[T3] Door Chime

[charles tupper]

Seat belt warning chimes and interlock was a monster at first.  There was a big silver relay that was a constant problem.  As a parts manager at the time, I kept a big box of them on-hand because they constantly went bad.  We also had tons of customers hat requested we remove the buzzer, which we could not ... but did.  Same with early cats on the Rabbits.  Our mechanics would pull them off and smash out the catalyst material so the customer could run regular fuel.  Had one customer take an early Rabbit (carb) for a weekend and he was letting it warm up in the driveway, the choke stuck, the fuel blew through the exhaust and hit the cat and the car caught fire and burned in his driveway.  He was not too pleased.  Oh the federal requirements of the early 70s!


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 From: Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk>
To: type3 at vwtype3.org 
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Door Chime
 
We never got that seat-belt or ignition key reminder in the UK - presumably
part of the USA package.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 22 September 2012 04:12
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Door Chime

On 21 Sep 2012 at 18:46, SAW DUST wrote:

> Would it be hard to adapt your relay system to the headlight switch?
> I'm seriously considering it. 

>From '71-on, the headlights go out automatically when you turn the key off.

The buzzer only reminds you that you've left the key in the ignition and
then opened the door. Starting in '72, it also forces you to put on the seat
belts.

Yeah, it's an annoying little squeal....

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