Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #33
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   From: "Edgar Greg" 
Subject: Better Light Minder . . .
   Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 00:56:02 -0500

A few people asked for this information a few months ago and due to school and
work, I am just now getting a chance to respond.  I no longer have the list of
interested parties, and am copying the general list in case others are
interested:

I have an alternate solution to the 'I left my parking lights on again'
syndrome.  In the interest of maintaining a stock configuration, I avoid wire
cuts/splices at all cost.  I wanted to use the key in ignition buzzer to
double as the light minder.  To acomplish this, I installed a diode and a
short piece of wire between the key reminder switch pin of the existing buzzer
(Blu/Yel wire at F-57) and the red/blk wire of the fog light connector (I-03).
 (wire and diode are wedged into the back side of the connectors.  Now if I
leave the key in the ignition or leave the parking lights on, the stock buzzer
will sound.  The installation is very clean and effective, and is similar to
the flash to pass diode mod.  I have had this on my car for about 4 years, on
my wife's car for about 3, and have added it to a number of local club
member's cars.  No problems noted to date.

This change has saved me from returning to a dead battery on more than one
ocaision, hope it helps others too.

Keep it between the ditches, and Enjoy,
Greg, Cindy, and Alice Edgar
90 Red B, 90 Red A, and too young to drive
Lone Star Chapter of MCA,   Dallas/Ft. Worth TX