March 22, 200521 yr NO, this is not an ad for a lost cat, nor am I looking for fairys. I am refering to the pleasnt "tink-tink" noise my car used to make when I left the keys in it. It is a 1985 Brat. Is there a common problem that ussually causes "tinkerbell" to go mute? A fuse maybe? Thanks for the help, Kurt
March 22, 200521 yr Should be to the right and jusr below the steering column, behind the little grill in the dash panel. You can get to it from below with the lower panels removed, its got pink wires if I remember right. Gary
March 22, 200521 yr NO, this is not an ad for a lost cat, nor am I looking for fairys. I am refering to the pleasnt "tink-tink" noise my car used to make when I left the keys in it. It is a 1985 Brat. Is there a common problem that ussually causes "tinkerbell" to go mute? A fuse maybe? Thanks for the help, Kurt LOL!! that's pretty interesting, I have an '85 brat too and mine seems to have lost half of the "bells" instead of the "ding-dong" it goes "ding-donk" as if someone holds their hand against the bell when it's trying to ring ... I like my unique door bells
March 23, 200521 yr mine seems to have lost half of the "bells" instead of the "ding-dong" it goes "ding-donk" as if someone holds their hand against the bell when it's trying to ring OMG - I have a 1985 GL wagon that does the same - maybe there is just something with '85 soob tinkerbells ...
March 23, 200521 yr OMG - I have a 1985 GL wagon that does the same - maybe there is just something with '85 soob tinkerbells ... hmmm maybe that year didn't get enough fairie dust to keep working right :-p
March 23, 200521 yr didn't even know they had a something like that... LOL I'll have to go check it out!
March 23, 200521 yr hmm, i have an 89 that i live the keys in all the time and never a peep, or ding-dong or dink-dink or anything!! pink wires you say?
March 23, 200521 yr I almost drowned my tinkerbell once. I was wheeling and ended up flooding the passenger side. Well after I got out of the stream, it tinked for about 5-10 mins. It was hilarious. BW
March 23, 200521 yr Author I want to fix it because I get a kick out of it!:-p Does anyone know what commonly goes wrong with these to make them stop working? Thanks, Kurt
March 24, 200521 yr The '86 BRAT I had would lose the dinger on occasion. I would also find that the horn wouldn't work, along with the dome light. Can see the relation between dinger and dome light, but not the horn. Don't have any wiring info here to go by, but I'd like to know the answer to this one myself. The '84 don't ding most of the time, and the dome light has never come on when I open the door, works by switch though.
March 24, 200521 yr I almost drowned my tinkerbell once. I was wheeling and ended up flooding the passenger side. Well after I got out of the stream' date=' it tinked for about 5-10 mins. It was hilarious. BW[/quote'] ROFLOL!!! don't make tink mad! you might regret it!!
March 24, 200521 yr I actually realized mine wasn't working at all today ... some innovative troubleshooting brought me to the conclusion that the "seat belt timer" cirucit was fried - I have a spare I/P so I will fix it... I took the actual tinkerbell apart and found that the rubber hangers for the chimes have worn away a bit, and it is hitting the sides of the module. Cutting the sides of the module off should solve the prob.
March 24, 200521 yr Author The '86 BRAT I had would lose the dinger on occasion. I would also find that the horn wouldn't work, along with the dome light. Can see the relation between dinger and dome light, but not the horn. Don't have any wiring info here to go by, but I'd like to know the answer to this one myself. The '84 don't ding most of the time, and the dome light has never come on when I open the door, works by switch though. Well, I have found that the tinkerbell, horn and clock are all on the same fuse. I replaced my fuse, and brought tinkerbell back to life. Still sounds a little muted, I may have to try the trimming of the module. As to why your tinker bell and dome light dont work at the same time, I would have to suspect your door jamb switch. I think they get corroded and do not make a good ground. Just a thought! Thanks everybody! Kurt
March 24, 200521 yr in the 89 gl-10 i had,it didn't have a tinker bell an i kept locking my keys in the car. till i smartin up an got a extra key for my wallet.
March 24, 200521 yr I want to fix it because I get a kick out of it!:-p Does anyone know what commonly goes wrong with these to make them stop working? Thanks, Kurt I've heard that if you get a bunch of people to clap hard enough she will come back to life. :-p Gary
March 24, 200521 yr I've heard that if you get a bunch of people to clap hard enough she will come back to life. :-p Gary LOL!! this thread is killing me!!
March 24, 200521 yr I actually put "Tinker Bell" in Summer When people get in the buggy and don't fasten their seat belt, they start laughing when "Tinker Bell" goes off reminding them to buckle up! I love that little bell! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--still tinkles! 01 Forester--never tinkles
March 24, 200521 yr Author I actually put "Tinker Bell" in Summer When people get in the buggy and don't fasten their seat belt, they start laughing when "Tinker Bell" goes off reminding them to buckle up! I love that little bell! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--still tinkles! 01 Forester--never tinkles In my opinion, its just one of the many things that make the 80's subarus so unique! From the tire in the engine compartment, to the tinker-bell, theres nothing else out there quite like them! Kurt
March 24, 200521 yr 82 SubaruHummer--still tinkles! 01 Forester--never tinkles So is the Forester on Dialysis??? BW
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