I wasn't able to get to mine under the dash so I just opened that little fuse box door on the left side of my steering wheel and there it was....a little "green wire" with a "red stripe" on the wireing harness connected to the fuse box so I cut it about 2" back from the box in case I want to splice it back for some reason.....No more irritating bell! The bell still works when you have in the start possition or if you don't fasten your seat belt but now I can work on cleaning the inside of my truck with the doors open and listen to the radio without the bell.
This mod DOES NOT effect anything else , It's for the bell/buzzer only. Mike

[toyguy]

I was with Boost Error on that thread. Don't cut wires.

I hate that chime, so after reading the thread, I pulled the lower dash found the panel. Just to affirm that I was going to do it his way and disable the chime. I found a wire that might have been the one, but I wasn't going to cut it, and there was no way it was going to be pulled off without the connector remaining lodged in the fuseblock while I ended up holding the wire in my hand. Then I read this post and I learn that instead, the red/green wire might be the one that is running into the fuseblock near the kick panel. Another reason NOT to cut wires.

And ocdp2000, there's never a reason to lock your keys in the truck. That's what magnetic key boxes are for. I bet I have to access mine once every six weeks.

I thought about posting a pic here of my fuseblocks and letting you guys help, but maybe I'll just go after the chime.

[boophoenix]

A good way to check before you go snipping things is to use a 12v test light to check the wire. Unplug the harness on the buzzer thingy ( mine had relay integration writen on it ). This can be done by clipping the clip to a good ground ( check one or more of the fuses to see if it is grounded ) and touching the test end to the the terminals one at a time until the buzzer buzzes. Make sure the key is on though.

This worked on my 96 as I do not have any other models or know anyone with another model I can take apart to test other years there are no gauranees it will work on yours.

The test light should not harm any thing.

Here is a link with some pictures to help on a 96. Pages are still in the works 70+ hour work weeks have slowed it down a little.

http://www.tacomaterritory.com/boophoenix/buzz.html

[Juicy Jaos]

well i just did mine on my '04. it's also a green wire with a red or pink stripe. i had the door buzzer ringing and as soon as i snipped it, the ringing stopped.

[toyguy]

A good way to check before you go snipping things is to use a 12v test light to check the wire.

What are you checking the wire for? What distinction would be made between that wire and any other with the 12v test lite?

[Deserttaco]

Sweetness! Just tried this on my '02. Works like a champ. Thanks for passing that along.


There is actually a small 2 wire clip that attaches to the key cylinder that you can disconnect, and not have to cut any wires... Only took about 30 seconds for me to disconnect it on my 97....

[Juicy Jaos]

There is actually a small 2 wire clip that attaches to the key cylinder that you can disconnect, and not have to cut any wires... Only took about 30 seconds for me to disconnect it on my 97....

aw man i cut my wire. i was going to disconnect that clip but i wasn't sure if that other wire was ground or not. oh well, i'm never messing with it again anyway.

[boophoenix]

What are you checking the wire for? What distinction would be made between that wire and any other with the 12v test lite?

The test light completes the ground that the key sensor does and trips the buzzer while not harming any of the other circuits while testing. Some of the pins are hot. If I recall correctly three were hot in mine. The hot ones will light the test light. The buzzer circuit being a ground activated will not light the tester, but will trip the buzzer.

I apologize for my lack of writing skills never was good at it. I'm a little better at doing.

Thanks very much for the question toyguy keep them coming. I've acumulated alot more helpful info for the two tip pages just have to get the time to add it. I also come up with something new to add with every question.

Maybe this weekend if I can get rained out of work I can do a few upgrades to the two pages including how to remove the buzzer wire from the harness without cutting it and a image of testing the terminals.

[Mike-in-WV]

There have been many people do this from 89 to 04 with no problems at all. It does not effect anything except the buzzer/bell when the the key is in the A/C possition for listening to the radio.The bell still rings when the key is in the on possition or left in the ignition.
If you had read some of the other threads you will see where some guy's did not cut anything they just disconnected the blue connecter with the two wires on it and ended up with the same thing.
I also stated that I cut mine where it connects into the fuse box but I left enough wire to splice it back together with no trouble at all.
On my 01 there is only 1 green wire with a red stripe in the whole fuse box connector and that has been the case with everyone else who has cut or disconnected this wire.
Bottom line is, If your not comfortable doing it then play it safe and don't .Mike

[STBear]

Glad to hear the colors on the '02 are the same. I'll prolly go for the clip so i don't have to cut anything.

