I see a couple of older discussions regarding techniques for silencing the door dinger, but, they attempt to tackle the annoyance at the output side of the system. (Honey, get me the icepick.)

It seems to me that there ought to be a relatively simple way to fool the system into thinking the door is closed when it really isn't. Does anyone here know how the signal is sent that says the dor is open and how it might be possible to trick the system into thinking the door is closed?

the dinger goes through the factory deck and speakers. If you change the deck you lose the dinger or find the input to the deck and disable it that way

You mean to tell me that I'm the only one interested in gettin some relief from this dinger????

I thought this bunch had it goin' on.-:t

Dinger doesn't bother me, I just take the keys out.

Chime Level Adjustment

The radio is the vehicle chime producer. To change the volume level, press and hold pushbutton 6 with the ignition on and the radio power off. The chime volume level will change from the normal level to loud, and LOUD will appear on the radio display. To change back to the default or normal setting, press and hold pushbutton 6 again. The chime level will change from the loud level to normal, and NORMAL will appear on the radio display. Each time the chime volume is changed, three chimes will sound as an example of the new volume selected. Removing the radio and not replacing it with a factory radio or chime module will disable vehicle chimes.

The signal for the chime is sent by class 2 data line. If you disable the door switches you will also lose the lights and the door ajar message.

It drove me nuts.. For 2 days... Then I put my pioneer in and I removed the wires from the dinger box on the new wiring harness.

Chime Level Adjustment

Removing the radio and not replacing it with a factory radio or chime module will disable vehicle chimes.

The signal for the chime is sent by class 2 data line. If you disable the door switches you will also lose the lights and the door ajar message.

It's hard to believe this is so hard. I have no desire to replace the radio. As a radio, it works fine. But, what is a chime module? Can it be disconnected without affecting anything else?

If not, then back to my original question:
I do not want to not to disable the door switches, but rather, to fool them into thinking the door is closed when it's not and thereby eliminate the chime.

Thanks for the info on changing the volume of the dinger. Wish they would put a by pass switch like they do for the interior lights in the truck.

You can flip the latch in the door up so it thinks it is closed if you want to listen to the radio while working or something. Then pull the lever and pop it back down before closing. Did this all the time on dad's 2000. Slams pretty hard when you forget and try to close the door though...

Has anybody found out how to permenantely disable the dinger for all functions on the 04.5 trucks? That will be one of the first things I'll do when I get a Dmax.

Only way I have heard of so far is the one I did. Install an aftermarket stereo, the wiring harness you use to install it comes with a little dinger box. Tear the wires off the speaker in the dinger box. Ahh sweet silence.

I don't want aftermarket small button stereo. Original is just fine for me. I'm sure there's a way to disable it so when you open door so you can leave it open without hitting buttons or something. On my 96 Z71 I just got under the dash and remove this big black box.

There is a thread around here somewhere that shows which wire in the ecm under the steering wheel to pull in order to shut up the dinging with key in the ignition and door open. The drawback is that you can more easily lock your keys in the truck...

Edit: Here is a link to the thread: Click Here. (http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6778&highlight=light+green+wire)

Z71 Grizzly-The problem is the stereo itself makes the dinging through the drivers side speaker. Like jth7186 said, if you don't care about the light coming on when you open the door and retained accessory power staying on, you can pull the wire that tells the truck the door is open.

The radio is the vehicle chime producer. To change the volume level, press and hold pushbutton 6 with the ignition on and the radio power off. The chime volume level will change from the normal level to loud, and LOUD will appear on the radio display. To change back to the default or normal setting, press and hold pushbutton 6 again. The chime level will change from the loud level to normal, and NORMAL will appear on the radio display. Each time the chime volume is changed, three chimes will sound as an example of the new volume selected. Just went out and tried this and it doesn't work on my 02 :banghead:

Like jth7186 said, if you don't care about the light coming on when you open the door and retained accessory power staying on, you can pull the wire that tells the truck the door is open.

Well, actually, if you pull the green wire retained accessory power still works fine and shuts off when you open the door. Likewise, the interior lights still come on when you open the doors.

The drawback to pulling the wire is that you lose the protection of not being able to lock the doors with the key in the ignition. The stock configuration prevents you from locking the doors with the key in the ignition. If you pull the wire it is the equivalent of pulling your key about half way out; you CAN lock the doors. That is the drawback.

The benefit is that you can leave the doors open with the key in the accessory position or with the truck running without the dinger continuing to ding. That's a huge benefit to me personally, but others don't like the issue about being able to lock their keys in the truck much easier.

If you want to do this mod, do not bother taking the knee bolster off. You can reach in underneath and get the plug out (use the pictures from the other thread to see which plug - the farthest full-size plug on the right (i.e., the side closest to the center of the truck)). You'll only need a couple of minutes of time. I used a full-size common screwdriver to help me get the plug out and to remove the grey retainer clip, then used a common jeweler's screwdriver as a terminal removal tool to get the green wire out without damaging it (so I can plug it back in if necessary).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Just went out and tried this and it doesn't work on my 02 :banghead: 02-back are different. On them the chime is a little chimer on the board in a box directly under the column. Leave the door open to hear it, pull the cover under the column, find that box open it up, and either stick something in the chime to kill it or pull it off the board. Or if you still want to hear it a little, stuff a little bit of shop towel in it or something.

Well, actually, if you pull the green wire retained accessory power still works fine and shuts off when you open the door. Likewise, the interior lights still come on when you open the doors.

The drawback to pulling the wire is that you lose the protection of not being able to lock the doors with the key in the ignition. The stock configuration prevents you from locking the doors with the key in the ignition. If you pull the wire it is the equivalent of pulling your key about half way out; you CAN lock the doors. That is the drawback.
Ah ok, I didn't quite see what wire you were pulling before, I had assumed it was the one from the door switch itself. That makes a lot more sense then. Cool. Good to know, if dad gets tired of his dinger I can help him then...

What are you talking about the doors locking when you pull the wire with keys in? Will they automatically lock ghostly like or something? Mine now with remote starter are setup to lock when key is turned on and unlock when turned back.

He means the wire is the one that stops it from locking when you have the key in the ignition and the door open. Stock they will unlock the driver door if you click the lock when your door is open and key is in igntion so you don't lock keys in truck.

I'm sure somebody will find another way to disable that without unhooking stuff like that.

He means the wire is the one that stops it from locking when you have the key in the ignition and the door open. Stock they will unlock the driver door if you click the lock when your door is open and key is in igntion so you don't lock keys in truck.
:exactly:

I have noticed that with the key in the ignition in the accessory position, doors open, the dinging stops after a period of time. I have't put a clock on the amout of time, but seems to be 3-6 minutes. So what I do when I need to have the key switch in the accessory position and the doors open, I let the truck sit for a few minutes, grab a cold drink, and wait. This works on my early 2004 model LT, not sure if it works on all models.