just a follow up ...has been month since i put the buzzer in ....no problems with the electronics .....it's nice being able to walk away and hear the car lock and not have to turn around and make sure it locked


my post on how to is post #27

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...the-car-2.html

 

Why this is not standard on the Mini is beyond me. BMW has it, why not MINI? Cost of the "beeper"? For what they charge for a mini and the options, they should throw the "beeper" in (or at least include it in one of the packages like comfort access.....sheesh)

 

umberto - Great Job & Thanks for the INFO!
Now I don't have to pull on the door to make sure it is locked

Mini certainly cheaped out on this feature that today's many other cars (or even some of the 80's) have it.

If Mini wants to stand out from competition or even want to be on par with others, they'd better equip their cars with features as simple, useful and essential as this.

 

1. Great idea
2. MINI surely should included this.
3. Really not all that difficult to look at the door button go down. Slow down folks and take a breath. I do notice how people like to walk 20 feet away from the car and then lock it, why?

 

just peace of mind ...esp if i am leaving my dog in the car to run to do an errand

 

Very true. In days gone by we'd use the key in the lock to watch the button go down. However, I'd not equate this to a "stop and smell the roses" moment especially when it's raining.

 

If you can't hear the locks go click when you lock it you should head to Miracle Ear lol.

 

Spoken like a younger man. One who didn't spend decades around jet engines, small arms fire, and things that go BOOM!

 

F series locks are silky smooth and quiet unlike your old clunker with noisy locks.

 

Years ago a cultural anthropologist studied truck drivers at truck stops. Almost invariably, after locking their rigs and walking away, truckers would stop, turn back toward their rigs, and then turn back and head off to the truck stop store or diner or wherever they were headed.

Almost every time I catch myself doing the truck stop behavior, which is almost EVERY TIME I lock my car and start to walk away, I have a little smiley moment and think about the truckers and the anthropologist (who probably got a PhD out of that research).

I muted the audible confirmation on my Clubman -- I just watch for the flashing lights and note the red flasher under the rear view, whether I can hear the solid thunk of the locks or not. Any excuse to take a few steps away, turn around, and admire my MINI.

 

Hey I got Miracle Ears about 7 yrs ago and it was the best move I ever made. Instant excellent hearing.

Hey, we just tore up the roads up the Sierra Nevadas all the way to Portland in my old clunker. Thing's a beast I tell you .