[Mike-in-WV]

Glad to hear the colors on the '02 are the same. I'll prolly go for the clip so i don't have to cut anything.
STBear, Keep in mind that it will only stop the dinging when the key is in the "A/C mode." It will still ring in any other possition like it should.
I know of at least one person who cut there wire to short and then had a hard time splicing it back together because the bell/buzzer still worked :o
They had the key in the "on" possition when they cut the wire but the bell never stopped so they spliced it back,Lol.

[JBL13]

Show off. lol I chopped the wire befire I realized there was a plug. It would be a pain to re-wire, but I don't think I'll need/want to.


There is actually a small 2 wire clip that attaches to the key cylinder that you can disconnect, and not have to cut any wires... Only took about 30 seconds for me to disconnect it on my 97....

[sagexp]

Will this take care of the "key in the ignition and truck off bell"? When I go camping, I usually just leave the doors on the truck open and keys in the ignition, but can't do that with the driver's door, or the bell goes nuts.

[Mike-in-WV]

Will this take care of the "key in the ignition and truck off bell"? When I go camping, I usually just leave the doors on the truck open and keys in the ignition, but can't do that with the driver's door, or the bell goes nuts.
Here is the way it works on my 01.... "No bell when it's in the A/C Position and door open ", "No bell igniton off and the drivers door open", "Bell works in the on position with door open" , "Bell works when truck is running and the door is open".
To answer your question you are good to go ;) Mike

[99tacoma4x4]

liking the webpage, keep at it. If you got questions i can most likely help ya out a bit...also i can do the graphix work if your wantin it to just look nicer.

[STBear]

Thanks Mike! That is exactly what I'm looking for.

[22re-efer]

I can verify the blue connector disconnect as suggested above. I have done it on a couple of 2003 Tacomas. Lay on the floor with your head on the pedals and look up towards the ignition. You will see a small blue connector with two wires coming out of it. This is the connection that tells the buzzer to come on when your key is in the ignition. Disconnect it. No more buzzer. Disconnecting the door buzzer is usually the first thing I do to any Toy that I own.

[zosimov21]

What is the downside to just turning the key to acc (2 turns before starting motor)?
This way you can have the door open and no buzzer and no cutting.

[TACORICAN]

I just disconected the harness. Guess what. I just locked my DAM keys in the truck. If you disconect then the locks wont pop back up when the key is in the ignition.
DAM...... Calling AAA

[Toyotajoe]

THANKS! I hate that little dinger...

[PastorCJ]

I just did this to my 03 DC and it works GREAT! No more annoying "chirp" when you lock/unlock with the remote! (This isn't the "green wire" mod. This is the "keyless entry Piezo mod" found here: http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/tacoma/alarm.html

[sjvicker]

So I cut the green wire with the red stripe. I dont get the buzzer when the ignition is in the "ON" position but I still hear the buzzer when its in the "ACC" position. I was under the impression that this mod would shut off the "ACC" chirp.

[Mike-in-WV]

So I cut the green wire with the red stripe. I dont get the buzzer when the ignition is in the "ON" position but I still hear the buzzer when its in the "ACC" position. I was under the impression that this mod would shut off the "ACC" chirp.
If you read all the post above you will see that it is ment to stop the bell in the ACC possition. That was why I did mine in the first place as well as others have on here and other sites. Maybe the wireing on your truck is different for some reason :confused: . Wish I could help, maybe someone else on here had the same problem, Mike

[RCPractitioner]

I did it to. Happy to be rid of the dinger but wish I still had my retard proof don't lock yourself out with the key in the ignition feature. I think I might wire it to a switch so I can enable or disable it as needed.

[Mike-in-WV]

I did it to. Happy to be rid of the dinger but wish I still had my retard proof don't lock yourself out with the key in the ignition feature. I think I might wire it to a switch so I can enable or disable it as needed.
My Tacoma has a tool box on the back for all my towing and fix-er-up stuff when I'm off road and it locks. I keep an extra set of keys taped to a piece of cardboard and in a small tin in there and a key to the tool box in my wallet. For you guys who don't carry wallets or have a habbit of placing it in the glove box you could always place a hide a key box some place on your Toy.
Locked myself out once years ago way back in the boonies and it cost me $120.00 to have a new vent window installed in my old Chevey Suburbon :mad: Now I keep extra keys.

