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Title: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: vickinbobyo on July 23, 2013, 06:28:54 pm
Neither Foretravel or Beamalarm knows the location of the doorbell chime,any help?
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Michelle on July 23, 2013, 06:37:04 pm
Ours is in the cabinet above the passenger seat, on the forward wall, a white plastic unit that has either C or D-cell batteries in it.

Michelle
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Nancy Furry on July 23, 2013, 09:05:24 pm
That is where ours is too. 
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: fsclark47 on July 23, 2013, 11:33:00 pm
That's apparently where ours used to be. There are two wires and a screw to hold the housing. I'll have to look for a chime to put there.
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Michelle on July 24, 2013, 07:59:02 am
That's apparently where ours used to be. There are two wires and a screw to hold the housing. I'll have to look for a chime to put there.

Forrest and Mary,

I'm betting yours was removed by a previous owner due to possible fire risk.  If you search the forum for doorbell fire, there are a couple of stories (and one set of photos IIRC) of fires caused by the hardwired doorbell unit.  I seem to recall it might be related to the button sticking, but others can chime in (no pun intended) with more accurate history.

At least for 2003 there appeared to be a change to a battery-operated chime.

Michelle

ETA here are some threads

Pic's of doorbell fire (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=8065.0)

Doorbell - Fire Hazard ? (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=6369.0)

Stuck doorbell button causing fire (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=8047.0)
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Bill B on July 24, 2013, 09:04:28 am
Ours is located in the lower left portion of the galley cabinets where the sub-woofer for Bose sound system is.  Remove grill and you can see it behind the woofer. 
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Horace B. Cupp on July 24, 2013, 11:40:51 am
vickinbobyo, Ours is the same as Michelle's, above the passenger seat. I have disconnected the built in button in the door handle bracket and use a generic stick-on wireless button and matching receiver, now.
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: vickinbobyo on September 14, 2013, 09:40:07 am
To all that have replied, thank you for your input . The original owner said it worked for awhile, but he never found it and, after looking everywhere three times, I gave up, more important gremlins popped up.
Title: Re: 2003 u320 doorbell chime location
Post by: Michelle on September 14, 2013, 05:21:40 pm
Was it not in the cabinet above the passenger seat or by the Acoustimass module?