Saturday morning "mod"
10-11-2009, 01:38 PM
#11
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Join Date: 04-17-2009
Location: PA
Posts: 251
It is all one piece. Buttons and unit combined. Go on E-bay and type in Homelink...You will see lots of different door openers. (The one I used came from inside the visor of a Mercury Mountaineer, so it is small) There are others to chose from, full console with opener and lights and cubby holes, or lights and opener, or opener with built in voice recorder. (I just went for functional, opener only, cheap) Like I said in the other post, not hard. Basic stereo installation skills. Use of wire strippers and crimpers, test light, ETC. I just ran the wires along the headliner then down the "A" piller post under the rubber seal for the door. Removed the cover on the end of the dash and ran over to the harness under the steering colunm. Grounded to metal close by, added an inline fuse. Done. This is the same way you "hard wire" a radar detector or GPS.....Then I used my wifes instructions from her cars owners manual to program the unit. Any car with the Homelink has the instructions. Doe's not have to be (in my case) a Mercury........Works perfect....Sorry I didn't take pix....Ohno (Rick)
Good info-that is a great mod - for me it's high on the "want" list.
I'll start looking for a visor type as well.
Thanks!!
10-11-2009, 02:21 PM
#12
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Join Date: 11-25-2008
Location: Hudson Florida
Posts: 751
E-bay Number...
Here is what the Homelink I installed in my headliner looked like.......E-bay Item#150379015806 ....(Use this only for reference) Remember your Homelink will have to match your opener. Rolling Code or Non Rolling Code. Your opener Mfg can supply that info, some times it is listed on the opener or the remotes themselves.
Plus great idea too..
04-28-2010, 04:16 PM
#15
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Join Date: 07-10-2008
Location: Not necessarily Humbolt County
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Getting ready to install this same unit. Thanks for the info!
I was thinking about putting it in the visor. There is a hole in the mount to pass the wires but I can't figure out how to split the visor without it 'sploding everywhere.
I was thinking about putting it in the visor. There is a hole in the mount to pass the wires but I can't figure out how to split the visor without it 'sploding everywhere.
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