Hi guys,
I have been reading these forums almost daily, since getting an 08 Liberty early last week. Before I got any further, its a 2008 Heritage 2.5L. I have 2 small things that I am keen to fix.
Firstly, the seatbelt alarm/chime. Unbelievably annoying when driving from the mailbox, 100mt to my garage and trying to reverse in with that carrying on. I have read at least a dozen different forums, each one with every member swearing their method is the only way! I have tried the 20x click method at least 5 times with no result. I have tried it with the door open, door closed, finishing buckled and unbuckled, starting car to test it buckled, not, etc etc. No go. I have read about removing or muffling the actual chime speaker on the pcb under the steering column; modifying the seatbelt receiver itself so that the connector inside is permanently on; or clipping the wire or removing the plug under the seat.. All of which I'm not too keen on. Everyone keeps mentioning airbags so I'll happily not play with that just yet. I'll add it seems like most of these discussions are from America, mostly WRX owners.
So has anyone successfully done the 20x click on a liberty here in Aus?
Second problem, definitely not life-changing, but I just want to know if it's possible… Does a standard Liberty like mine have the ability to beep the horn or chirp when it's locked/unlocked? It's just so quiet, I find I have to be looking at the indicators, or stand there and check the handle. I am a bit ocd about this at the moment and like to check several times just to make sure. lol. My last car had a chirp/double chirp, and I never questioned whether I had locked it after walking off! I am thinking this might just be a feature of an alarm system? Does the Heritage have an alarm?
Any help would be appreciated guys.
Cheers. Tony.
On another note, I dropped in to see Chris at Audio Express the other day after reading about his expertise on these forums. Lucky for me his shop is only 10 mins away! Unlucky for me - it seems like a minimum $2000 for an audio upgrade.. Might be on the back burner for a while!