Seat belt beep / chime, disabling

I had hoped that this thread would die, but now that it's been dug up again, PLEASE do not do the modification the way it is suggested by tie-strapping the micro switch in the seat belt buckle closed. This is an incredibly naive manner of "fixing" the seat belt beep, as the SRS control unit also receives input from this switch, and these inputs are used by the SRS control module as part of the decision process to deploy the airbags. If you must defeat the warning chime, at least do it in a safer manner - by removing the input to the multiplex control module. You'll lose the seatbelt chime and the warning light, but will not be messing with the SRS system.

The connector you want to access requires you to remove the lower center console (or sub-woofer) cover. The connector is located on the passenger side.

You need to remove both female terminals with the blue and red wires from the male connector. You can remove the terminals if you plan on reconnecting the circuit later to restore the original function, or you can just cut the wires. The wires that are removed need to be connected to each other. (the circuit remaining in the connector itself is left open, it's the wires that you remove that need to be shorted together either with a jumper harness that you create, or by simply holding the terminals together and wrapping them tightly together with electrical tape) Doing this keeps the circuit intact to the SRS control module, but removes it from the multiplex circuit. If you plan to restore the circuit later, mark one of the wires with colored tape before you remove it from the connector, and write down which terminal the marked wire needs to go back into.

Note that if you have an '07 -'08 wiring schematic that this connector has a different designation number than the '06 and earlier, but it is the same connector. Also note that the schematics for the '07 - '08 are incorrect - they show this circuit operating in the opposite manner than how it really exists and operates.

Hats off to Honda Tech...plus a little tip...

I think we all owe Honda Tech a debt of gratitude for this one.

When i read the first part of this thread, I was ready to go out to my garage and do the modification as proposed by the original poster - by the seatbelt buckle method. Then i decided to read the whole thread...glad i did!

I read, with admiration, how Honda Tech explained in detail how this whole SRS system works, and how he explained that diabling the beep by using the "seatbelt buckle method" can have unintended consequences. (When the original poster still just didn't understand it, i thought Honda Tech was very patient and respectful with his subsequent responses.)

Anyway, I just did the mod in my garage, and it was simple and straightforward. Thanks for showing the right way to do this, Honda Tech! I know you were hesitant to show us this mod, given your concern for liability. Along those lines, i would suggest that when doing this mod, people MAKE SURE that the two female wire leads are connected to each other really well - i'd hate for the SRS system to be disabled when the leads come apart from unravelling electrical tape, etc. Instead of just pressing the two leads next to each other and wrapping them in the tape, i'd suggest you do what i did - slide the two female ends into one another, so they kind of "lock" together, and then wrap them in the tape. Also, make sure to cover all exposed metal parts of the leads, so they don't short out on any of the metal housing in the area.

Thanks again Honda Tech...you stuck your neck out to help us, and i, for one, really appreciate it!