salb222 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Hello, everyone. I have a low-mileage 2003 Baja (Yellow! ) that I'm loving a lot (sans the local gas mileage I'm getting). Anyway, is there a way to increase the volume on the keyless entry/lock "chirp?" Sometimes it's loud enough and more times it's not. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 You want that chirp to wake up ur city you could always put a bird to replace that horn, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salb222 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 You want that chirp to wake up ur city you could always put a bird to replace that horn, LOL! I guess I don't want to wake up the neighborhood; the birds are loud enough here already . But I would like it to be a bit louder. I'm guessing you either don't know how to up the volume, OR it's really not possible? Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 If the "chirp" is just a short blast of the car's horn, replace them with a decent horn like a Fiamm Highway Blaster... louder chirp and just might save you when another car tries to occupy the same space at the same time as your car. http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=fiamm I put two of these in my wife's car within the first hundred miles after buying it. Much safer than the stock ones... actually gets the attention of that cell-phone yapping idiot drifting the SUV into your lane. If the "chirp" isn't through the horns... then I don't know, I'd still upgrade my OEM Subaru horn Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 like outback 97 said,if the chirp is coming from the oem horns then get louder horns.. now if it comes from a siren type horn like this,then like before..shop for a louder horn.pictured one is from a home security alarm system and is about 120-130 dbls(?) (as far as i know,there's no volume knob) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 I wish my wife's '03 OBW was a tad louder. I think the previous year(s) had the signal routed through the horns, and folks complained it was TOO loud. Then they go to the seperate alarm and it's a little too soft. I think it's also a legitimate question because there MAY be a 'trick' (like the seatbelt chime disable 'maneuver') that allows some adjustment. maybe someone working for a dealership can find out? Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salb222 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thanks everyone who replied so far. I'll take all your advice and check out a larger horn, IF that's what is chirping now. Will also like to hear from others if they know a work-around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb21 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 My '02 OB "honks" when the audible keyless thing is enabled. I had thought at some point 2003/04? They changed the "honk" to a "chirp" via some other device. Piezo buzzer? I'm not sure how the chirp device is hooked up, but you can buy varying types/frequency's of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb21 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Some info from cars101.com: http://www.cars101.com/subaru/outback/outback2003.html New Keyless remote chirp replaces honk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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