turn signal sound

My 2006 accord V-6 Automatic makes very little noise when the turn signals
are operating. Consequently, some times I don't turn them off when I
should. My hand may be blocking the green arrow on the dash. Is there any
way to increase the sound intensity so I will be more aware of when a signal
is operating?

Bob


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4361 (20090823) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

 

Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth.

I had to replace my (1991-vintage) turn signal relay recently. The new
replacement is a LOT quieter than the old one, and I too am now tending to
forget the signal is on.

The relay consists of a set of points controlled by a coil. Power the coil
and the points snap together. It's the impact of the points on each other
that makes the click noise. The dealership has only one "correct" relay and
no "loudness" options, so I guess if one were to seek out noisier
substitutes, somebody would have to have access to some kind of aftermarket
list of compatible relays that are louder.

Anybody?

 

Could always power a chime form the turn signal circuit. Blinker light on,
chime is powered. Blinker light off, chime goes quiet.

 

Not to be smashing on anyone (especially you) but I just drive aware.
I do the three mirror scan, I hit the two gauges, I do the head flick
when I lane change. Doc says I have great peripheral vision (ie, I
can "see" something) so I pretty much know what's "there". And I
alwasy remember where I left my controls.

But that's me.

Hey, at least you use them. As opposed to 70% of the country.
Including, sigh, my wife.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Iran wants nukes? North Korea wants nukes?
I'm sure we can give them some. Or the Navy."

- former B52 wing commander

 

Thanks for your service and keeping my ass safe....but what does good
peripheral vision have to do with forgetting to kill your turn signal
because you can't hear it clicking?

 

Actually, I find myself forgetting I have the signal on mostly in the case
of sitting at a light waiting to turn. Realizing I'm not hearing the
clicking noise of the signal, I glance down at the dash, only to realize
then that I /did/ have it on after all.

My one working ear is poor, so some sounds are almost inaudible (even with
the hearing aid). My new turn signal relay's clicking is one of those
sounds.

 

If you "do the head flick" when you change lanes, that's no doubt
because your mirrors are set incorrectly.

With correctly set mirrors, there is no blind spot and you can see cars
as they move out of your rear view mirror and into your side view
mirror, and from your side view mirror into your main vision at your
side.

The most "flicking" you should ever have to do is over to the side
mirror.

 

I have this trouble too but mostly due to poor hearing. I've considered
putting a small light, maybe on the dash?, that would give me a visual
more in my normal line of sight. But the thought of tearing into the
wiring under the dash keeps causing me to move on to other projects.
Remember the old Cadillacs and some others that had little light
clusters way out on the end of the front fenders? Aside from the
cool-osity factor they were great.

Then again, if we could find my old '57 Ford Fairlane all you need is
the radio from it. Any time the radio was on and you did anything that
caused an electrical circuit to close, you got a click through the radio
speakers, turn signals, braking, windshield wipers, etc.

 

Buick solved this problem a decade or more in the past. They included
a warning buzzer/light that went off if the turn signal stayed on to
long.

Ed

 

I think that might have just been an attempt at compensating for an
unfortunate characteristic of Buick's primary demographic. ;^)

 

Not to mention that as you age, hearing ability tends to diminish.

JT

Who hates "silent" turn signals...

 

Er, you've obviously never driven in Texas where they have mastered the
skill of finding every blind spot imaginable.

Personally, I have never had any vehicle with total foolproof mirrors to
cover blindspots. Any mirror that does so seriously distorts the
picture as to range and position..

JT

 

Er, you've obviously never driven in Texas where they have mastered the
skill of finding every blind spot imaginable.[/QUOTE]

If your mirrors are properly adjusted, there *is* no blind spot.

I'm not talking about a distorting mirror. I'm talking about adjusting
them correctly such that you see the car either in your rear view
mirror, or if it's going out of that it's going into and passing through
your side view mirror, and as the rear of the car is exiting your side
mirror the front of the car is coming up beside you.

You need never turn your head any farther than what it takes to look in
the side mirror.

Trust me. No distortion, plain mirrors, no blind spot.

I didn't invent this. I found it years ago, and discovered that it
works.

 

I remember the '55 Olds had the side mirrors way forward on the fenders
towards the front of the car. No blind spots, but adjusting them was a real
PITA.

 

had a Buick rental car once and forgot to turn the signal off. after a
while, a louder dinging started. good idea I thought since I was on an LA
freeway.

Buick solved this problem a decade or more in the past. They included
a warning buzzer/light that went off if the turn signal stayed on to
long.

Ed

 

Ankle weights and second story balcony railings would have fixed that
problem.

I have some pictures from the early 70s of Datsuns and Hondas with
that kind of mirror.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Iran wants nukes? North Korea wants nukes?
I'm sure we can give them some. Or the Navy."

- former B52 wing commander

 

They were mandatory on Japan-market cars until somewhere around 1985.

 

That's what I thought, thanks.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Iran wants nukes? North Korea wants nukes?
I'm sure we can give them some. Or the Navy."

- former B52 wing commander

 

Still very popular over there on taxis. The most popular taxi (informal
survey, specifically my personal observation) is the Toyota Crown. Fender
forward mirrors and a driver activated door opener/closer.

 

Yes, that was typical of quite a few cars of that era. My '55
Studebaker President has that set up on both fenders.

But today's mirrors on the door corners don't cover the entire range
UNLESS they are wider than normal angle of view hence perceived distance
can be a hazard.

Simply cannot ignore the laws of physics...

JT