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Old 11-05-2009, 04:35 PM   #1
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In console-garage door opener

got really really bored for about 10 mins and...took apart my opener to solder in some leads for a button...




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Old 11-05-2009, 04:37 PM   #2
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awesome idea I'm going to be a copy cat
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Old 11-05-2009, 04:39 PM   #3
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Old 11-05-2009, 09:37 PM   #4
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its so nice...and works better than the old worn out opener button
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Old 11-05-2009, 10:30 PM   #5
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got really really bored for about 10 mins and...took apart my opener to solder in some leads for a button...

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you should share how you did that! garage door openers are the biggest pet peeves of mine
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Old 11-05-2009, 10:54 PM   #6
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just soldered 2 wires to the switch inside the opener...its really very simple to do
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Old 11-05-2009, 11:15 PM   #7
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just soldered 2 wires to the switch inside the opener...its really very simple to do
im doing it this weekend this is the cleanest coolest thing i have ever seen cant wait man good job and idea
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Old 11-06-2009, 12:13 AM   #8
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im doing it this weekend this is the cleanest coolest thing i have ever seen cant wait man good job and idea
thanks! ive been wiring up LED's all week, so i figured this would solve my opener problem. the damn thing always didnt work, or fell off my visor. not to mention it was fugly.

i thought about my cig lighter, but as much as i use it for ipod/cell charging, it wouldnt be practical.

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Old 11-06-2009, 11:32 AM   #9
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that's a great idea!
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Old 11-06-2009, 12:29 PM   #10
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now if i only had a sweet button that said Garage Door
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:05 PM   #11
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thanks! ive been wiring up LED's all week, so i figured this would solve my opener problem. the damn thing always didnt work, or fell off my visor. not to mention it was fugly.

i thought about my cig lighter, but as much as i use it for ipod/cell charging, it wouldnt be practical.
yea thats what im sayin.
Can you get those parts at like radio shack?
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:21 PM   #12
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I'm going to the Shack tommorrow and rigging my opener.....might even do my wifes Van...Tahoe already has a place for opener
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:52 PM   #13
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yep...the switch cost me like $2.75 and i had the wire/soldering stuff
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