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YOUR RESEARCHIn-Dash Garage Door Opener DIY Install Vid
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Run long enough wires, 8 - 10"
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Drop it in behind the cubby(s) and hook it to the phone prep plug, plenty of room just run long enough wires, 8 - 10"?
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I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key).
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I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key).
Use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post
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I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.
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I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.
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I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key).
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I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key).
Use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post
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I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.
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I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.
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Several other projects on my list for my new 40AE that take priority (engine mounts, Gundo, B&M SS, fix a few rattles, etc.), but I thought this was interesting and very clean.
You Tube
First one I have seen showing how to wire two garage doors to the switch. Very cool as I have two doors and have not done this mod yet b/c I wanted to be able to open both. Guess I should get a targa switch!
If you buy a used home link from most any car, eBay, you can do that hack with it and hook it to the power in the car so no battery replacement in the future.
Thanks for posting and very timely. I bought a switch a couple years ago and was just getting ready to put it in. This video is great -- she covers every detail perfectly and I like how she actually struggles with taking off the horseshoe. It drives me a bit nuts when videos make panel removal look trivially easy because everything has been loosened.
This seems like a good idea also. Something like this would seem to work (
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAN-ROLLING-...BZloJ1&vxp=mtr
), though I don't know if it will fit behind the dash or if it's easy to tap into a power line behind the dash (I don't like to cut wires).
Those work fine I have used them on two of my 996s.
They are HomeLink units, google "programming" it is easy.
Drop it in behind the cubby(s) and hook it to the phone prep plug, plenty of room just run long enough wires, 8 - 10"? You can use single bullet connectors to plug into the female sockets on the phone plug no cutting/splicing required.
Phone prep=
brown - ground, yellow/black - telephone mute, green/black - switched 12v, red/green - un-switched 12v
If you REALLY don't want to have to cut anything, this is the plug that attaches to the telephone connector jack in the lower area of the center stack:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-AUX-...4/252389052709
I used one of these for my auto dim mirror ... it provides ground, 12v switched, and 12v constant. Becker Autosound used to have their own Web store ... dunno if they still do.
I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key). It would also be less of a drain on the battery when the car is sitting, but I would guess that is a very trivial load.
Thanks for the additional info. I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.
