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brdzword

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Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« on: October 29, 2021, 04:12:07 PM »
I read somewhere that a burnt/toasted headlight buzzer maybe be the cause of my dash lights continuing to quickly burn fuses.  I wanted to take a look at it if my car actually has one.  I just don't have any idea where it is located and what it looks like.  Any help would great.  Thanks!

b_hill_86

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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2021, 07:25:11 PM »
Not equipped on a 76. 80 or 81 got one I think.
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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2021, 10:49:09 PM »
Easy to locate, it clipped over the dash illumination fuse with a piggy back clip. More than likely your main cluster circuit board.

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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2021, 11:59:50 AM »
76 doesn't have one.  It has a key buzzer.  The key buzzer is the buzzer with 4 wires.  The seat belt buzzer only needs two wires.  So two buzzers under there.

In 1981, they came up with a little brain box that rolled a headlight buzzer into the key buzzer.  I don't really know where I got this idea, but on my website I had written that this was included in the lamp group.  It's made in such a way that it'll fit any year.

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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2021, 05:11:07 PM »
76 doesn't have one.  It has a key buzzer.  The key buzzer is the buzzer with 4 wires.  The seat belt buzzer only needs two wires.  So two buzzers under there.

In 1981, they came up with a little brain box that rolled a headlight buzzer into the key buzzer.  I don't really know where I got this idea, but on my website I had written that this was included in the lamp group.  It's made in such a way that it'll fit any year.


I think you have them flip-flopped. Key is 2 wire, seatbelt has 4.
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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2021, 05:11:07 PM »

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Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2021, 08:11:47 AM »
You're right, sorry.  The seatbelt has a timer, so that would take 4 wires to do that old school, wouldn't it?  The key switch is double-switched, but I guess they did that with one switch on each wire.
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1977 Y82 4-speed (red interior)
1978 Skybird 350
1978 Redbird 305
1979 Redbird 301 4-speed
1992 Lincoln Mark VII LSC/SE (red)
1970 Datsun Pickup
1953 Chevy pickup (converted 4x4)
1988 T-bird Turbo Coupe

Re: Headlight warning buzzer? Where is it located in a 76 firebird?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2021, 08:11:47 AM »
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