DIY: "Headlights still on" Buzzer...under $5

For those of you that are like me and don't have a buzzer that goes off if you leave your headlights on, I figured I'd write a quick and simple DIY for you...I can't tell you how many times I've had my lights on while it's raining and forget they're on and leave them on because I didn't have a buzzer telling me they were. So for anyone that wants to know, here it is...

1. First you're going to grab $5 bucks from where ever you can get it...(should actually be about $3.75ish)


2. Next you're gonna head to your nearest friendly RadioShack


3. You can tell the guy at the counter that you want a "12 volt Buzzer"...but he'll just give you a look like you just tried to order a pizza from him. So skip the weird look and just say "I know what I need" and go back to where they have the little drawers of doodads and there will be a drawer for BUZZERS. In this drawer there will be several choices. I recommend the smallest little black round one as it will be easiest to mount. It's a 12V Piezo Buzzer and it looks like this...


**DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE ONE LABELED "PIEZO SIREN"**...This one will make your ears bleed. It is one that can be used as a theft deturant and I made the mistake of buying this one first (till i learned my lesson) and about crapped myself when i was under the dash hooking it up and it went off right next to my ear. The one NOT TO BUY looks like this...


4. After you have bought the little round 12v Piezo Buzzer...go back home and get ready for the part that's a little bit of a pain in the neck. I just say that because I hate getting under the dash. You're going to take the buzzer out of the package and lay upside down by your front seat where the fuze box under the dash is. Here you will see the fuzes and you want to hook the black and red wires up like so...

Red Wire = 10A Fuse (Instrument Lights/Taillights/Parking Lights, etc.)
Black Wire = 20A Fuse (Wiper/Washer System, Moonroof Relays, etc.) or 10A Fuse that's next to it (Back-Up Light, clock, etc.)

To do this, you can just bend the wires around the tip of the fuse (excuse the drawing, but I didn't want to try to take a picture of this...figured MSPaint could do the trick)...


5. Now you're just going to get some double sided tape or do like i did and role a little duct tape and make it double sided and just stick it to the side of the fuse box and you now will have a nice beeeeeeeeep (nothing painful) if you leave the lights on with the car off. It will shut off as soon as you turn the key to the start spot (like the point that the SRS and Seatbelt light come on at). When you're done it should look something like this...
(Again, pic shows it on the 20A fuse, but you can also use the 10A fuse next to it )

If anyone needs any help doing this, just let me know. Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. Hope this helps...it's great. I just did mine today btw. Have fun.

BTW...this is for a 92-95 Civic, but I'm sure it will work for other cars as well...

holla.

i want the one that makes my ears bleed AND everyone else whos near,where can i find it?

No joke man...I bought it thinking they were all the same thing and it was cheaper. When I was under the dash hooking it up, it was dangling right next to my ear. I touched it to the power and it went off for a split second and all I could hear after that was WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH and my eyes teared up...scared the crap out of me...

nice chandler, very informative. i have a buzzer/beeper but if i didn't i would refer to this. good job

Very good and indepth writeup chandleezy.

Thanks guys...still workin great for me...

Probably gonna try this on my friend's Altima sooner or later.

i have the stock dinger off my nissan somebody can have to do this with

OOOO...I call dibs! You commin to the meet? If so, bring it.

yup ill b there
ill go to the garage and see if i can find it

good info

Did you show up man? I didn't get there till about 9:15ish...but to tell you the truth, I don't even think I know you, so I wouldn't have known who to look for

Wait...you're the dude with the little white truck with the "prepped" hood right? That I said bye to as you were leaving and you were talking to Taylor? Was that you?

hahahahahahaha ya bro that was me lol
i tried to stay close to my truck and look for ya
i have it in my truck and i get outta skool at 8:50 in niceville and u live in niceville too right?
call me round 9:00 2morrow morning

I'll be at work in Blue Water during that time...I'll get it from you sometime.