[WRXakaBooSTi]

This tutorial will show you how to silence the annoying door chime when the key is in the ignition. This was performed on a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX, but should work with similar years.

Tools: Philips Head, Flat Head, Electrical Tape

Step 1: Remove the large plastic cover piece below the steering column. The lower half is held in with screws, while the upper half if supported by little pop it pieces that you can’t see. Simply remove the 3 visible screws, and then pull from the top. (2 metal screws, 1 plastic screw)

Step 2: Locate the “Integrated Module.” It is about the size of a large turbo timer and has 2 harness’ coming out of it.

Integrated Module


Step 3: Slide the “Integrated Module” down towards you and it should come right off. Once it is off, remove the 2 wiring harness. (Flat head helps with wiring harness removal.)

Step 4: Wedge a flat head into the “Integrated Module” to pop off the plastic cap piece. Once it is off, hold the grey wiring harness connecting piece and carefully pull. The green mother board looking chip should slide out now.

Integrated Module with cap popped off


Step 5: Use electrical tape to seal up the speaker. (I am not too sure about how to remove this speaker, so all I did was tape it up.)

Speaker Sealed up with tape


Step 6: Put everything back together.

[WESTI]

does that really stop the sound from coming out or just make it really quiet

[SoaReS]

Originally Posted by WESTI

does that really stop the sound from coming out or just make it really quiet

probably just makes it really quiet.

[klaymon]

At least the OP located the chime, so maybe the industrious few among us can just desolder it from the board.

[WRXakaBooSTi]

Originally Posted by SoaReS

probably just makes it really quiet.

correct. you can still hear it, but it's very faint.

[lackskill]

cool, Im gonna desolder mine this weekend...

[ORSTi]

I did this on my truck. I couldn't get the speaker off and was so pissed that I just shoved a screwdriver into it and scrambled it's guts.

[cinergi]

There's a much easier and less destructive way! :-)

From http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=144657:

1. Turn the ignition to ON. The engine should be off.
2. Within 30 seconds, insert the buckle in and out 20 times. You can hold the release button down if you like. Just make sure to remove the buckle all the way so that it "registers" in and out.
3. The next time you start the engine, you'll get the initial seatbelt chime, but it won't give you the continual warnings afterwards. You should notice right away that after the initial seatbelt chime, the seatbelt light will turn off and no longer flash.

Worked on my '07 STi LE

[wrx23x]

Originally Posted by cinergi

There's a much easier and less destructive way! :-)

From http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=144657:

1. Turn the ignition to ON. The engine should be off.
2. Within 30 seconds, insert the buckle in and out 20 times. You can hold the release button down if you like. Just make sure to remove the buckle all the way so that it "registers" in and out.
3. The next time you start the engine, you'll get the initial seatbelt chime, but it won't give you the continual warnings afterwards. You should notice right away that after the initial seatbelt chime, the seatbelt light will turn off and no longer flash.

Worked on my '07 STi LE

Yeah but he's talking about door chime not seatbelt

[cusco]

lol... for the seatbelts you don't need to do it 20 times all you need is 1 time too turn off flash and sound....

[cinergi]

Originally Posted by wrx23x

Yeah but he's talking about door chime not seatbelt

That's it, I'm officially senile. I knew something didn't seem right when I posted but that didn't stop me
Sorry about that!

[06stiman]

Originally Posted by wrx23x

Yeah but he's talking about door chime not seatbelt

The "seatbelt trick" actually takes care of the annoying door chime as well...try it!!! I did it on my 06 STI and now no more seat belt or door chimes.

[ORSTi]

Any idea how to silence the chime in an 05? I tried the above and it didn't work

[Rootus]

Originally Posted by 06stiman

The "seatbelt trick" actually takes care of the annoying door chime as well...try it!!! I did it on my 06 STI and now no more seat belt or door chimes.

That must only apply on some 2006's. I did the seatbelt trick with mine, but the door chime is still every bit as annoying as it has always been.

[NorCALSpeed]

Originally Posted by 06stiman

The "seatbelt trick" actually takes care of the annoying door chime as well...try it!!! I did it on my 06 STI and now no more seat belt or door chimes.

i really hope this works cuz ive never had a door chime or seatbelt chime this frickin annoying. every 3 seconds it dings. very annoying when doing the DIY adjust lights and the car has to be on. they put a lot of annoying things on this car, lol. i bet it was some safety meeting saying "well u have 300 hp, u can control the diffs so theres no traction control, i goes 160mph...but it makes a dingy noise if u take your seatbelt off too soon! cmon give us the ok to make this thing!"