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Old 03-03-2005, 09:18 PM
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Poor Mans Homelink

The button to the right of the lighter is my garage door opener. Total cost $2.65.
Thanks to Scott7065 for the two hole trim piece


 
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Old 03-03-2005, 09:20 PM
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Sweet, looks good, wish i could park my truck in my garage, its filled up with quads/dirtbikes.
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 09:23 PM
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Very cool mod!
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 09:26 PM
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Excellent idea! I miss the built in Garage Door Opener compartment that I had in the overhead of my 2002 Screw.
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 11:33 PM
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true dat.

I'm actually gonna stick my garage door opener on the inside of my door map pocket, so I just have to reach down on my left and hit it with my fingers.
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 11:36 PM
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That looks good .How did you do it ?
 
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Old 03-04-2005, 07:13 PM
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Old 03-04-2005, 07:22 PM
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That's just way past cool!! Is it still battery powered or are you using a power converter??
 
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Old 03-04-2005, 07:27 PM
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The board runs on 3 volts so I put a new battery in, it should last for about two years
 
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Old 03-04-2005, 08:01 PM
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jgross must be McGyver!
 
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Old 03-05-2005, 04:41 AM
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How did you know which joints to soldier for the wires?
 
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Old 03-05-2005, 09:33 AM
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The controller I used had three buttons. Each button had four post soldered to the board. I put my meter on different post until it showed 3 volts then I pressed the button and the voltage dropped to 0. I used those post.
 
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Old 03-05-2005, 05:42 PM
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Originally posted by anaheim
Sweet, looks good, wish i could park my truck in my garage, its filled up with quads/dirtbikes.
Sounds like my garage.
 



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