Any way to wire in a lights on when car turned off beeping sound?

[MT325is]

Hey guys, so I hate the fact that when I leave my lights on in the e30... I forget to turn them off. Ugh! Annoys me because one day it will drain the battery. So like the title states. Anyone know how to wire something up or hook something up that's makes a sound when the lights are on, and the key is off?

[treff-7]

Hey guys, so I hate the fact that when I leave my lights on in the e30... I forget to turn them off. Ugh! Annoys me because one day it will drain the battery. So like the title states. Anyone know how to wire something up or hook something up that's makes a sound when the lights are on, and the key is off?

It can be done but the good thing is that when you turn the engine off the lights turn off as well. Only the parking lights stay on regardless how you left the light switch.

[StereoInstaller1]

Put your buzzer back in, your car came with that feature

[lylefk]

What? Mine doesn't buzz if i leave the lights on.

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[MT325is]

What? Mine doesn't buzz if i leave the lights on.

Ya x2... second e30.. and not heard a buzz before. Maybe i have to listen better for it?

[mr.vang]

The previous owner must had took it out. I believe its the gong under the knee panel that buzz. I have three buzzer/gong for sale if you guys need it. $20 shipped

[treff-7]

Put your buzzer back in, your car came with that feature

Mine didn't..... I have the gong hooked up and it does go off if I leave the key in the ignition on acc and open the door. No warning for the lights.

[straight6pwr]

there is an easy way.
1)get some wire out
2)say out loud 'i will be a normal person and remember to turn my lights off'
3)have a friend whip you in the face with the wire

if all goes right, you should never forget

[LivingLegend06]

Just look at your car after you get out. If there are lights lit up on the outside then it means you left them on, you should go back inside and turn them off at this point.

[StereoInstaller1]

This is kind of interesting...I cant say I have ever paid that close of attention to the headlight buzzers in E30s, but I know mine worked and lots of cars I did check worked...but now I am thinking not all of them do!

I will spend some time working on the schematic, I will figure out how to make the stock buzzer do "lights on" warning sometime soon here.

BTW, OP, you want headlight buzzer, what about door chime? Key chime? I will hack on the stock wiring when I get a chance and let you know how to do it.

Luke

[MT325is]

Ya I do turn it off when I notice. But sometimes you drive thru a dark area, foggy, etc.. And I end up turning them on in mid day.. But when to get to the destination the weather is good and visible. That's when I don't notice that they are still on!

But as of now, all my buzzers and beepers work. Except nothing for the headlights! So I'm kinda just looking for any kind of reminder that will help me remember to turn em off.

[Jrey]

i just took a door gong and basically tap in only the red wires aka the power wires(n00b term and since there was no door gong in the first place) and splice one into one of the wires that goes to the running lights from the light switch, basically feeding power to the door gong if you pull the switch up one(if you get what i mean)

and one into the ignition just so i can have a chime when i start my car(personal preference) and some other goodies like the door gong going off ONLY when the car is on when a door is open :P seems like i havent clarified it enough but as soon as i get back ill provide pics and the wire i spliced into

[bmwguy325is]

So I have left my lights on for 5 hours. I know cause I was in class. Car started when I can back to it.
But ya I rember the gong that came in my car was loud enough to hear in the house if you left the door open. Thus why it is gone.
I just got in the habit of always checking. Key off left hand on light knob bam light off.....

[word is bond]

My Canadian 318is is wired up to run the low beams and parking lights as DRLs, so they turn on and off with the engine. You can probably look up the wiring on realoem and swap it to that setup, if you don't mind running your lowbeams during the day. Weirdly, with the Canadian setup pulling the headlight switch out one step, turns the lows off and leaves the parking lights on, even when the engine is off.

[MT325is]

I hate that door gong.. So annoying.

Is the Canadian 318 oem wired for drls? Or you do it?