Muffling the backup speaker

[Lula Mae]

After completing a sound-deadening project on my PB I had some leftover CLD material. Grabbed a scrap piece and traced a circle using a can of tuna as a template. Cut out that circle including 4, 1-inch tabs spaced equally around. I centered and applied the material to the backup speaker's protective screen and wrapped the tabs up the side of the speaker cylinder. (material is self-adhesive).

With the truck in reverse but the engine (and anything else) not running I can barely hear the backup warning inside the cab. If the engine or A/C unit or radio are on then I can't hear it at all.

Anyone outside near the truck can hear it easily enough but I'm no longer announcing my presence to the neighbors 5 houses down the street.

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[kieefer]

My brother wants to do this to his Escape.

 

[FaaWrenchBndr]

Not sure where I saw it. It might’ve been on FB, but a guy 3-D printed a snap on cover.

 

[Lula Mae]

Not sure where I saw it. It might’ve been on FB, but a guy 3-D printed a snap on cover.

Same. That's what got me thinking about a similar solution. There's only 1/4" or less from the speaker screen to the flange which limited my options. Anything more involved will require removing interferences.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

There's this one for the lightning but not sure if it'll fit the PB sounder.

http://f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/🔊-pedestrian-sound-alert-speaker-suppressor-🔫.14327/

If I had the dimensions of ours I could whip one up real quick and post the STL for anyone with a 3d printer.

 

[LostHusker]

Couple of options for this.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/megaohm-motorsports-backup-alarm-delete.18955/

Or if you have forscan you can disable it within programming.

 

[FaaWrenchBndr]

There's this one for the lightning but not sure if it'll fit the PB sounder.

http://f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/-pedestrian-sound-alert-speaker-suppressor-.14327/

If I had the dimensions of ours I could whip one up real quick and post the STL for anyone with a 3d printer.

that was the post I had seen

 

[dadrew]

That noise was the first thing to go on my 21 PB, also the first thing to go on my 25 PB

I somewhat get keeping it for pedestrians at the same time survival of the fittest and people need to keep their noses out of their phones

 

[DT444T]

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr just delete it with ForScan. A lot less work. And having the cable means you can turn off other BS, too

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