[boylem002]

quick lock-out tip, drill a hole in your key, then bolt it underneath the truck in a secure location (that you can get to) using a bolt that isn't exactly needed for any structural or driveline member (i.e. a fender skirt, wire/line bracket, etc.). If you're most places, someone's got a screwdriver/wrench/socket that you can borrow. Periodically check to make sure it's still there if you wheel alot.

[miguelitro]

i am really anal about losing keys so i safty wire two or three in various place under my vehicals i figure they cant all fall off ove 100 miles of mexican wash board right???

[Bnorm]

quick lock-out tip, drill a hole in your key, then bolt it underneath the truck in a secure location (that you can get to) using a bolt that isn't exactly needed for any structural or driveline member (i.e. a fender skirt, wire/line bracket, etc.). If you're most places, someone's got a screwdriver/wrench/socket that you can borrow. Periodically check to make sure it's still there if you wheel alot.

That's a neat idea. I've never thought of anything like that. I could only think of the Hide-A-Key method.

[Mike-in-WV]

Thinking about your ideas on a good spot to keep a spare key and came up with this last night....... The license plate screws or nut and bolt's would be a good spot too. Just use 'Never Sieze" on one of the nuts /screws or bolts and mount the key on the back side. I would just hand tighten it with a quarter and as long as you have pocket change you will be able to retieve it when needed. Just a thought for what it's worth, Mike

[-dustin]

so i took off the piece of panel underneath the steering column. i have no blue connector. instead, i have a white connector with a green/red wire, blue/black wire, and 2 white/black wires. looking by the fuses, i have a green/red wire going to the little box, as well as one that is connected to a white connector which is just kind of floating around. it's a 99....any ideas?

[Scootn2nature]

WHy cut the wire just unplug the bell

[Mike-in-WV]

WHy cut the wire just unplug the bell
That works but some people still want the warning of the bell for other things. By cutting the red/green your just disarming the bell so that you can wax/clean or work on your vehical with the door open and the radio on without listening to that dingy-dingy thingy :) Mike

[acgerla]

Sorry guys, complete beginner question here.... Do I need to take off any of the interior panels to get to wire? Or can I just lay on my back with my head at the pedals and look up and see it? Thanks in advance...

[Mike-in-WV]

Sorry guys, complete beginner question here.... Do I need to take off any of the interior panels to get to wire? Or can I just lay on my back with my head at the pedals and look up and see it? Thanks in advance...
Yes, You can see the plug that way. I have a screwed up back so it was easier for me just to pull the fuse cover on the left of the colum and cut the wires. I left them long enough to splice back if I needed to or wanted to for some reason. Mike

[migi]

here's a picture of what the plug looks like... and in my tacoma I have to take off the lower part of the dash to get to it... http://www.jusspress.com/photos/869/20050721/r90_114401.jpg

[NorcalPR]

I chopped it on my taco and it it disabled the buzzer in acess and also when it's in the off posistion!

Owell, I like it better that ways anyways.

[Boheefus]

I have locked myself out of my truck twice since I did this mod. I only had one key for the truck for 2 years and never got locked out, until now. There is now a spare zip tied to the truck and I have had to use it once, but at least the damn buzzer doesn't ding anymore:)

Boheefus

[mikerox]

i have an 04 dcab. there ore no diferent colored connectors under my steering colum. all white. i founf a 4wire conecter leading to the back of the ignition switch assembly and disconected it with the desired effects. no bells in ac with door open and no other apperant side efects. the harness is two black wires and one each blue and green both with white stripes.

[OGTaco]

HAHA. I have done this mod to my 95 like 9 years ago. All I did was find the circuit board with the buzzer. It looks like a little telephone speaker. And I used a sodering gun to remove the speaker from the circuit board. Problem solved!!! Although I have accidently left my headlights on a couple of times and drained the battery. Oh well, much better than dealing with the buzzer.
Good luck.

[wyosteven]

Cool, worked (again) on a 2001 TRD SR5 Xtra with a Green Wire with a Red Stripe. Thats a good mod for hunters. For the record on mine, the bell would no longer chime with the keys in the ignition in the OFF position.

