[sixleggedinsect]

i really like to be able to listen to my radio with the engine off and the doors open. however, as you all probably know, the escort sets off the warning chime when the key is in the car and the doors are open.

i dont want to permanently disable the chime. id like to find it and put a switch in series so i can turn the chime off under the aforementioned circumstances.

any ideas? which body panels to take off? what it looks like? where it is? whether it is an individual part, or whether it is part of a circuit board that would make this idea impractical?

if this idea won't work, could i just put a switch on the 'room' fuse? my manual says this fuse controls the chime. it also says it controls the radio, but there is another fuse marked 'radio' which is also noted as controlling the radio.

any reasons not to toggle the 'room' fuse on and off? it controls some various engine control functions, if i recall correctly, but these shoudlnt matter if the car is off, eh?

many thanks,
anthony