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Custom, INEXPENSIVE Garage Door Opener
I wanted to install a garage door opener on the scoot, without giving the MoCo $130 bucks, so I used an existing visor mount model, and installed it in the dash. From the outside, there is no way to tell it's there.
Thanks to trmn8r for posting the part numbers for the reset switch. Not counting the connectors and wire, which I already had, and the opener, which I already had, I have a total of 9 bucks, and 2 hours in this project. This is a really simple project, if you trust yourself with a test light, a continuity tester and a soldering iron. Here's how to do it: First, make sure you have a 12 volt unit. The battery will tell you how many volts. A 12v battery is near the diameter of a AA, but it is shorter. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ Second is the parts I needed. HD# 67880-94 is the rubber boot. HD# 67854-98 is the Speedometer Reset switch. The opener, some wire, I used red for hot, black for ground, and purple for the switch. A 3M Quick Connect, for the hot lead. Shrink tube and heat-shrink connectors, I like waterproof. And most important, if you follow the green arrow... Diet Coke. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ This is what it looks like, when you take it apart. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ This is the bottom of your circuit board. The red arrows point to the back of the switch. Note there are 2 poles to each side of the switch. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ This is the top of your circuit board. The purple arrow points to the switch, and the red arrows point to 2 of the poles. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ Here it is with all of the wires soldered in place. Note where the red arrow is I bent the corner of the switch up. I used a continuity tester to be sure I did not cross the switch, and found I had, so I bent it up a bit. Be sure you know which pole is hot and which is ground for your power. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ Here it is finished, and reassembled. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ In the dash... Yellow arrow: Hot lead to the accessory lead under the ignition switch. Green arrow: Ground run to the bolt at the top of my engine guard. Red arrow: New switch installed. Purple arrow: I wrapped some weatherproof foam and tape around the unit. Orange arrow: Chickie's Butt. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ Here is the new switch installed... __________________________________________________ __________________________________________ And here it is once again, finished Green arrow: Speedometer/Clock/Odometer reset Red arrow: Garage Door Opener Orange arrow: Chickie's Butt __________________________________________________ __________________________________________
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Last edited by SafetyMan; 11-18-2007 at 12:38 AM. |
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Nice!!
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Brilliant!
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great idea.....thanks.
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Excellent. Especially useful for those of us that don't have an AP that'll run and open the garage door for us.
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Great job! Stan is going to be jealous!
Thorns
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could probably do near the same thing with a opener thats not 12V by simply using the battery that runs it. cut one lead going from circuit board to battery, solder one side of speedo switch to battery side of the cut you made, other side of speedo switch to lead going to circuit board. install switch. Done. Yes? No? Sounds like it'd work to me.
edit.......... oh yea and solder a jumper across original opener switch so that when you press new speedo button, battery circuit is made, switch is already "closed" on opener... so it energizes and opens door.
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Good job...but I'd miss squeezing my left breast.
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It was fun to hard wire it though. I'll squeeze it for ya bro... Just tryin' to help.
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Chip... excellent idea and excellent photo documentation!!
Thanks for sharing this. You are like, a genius... |
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Hey Chip. Glad you were able to get this done. That is very similar to the install I posted in the other thread. The other guy did not document as well as you did in my opinion.
I have that older 12v genie as well but it has the three button controls on the front. I have not had it apart yet, but I think the solder points will be the same on the big button. I planned on making a wire harness similar to what Gerbing sent me for power and coming right off the battery HOT... Is that not recommended? Is there a better/safer place to get to HOT? Excellent job. |
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1. Something happens, and it runs your battery down. I like having it on a switch so OFF is OFF. 2. Won't work if I leave the bike outside while I run to the store in the truck, so long as the ignition is off and locked. (Of course, I don't lock my house.... Can't remember the last time I had to use my key to get in. )
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does your gas cap makes chickies butt look big? oh yeah great thread too
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I reckon it does.
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