[pinto246]

has anyone checked to see if the warning buzzer still goes off when u leave the headlights on? i know that one has saved me once or twice

[NorcalPR]

It did on my last truck

[fenrisx]

FWIW, I just looked at the fuse box on my 04 and there are 3 differen't wires that are 'green w/ red stripe.' All beit they're all different shades of green and red...there's not one that I would want to pick and say is THE green and red.

[masternayte]

while re-carpeting my truck my exacto knife slit that wire on the seat belt and no i have no more ding either!

[okie]

You could also just unplug the button that the door mashes when it is shut. NO wire cutting involved. Theres a connection already there just take the kick panel off and there it is.

[garrett1478]

You could also just unplug the button that the door mashes when it is shut. NO wire cutting involved. Theres a connection already there just take the kick panel off and there it is.

won't the dome light always be on then?

[okie]

Nope. You just turn the dome light switch off. Yalls may be different on newer models though. Also when you do this you loose your light buzzer and key in the ignition buzzer. It's the same for yall to I think

[Animal]

I like my buzzer.. I just whistle a tune when I hear it.. it also lets me know that my battery still has some juice in it.. It may just have enough to sound the buzzer.. but hey.. to each their own!

[ocdropzone]

Mike, thanks for figuring that one out...am gonna do it in the morning

[Crbocaj125]

DUDES , I cut my green wire w/ red stripe and nothing happend that I know of. I don't know when or where I am going to finf out what it does LOL.

[NorcalPR]

Why are people cutting a wire, when unplugging a harness does the SAME EXACT THING.

I did this on my 01. Here's what I noted. (Unplugging the blue connector)

No dinging in the off or acc setting, but on the ON setting, it dings.
You can now lock the keys in the truck
The doors automatically lock when the truck is in gear and the truck is running, with a door open. This feature still stays.

What would be the trick is finding where this wire splits, so that it will not affect the locking function of the door.

[Crbocaj125]

Found out what the wire I cut was for when some alien pulled out in front of me! MY HORN! I have to get that thing back together, I miss my horn!

[Cobra69]

Ok, so I went under my dash (02 Tacoma) and suprise,suprise. I have 2 green/red striped wires under my dash. I found 1 Dark green/red stripe and 1 Lite green/red stripe.
NOT wanting to cut the wrong one I pulled the Lower dash piece under the steering wheel. This is held together by 1 screw and 4 bolts and it also holds the Hood release.
Once I had this unscrewed/unbolted I could see the Ignition switch that the key goes into completely. I found that the Lite green/red striped wire was routed to a white clip holding three other wires also that clipped into a recepticle going into the ignition switch.
I had the key set to ACC and dinging like crazy. I cut the LITE GREEN/RED STRIPE wire. PRESTO!!! NO MORE DING!
I then turn the key to the ON position and it started dinging again. For those Of you who aren't sure about cutting the right wire like I was its the Lite Green/Red stripe. I then used small amount of Electric Tape and taped off both ends. I hope this helps out those who aren't sure about cutting the wire.
By the way I couldn't find any Blue clip under my dash anywhere. I chased Both wires to no aveil. I only found white ones.

[F/A-18 Hornet]

Ok, so I went under my dash (02 Tacoma) and suprise,suprise. I have 2 green/red striped wires under my dash. I found 1 Dark green/red stripe and 1 Lite green/red stripe.
NOT wanting to cut the wrong one I pulled the Lower dash piece under the steering wheel. This is held together by 1 screw and 4 bolts and it also holds the Hood release.
Once I had this unscrewed/unbolted I could see the Ignition switch that the key goes into completely. I found that the Lite green/red striped wire was routed to a white clip holding three other wires also that clipped into a recepticle going into the ignition switch.
I had the key set to ACC and dinging like crazy. I cut the LITE GREEN/RED STRIPE wire. PRESTO!!! NO MORE DING!
I then turn the key to the ON position and it started dinging again. For those Of you who aren't sure about cutting the right wire like I was its the Lite Green/Red stripe. I then used small amount of Electric Tape and taped off both ends. I hope this helps out those who aren't sure about cutting the wire.
By the way I couldn't find any Blue clip under my dash anywhere. I chased Both wires to no aveil. I only found white ones.

I just looked directly under my ignition and the clip I pulled to disable the door buzzer is white not blue on my 01 Tacoma. I popped the clip apart with a swiss army knife with out even having to take the dash apart and now the buzzer is finally disconnected.