Mod: Garage Door Opener Anyone?

10 posts Started 27 Jul 2007 Last recovered post 28 Jul 2007 Wayback Machine snapshot 2 Jun 2015

#1 meddle1999 Thread starter

27 Jul 2007 05:16

I had an extra remote and some time on my hands... total investment was around 3 bucks for push button....

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I opened up the remote and desoldered the stock button. I then soldered a new wire onto the board. (I had a brad harrison connector lying around but any connector will work.

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here is the other end of connector mounted to small momentary button (radio shack)

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here is mating end attached to opener case.

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Here is unit mounted behind instrument cluster

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Small hole drilled in dash cover to accept button.

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Finished!!

This mod was cheap easy and works awesome!!! hope i inspired some fellow gearheads.

#2 achfly

27 Jul 2007 05:22

very nice! Thats about what I ought to shoot for but my opener sits so nicely in the clear map pocket next to the mp3 player and has a 1" square button. :thumbsup: So I haven't been motivated to hide it... but I will soon. Gotta switch to a smaller tank bag so that I can shoot the twisties with some actual form. This mod would actually help improve my riding form! Okay I just found my motivation. :idea3:

#3 vfrcapn

27 Jul 2007 05:39

Nice clean install. :thumbsup: I modded a Chamberlin remote similarly.

#4 chris2992

27 Jul 2007 13:03

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Garage Door Opener Steering Stem Button

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#5 SEBSPEED

27 Jul 2007 13:26

I would love to do this mod, but I don't have a garage door opener! :goofy:

:idea3:

:goofy:

#6 dutchinterceptor

27 Jul 2007 14:07

I would love to do this mod, but I don't have a garage door opener! :goofy:

:idea3:

:goofy:

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Hell, I don't even have a garage. :goofy:

#7 KanadianKen

27 Jul 2007 14:09

thats a cool install. I liked Chris#### method but didn't want to plug off the center stem - plan to use that for a power outlet. :thumbsup:

#8 SEBSPEED

27 Jul 2007 14:11

Hell, I don't even have a garage. :goofy:

That's unacceptable soldier! :idea3: Get cracking on that, pronto!! :goofy:

#9 skuuter

27 Jul 2007 14:18

My ex-wife simply used my 1961 H-D Panhead to open it...right through the fiberglass while I was at work............... <_< ....shoulda' been grounds at the time............. :idea3:

#10 meddle1999 Thread starter

28 Jul 2007 03:16

My ex-wife simply used my 1961 H-D Panhead to open it...right through the fiberglass while I was at work............... <_< ....shoulda' been grounds at the time............. :unsure:

I did the same thing myself with a brand new John Deer mower... DOHHH!!!!!

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