Press on Dead Pedal = Door Chime

[mojo_monkey]

So you know when your kinda sliding down in your seat, and you put your foot on the dead pedal and use it to push yourself back and up in your seat? Well, when I do that, especially when I press kinda more on the right side of the dead pedal, my door chime (the ding when the door is open w/ the key in the ignition) starts up. Sometimes it chimes only when I press on it, and other times it'll stay on if I press on it and I have to stomp on the dead pedal to make it stop.

Any ideas on what do do?

[WhatWentWong]

Hahhaahah

[E30Idea]

LMFAO, You and this guy should start a gang or a club or something.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=128678

[jlevie]

That could be a fault in the wiring to the door switch. It has been two years since I stripped by E30, but i seem to remember the wiring to the door going by that area.

[twothrees]

So you know when your kinda sliding down in your seat, and you put your foot on the dead pedal and use it to push yourself back and up in your seat? Well, when I do that, especially when I press kinda more on the right side of the dead pedal, my door chime (the ding when the door is open w/ the key in the ignition) starts up. Sometimes it chimes only when I press on it, and other times it'll stay on if I press on it and I have to stomp on the dead pedal to make it stop.

Any ideas on what do do?

Disconnect your door chime and toss it.

[ZM Blue Devil]

How much shipped, thats got to be the uber rare Euro mod... From Poland.

[SamE30e]

lmao, theres a short.

[BlackSpeed66]

Yeah, I'd start checking your grounds or other connections in that area. Something is making contact against something else when it shouldn't be.

[thornado327i]

How much shipped, thats got to be the uber rare Euro mod... From Poland.

Nah - we aim at "shoot that crossing bear with yer exhaust pipe" more.

We became known in europe for buing 2,5L or bigger engined BMWs (average euro car has 1,6L - 1,8L engine) and converting them to LPG power for economy - resulted in "shots" from the pipe on older engines from time to time.

Seriously now - what gave you the idea?

[Danny]

Don't step on the dead pedal.

[Stephen]

Or unplug the chime...

[Nicademus]

Yeah I simply removed the chime in my car. I hate those things. Its really easy to remove; its the thing right in front of you left knee. Take off that panel and it just unclips from behind.

[Knockenwelle]

Just leave it. You will kill power to the DME, your windows, and your gauge cluster the second you start messing with the wiring. Maybe it's Morse code. At any rate, it will give you something to listen to besides valve noise.

[george graves]

^what? What are you talking about.

[daniel]

^what? What are you talking about.

lol +1. i've disconnected three door chimes with no side effects.