Re: Seat Belt Buzzer
I didn't reply to this one because I don't have the schematic diagram for (I assume, since it's not listed for you) a 2007 Camry, rather than the Tacoma.
What I have learned about the most recent Toyotas (my wife has a 2007 Yaris) is that the seat belt warning system is more integrated with the software of the car than on earlier models, making it (apparently) necessary to hook up the Toyota diagnostic computer at the dealership to reprogram the seat belt buzzer NOT to work. There is actually a note in the Yaris owner's manual indicating that this can be done, and the Yaris factory service manual has a procedure for doing this, but of course it requires the Toyota dealership tool.
I am firmly in agreement with the original poster. On DAY 1 of ownership, I disable the seat belt warning lights/buzzers (and also the key buzzer) on EVERY SINGLE car I have (couldn't do this on the Yaris, but then, it isn't my car). Usually all it takes for the seat belt is to disconnect (and possibly short contacts, depending on the car) the electrical connector located under teh seat. However, examination of the wiring diagram of the Yaris indicates (to me, but I may be wrong) that there is now some interaction between the airbag system and the seatbelt warning system.
Damn stupid nonsense. I, too, wear a seat belt every time I drive, but you know what, sometimes I just take my life into my hands and pull a car out of the garage without it. Crazy, I know.
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