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Toyota Beep Delete
Many Toyota's and the Pontiac Vibe are aweful for beeps. Door open key in the ignition, Key in the ignition with no seatbelt, Driving over 5mph with someone or something in the passenger seat, Traction control going off, ABS going off. Key out of ignition headlights on... this is the only useful one.
I have what some may call an aversion to things beeping. Many things set this off: Cell phones, default computer sounds, and automobile beeps. Today I finally did something about it, and I took pictures.
A while back I read the instructions on “How To : Disable Seatbelt Beep” on MatrixOwners.com, but sadly this fix did not eliminate all beeps. This method only stopped it from beeping when there was someone or something in the passanger seat without a seat belt.
Disclaimer : As with any modification this may void part or all of your warrantee, and Jeremy is not responsible for the damage you may do to your automobile. Always wear your seatbelt, Click-it-or-Ticket. Jeremy always wears his seatbelt.
The goal of this modification is to silense the beeping comming from the dash. This mod will not affect the sound of the blinkers or on some cars the sounds that come from the sterio speakers. There are two ways to do this.
1. By removing the button/pezo speaker on the back of the Gauge cluster (as pictured). This will elimiate all beeps that the car makes.
2. By covering the button/pezo speaker with tape (as noted). This should effectivly mute the speaker, but I have not tried this.
I have confirmed this mod can be performed on 03-08 Matrix/Vibes (all models). This mod may also work on other Toyota cars such as the Corolla, Celica, and MR2. If you verify this fix works on other vehicles please let me know.
Now without further delay.
Remove the gauge cluster from the dash. Lower the Steering wheel to the lowest setting, and lock it in place. On a Matrix/Vibe pull on the round chrome shroud that surrounds the gauge cluster (it will come off easily). There is one Philips head screw, that needs to be removed at the top center. There are two clips that hold the gauge cluster in place, on the far left and right bottom. With a flash light you should be able to see them. With your screwdriver push the top of the clip, and it should come loose. The arrow below shows where to push on the clip.
When the cluster is free, move the bottom forward and the top back. Then disconnect the wiring harness (03-04 has one harness, 05-08 has two). Then remove it from the dash, and take it to a well lit place.
On the back there are 10-11 screws that need to be removed. Don't take the front plastic off, we don't want to move the needles around, they are a pain to calibrate. Here is the 03-04 Back
Here is the 05-08 Back
Now that the back is off it should look something like the following picture.
NOTE: At this point you can tape over the button/pezo speaker. Skip the next few steps and head right to the reassemble/reinstall phase.
The Black round speaker looking thing is what we are going for. Take a flat head screw driver, and carefully pry it up on one side.
Then do the same on the other
Once both sides are up a bit the speaker will pull right off.
Next take some black electrial tape and cover the leeds individually (not pictured).
Then, reassemble everything, making sure all screws are used.
Installing the cluster is the reverse of the removal.
There you have it, just make sure to turn your headlights off, and live beep free.