vs level 3 cluster chime?

[admir87]

hello everyone,

a random topic, i just tapped my cluster for an odd reason and the chime went off

so i tapped it again and the chime went of again?

why does it go off? and does it happen to the rest of yous too?

[seraphic06]

Was you in motion at the time?

[admir87]

Was you in motion at the time?

yepp
was driving at the time

[88GreenVN]

Not heard of it going off from tapping it before.

[admir87]

i know weirdest thing

and i can make it keep going off just by tapping it again and again....

can someone try this and see

[OzJD]

Dosn't happen for me (I hit mine when the fuel gage gets stuck)

Does the hand brake light (or any of them flicker)?

[admir87]

none of them flicker, its the weirdest thing, i really wanna know if other poeple have the same thing?

i just tap on the cluster (black part under the gauges and it chimes away)

[OzJD]

What sort of car do you have? (is level 3 standard on it - or has it been installed since?)
Sounds like a loose wire tbh...

[OzJD]

Actually... Before we connected a wire on my level 3 (I installed it) the hand brake chime would beep, but not flash... Perhaps there is a bad connection... I would definately check there are no loose connections AND fix any dry joints (re-solder them)

I'm 99% sure this will be your issue, a simple bump is enough to manipulate a "dry joint" (cracked solder) - This is why we tap on the fuel/temp gage.
It will only get worse over time.

[admir87]

hi mate, i have a vs calais series 2, come standard with the level 3 cluster....

you could be right about that.... although my temp and fuel gauges arnt sticky

i'll open it up one day and check it out

[trav27]

Actually... Before we connected a wire on my level 3 (I installed it) the hand brake chime would beep, but not flash... Perhaps there is a bad connection... I would definately check there are no loose connections AND fix any dry joints (re-solder them)

I'm 99% sure this will be your issue, a simple bump is enough to manipulate a "dry joint" (cracked solder) - This is why we tap on the fuel/temp gage.
It will only get worse over time.

how did you fix the handbrake issue?
i installed mine and it is doing the exact same thing,im really getting tired of hearing the handbrake chime going of every time i slow down

[88GreenVN]

how did you the handbrake issue?
i installed mine and it is doing the exact same thing,im really getting tired of hearing the handbrake chime going of every time i slow down

This is an issue I've been looking to fix for a while. I've installed a few L3 clusters into VR's of late and a few of them have this issue (handbrake chime).

I cant find anything withing the wire diagrams that say "oh put this wire here and sound will stop"

Hot Engine Beeps on L3 upgrades

I thought it was hot engine at first ^^ but it's the handbrake for sure.

[trav27]

This is an issue I've been looking to fix for a while. I've installed a few L3 clusters into VR's of late and a few of them have this issue (handbrake chime).

I cant find anything withing the wire diagrams that say "oh put this wire here and sound will stop"

Hot Engine Beeps on L3 upgrades

I thought it was hot engine at first ^^ but it's the handbrake for sure.

Ive been looking too,can't find anything
An auto elec said he can fix it up for $80. Is there anyway you can disable the chime? Just for now until i get it fixed.

[88GreenVN]

Ive been looking too,can't find anything
An auto elec said he can fix it up for $80. Is there anyway you can disable the chime? Just for now until i get it fixed.

5 min job to pull the chime out. Pull the cluster out and take teh front lens off. The chime sits in the middle at the front and just slides out (has 2 prongs).

Chime ends.