Garage door openers

[tbonehedge]

Anyone have a garage door opener wired to the bike? I saw a device (flash2pass) that hooks up to the headlights, flash the high beams and the garage door is activated. Wondering how good these things are, difficulty level of installation, and any other useful info you got. Thanks!

[NobodySpecific]

I took an old garage opener, stashed it in the fairing, and soldered a simple switch to replace the big button. I then put that small button switch on my handle bars, though I would like to drill a hole and mount it to the fairing. It was a simple and cheap solution, though it is not hardwired to the bike and therefore I have to deal with batteries still. If you could find a 12v garage door opener that is compatible with your unit, then you could easily hard wire it.

[GNTurbo6]

My new GDO came with a keyfob opener so that's a much simpler solution Before hand I got a small universal programmable remote I kept in my pocket.

[BostonBusa]

I wired up a small remote in my bike to the pass button and put it on a DC to DC convertor so no battery replacing. Not to bad to set up and install but I have been working on radios for 20+ years. I could help out with whatever you want to try.

[NobodySpecific]

I wired up a small remote in my bike to the pass button and put it on a DC to DC convertor so no battery replacing. Not to bad to set up and install but I have been working on radios for 20+ years. I could help out with whatever you want to try.

Did you build your own power supply (DC to DC converter) or did you buy one? Either way, do you have a link to either the plans or what you bought? I was going to build my own, but then realized the batteries are cheap and last a long time, so it wasn't worth the effort.

[Baggey22]

I plan on keeping a garage gnome to open and close the door for me once I get my house. He can live in the garage and I'll pay him in nudie magazines.

[Charlief]

Below is a copy/paste off another forum from years ago. I've been running this opener since '05 and have had zero problems. It's very very easy to do if you have basic electrical skills



if this fits what you're looking for ... it is all rather easy to install.

I started with a programmable Genie Key Fob remote from Home Depot. Cost was $20 and this one had 3 buttons although only one would be used for this application.

The pics below were taken years ago and I hop they help somewhat.

Step A. Program romte button to your garage door. Note which button you program.

Step B. Take remote apart and remove battery.

Step C. Grab beer

Step D. Grab a soldering iron and remove programmed button. Red zip tie points to where button was....




Step E. Flip remote over and solder a piece of wire across the mounting points of removed switch. Again... fency red zip tie points to where the action is......



Step F. Grab some wire and solder it to the battery tabs. One on each side. Take note that pos or neg will be moted on the board. I'd say 6" inches should be enough. (Please... no penis jokes) Ok ok...go ahead.



Step G. Now strip the ends about an inch.

Now you must decide where you want to mount this wonderful piece of craftsmanship. I chose to use my hi beam flasher switch. So I took the headlight off and got to the hi beam wiring. Using a meter I found which wire supplied juice to the hi beam.

I took the bullet connectors apart and inserted the stripped wires (from remote) to the correct wire in harness. Positive to Positive... Neg to Neg.



Connected the bullet connectors back together. And you might have noticed the really cool duct tape wrap job.... ya super cool.



Now test. Turn key on.... and using the flash open/close garage door....wow... like magic.

I've been running this way for years and have had no problems.

Cost maybe $22.37 plus your time.

I hope this helps. I had a 1/2 day today and was drinking...starting early as they say. So if the above doesn't make sense... just know this... it does to me. :-*

[Wanderer]

Personally rather think this one kicks ass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRM2A0dx_E

[bbhzx10]

I bought one for my flash to pass button, works great but I can't remember the brand. There is no receiver, it wires into a regular opener that you mount on the bike someplace.