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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 08:18 AM
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Question shift buzzer

does anyone know how to disable the pain in the *** shift buzzer?
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 09:21 AM
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There are some HOWTO's around search here, and try Google.

I found some via Google before I knew about the RX7 Club
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 06:44 AM
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someone here must know how to disable the bastard.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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I personally love it.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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i think it is GREAT!!!! what other car do you know with a factory, or no, a shift buzzer period????? just another thing to make our cars unique!!!!
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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very usefull in my opinion... its an audible shift light! great for auto-x or drag racing, you get to keep your eyes on the road.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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You have to pull the gauge cluster.......its on the back of it somewhere......

It grows on you........I did not like it at first......not knowing it was there........now I think its great ....

Dont have to look and you know when to shift......

Priceless.....
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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Personally, I think the shift buzzer is more of a sugestion when to shift. It's a sugestion that I don't often listen to.

You can adjust when you want the shift buzzer to go off.
http://www.jimrothe.com/mazda/overrev.html
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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What if you shift at an rpm above when the buzzer goes. Then it would just get annoying.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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very usefull in my opinion... its an audible shift light! great for auto-x or drag racing, you get to keep your eyes on the road.
thanks Stoops, you took the words rite outtta my mouth
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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i diddnt know that it buzzed
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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sometimes they buzz in late. my gsl-se buzzes in at 7500. my 80LS does not buzz. my 85 GS buzzes in at 6800.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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i've seen lots that didn't work
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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When the shifter goes off just stay in it for three more seconds and then....

SHIFT!! Really fast before the casing bolts start to vibrate out!!!
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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mine dosent work either. i remember when i was inmy friends fb and i heard that i kept thinking the guy behind us was beeping his horn at us .. lol
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:41 PM
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shift buzzers came on 84 and up models
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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my car is a 83 and i have a shift buzzer
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:56 AM
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Mine does not work as far as I can tell
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