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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by B Rad, Aug 26, 2006.

  1. B Rad

    B Rad New Member

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    I don't want to disable the back up beeper, but would sure love to lower the decibles a bit. If I could find and get to the actual beeber, maybe I could wrap something around it to muffel the sound a bit. Where is it and how do I get to it......??????
     
    #1 B Rad, Aug 26, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(B Rad @ Aug 26 2006, 11:22 AM) [snapback]309744[/snapback]</div>
    http://priuschat.com/index.php?autocom=art...owarticle&id=13

    may not quite answer your question, but may provide a different alternative.

    i believe the sound actually comes out of the center dash speaker.
     
    #2 walt, Aug 26, 2006
  3. Bill Merchant

    Bill Merchant absit invidia

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    The OEM reverse beep comes from the amp and plays through the speakers, so no way to muffle it. Best to install a REAL beeper hooked to the reverse light and then disable the interior beeps. Download the PDF referenced in the URL above.
     
    #3 Bill Merchant, Aug 27, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Aug 26 2006, 11:46 PM) [snapback]310019[/snapback]</div>
    Sounds like a good plan. Can anyone give me an idea as to the volume of the Preso Buzzer decribed in the above URL as compared to the stock back up BEEP. I want it just audible inside the car and as a warning to those close behind. Don't need to let my nieghbors no when I leave for work.
     
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  5. Bill Merchant

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    The one I got from Radio Shack is pretty obnoxious, but it can be heard outside the car, wheras the speaker beeps couldn't be. I toned it down recently my putting a square of sound-deadening material over it, so most of the sound is directed outside.

    You might look in automotive catalogs or on-line for backup beepers. I noticed a delivery truck the other day that had a chime. The idea is to warn pets and pedestrians when you are stealthing backward at them. No one said it had to be annoying.
     
    #5 Bill Merchant, Aug 27, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Aug 27 2006, 04:45 PM) [snapback]310265[/snapback]</div>
    When I was in Korea they had trucks that would actually play songs when they where on reverse. An all time favorite of mine was La Cucaracha.
     
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  7. Bill Merchant

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    I've seen "horns" that will play music or even act as a public address system. I think you could upload or record into it too. So you could record, "Hey! Watch out! I'm Backing up!" and trigger the recording with the backup light.

    Overkill.
     
    #7 Bill Merchant, Aug 27, 2006
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    I now have a quiet back up beeper. followed this thread http://priuschat.com/index.php?autocom=art...owarticle&id=13 and put in the radio shack buzzer, only first I added some foam padding around the buzzer and some extra insulation to the little compartment behind the tail light. This makes a nice beep that can be heard both inside and outside the car without being to loud, and you can pad the buzzer to your own tast in noise level.
     
    #8 B Rad, Aug 30, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Aug 27 2006, 04:08 PM) [snapback]310305[/snapback]</div>
    J.C. Whitney has several, including one that says (in either English or Spanish), "THIS CAR IS BACKING UP!"
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Aug 27 2006, 04:08 PM) [snapback]310305[/snapback]</div>
    Now if you sing that to "La Cucaracha", you may be able to sell it for $$$

    :D
     
    #10 Lil Mo, Aug 30, 2006
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    I'm backing up now! I'm backing up now! Don't you get behind my car!
    I'm backing up now! I'm backing up now! If I hit you, you'll go far!

    (sung to the tune...)
     
    #11 Bill Merchant, Aug 31, 2006
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