Where's the beep? (2003 Legacy)

[Trent Bates]

Hi All,

I started a different thread (in the older Legacy section) on this with a different spin. Now my question has changed a bit. Here's the original thread:

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118008


My question now is this:
Those of you that have a pre-'05 Legacy or similar, where does the beep come from when you lock and unlock your doors?

It's somewhere in/near the engine compartment, but where specifically?

I've got both headlights out, the airbox out, and I had the fuseblock and washer fluid bottle out.
The beeper is flaky and almost never beeps. I have locked and unlocked the car 50+ times trying to get it to make even a little sound so that I can locate and repair the beeper. My Wife claims that it beeped for her 4 times yesterday but sounded weak. I'm starting to wonder if it ever beeped! :mad:

I've been to the dealer and they don't know where it is either. :confused:

If anyone with a working pre-'05 beeper can pinpoint it's location for me, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!

[ehsnils]

I have an '04 and it doesn't beep, but I have figured out that I also lack the alarm.

It's just a remote opener that I have.

But if you have an alarm it shall be possible to enable/disable the beep. But I like it silent.

[Trent Bates]

Thanks for your response.

We don't have an alarm on the 2003 either. But it did beep when locking and unlocking the doors. Now it usually doesn't. It did a few days ago 4 or 5 times, but not long enough for me to hear it or determine where the beeper was located. :mad:

Doesn't ANYONE have a working beeper on a 2001-2004 Legacy that they can pinpoint for us?

Please?

[ConnertheCat]

You need at least an '02 - 2000/2001 just honk the horn (which is very annoying, btw).

[Trent Bates]

You need at least an '02 - 2000/2001 just honk the horn (which is very annoying, btw).

Okay, thanks for enlightening me! I guess I might be looking for 2002 to 2004 Legacy/Outbacks then.

Does it honk the horn at full volume on yours? That would be kind of annoying!
(I have an old Alpine alarm siren that would start out at a lower volume for about a second and then go full volume. That way, the chirps were quieter.)


This is such a simple problem, I almost feel silly about it. The fix could/should be easy, as soon as I find the beeper. :)

FWIW - It's also NOT located in the passenger wheelwell (behind the plastic cover) or under the lower windshield trim (that the wipers sit above).

I also didn't find it underneath the fuse block in the engine compartment. I don't see how it could be under the battery and it's not behind or under the Washer Fluid bottle.

I've looked again in the headlight openings (because I had the headlights out all weekend.)

I had to change the inner front passenger side CV boot on Saturday and while under the car, I didn't see anything that looked like it would beep. (Plus, that would be a poor location for it.)

I haven't checked behind the driver's side wheelwell trim yet. It seems unlikely to be there since that is the side with the wiper motor and a lot of water drains on that side.

This is just crazy. I wish it would beep for me a handful of times so I could locate it and fix it!

[Trent Bates]

Just to add a data point, on my '05 GT, the beeper is located in the passenger side fender somewhere near the airbox. I haven't seen it yet, but that's where the sound is coming from.

[ConnertheCat]

Yeah, it's full volume - Not fun, especially since I used to get home from work at 11:45 PM everynight (felt like a dick locking my car! lol).