User 41421

I think it was around $50.00 from my local dealer. It's been awhile though, so I'm not positive. I would check with Sunset Porsche or some other source of discounted factory parts.

RS 197

How do you use a switch for the garage door opener. Do you need a kit with a transmiter? Just curious. I have a garage door opener problem. Too many cars not enough controls.

cabrio993

Yes, you'd need a transmitter and hardwire it to the switch.

I used an old targa top switch and placed it in the center position were there was a blank. I found which 2 pins on the switch will "close" the circuit with a tester. Then I soldered 2 wires to these 2 pins and hooked it to the wires on the button connector of the garage door opener transmitter. The opener sits neatly unseen in the center console underneath the switches.

jcoll1

On P-car.com Ray Calvo (R.I.P.) did a nice write up on a hardwired door opener installed in the console switch. This might be a good starting point.

User 41421

If you have a large sized opener, or don’t want to monkey with your existing one, you can get a small replacement opener from places like AAA Remotes . Just make sure you get one that works with you opener (or openers).

TheOtherEric

Thanks for the info on the dummy switch fellas. I just ordered a couple since they're only $2.50 and I had some other parts to order.

tj90

I called sunet. The targa switch is 993 613 120 00 01c and its $44.87. Its a week to order.

Allen

Excellent idea about that Targa switch for garage door...I installed ordered a spoiler switch and carefully removed the emblem from the switch...kinda trickey to get it off and still look nice, but I did and it works great.

Randy M '96 Silver 993

I also used the targa sunshade switch for my gdo. The p-car.com DIY was perfect. I am not a soldering iron guy, so I took it to my buddy and he wired it up! It looks totally stock and works great. A FRACTION of the cost of homelink too!

CarmG993

Hmmm - now I am thinking of changing the wing up/down switch to a garage door opener. Woner if I can just use the same switch and put a garage door openor in the console.
When I did the 'fan over-ride' I used the hazard switch that was shown in the DIY.

Allen

Those switches have (2) momentary switch contacts on them...for example: spoiler UP and spoiler DOWN. Your garage door needs only (1) momentary contact...press it once...door goes UP, press it again, door goes DOWN. You can then use the other switch position for something else.

I actually have my gargage opener and a security gate opener on the same contacts...the UP position of the console switch. So when I press my switch it activates BOTH devices. The idea is that the garage door and the security gate are WAY far away from each other...so even though I activate both every time I press the switch, only the device that I am close to will respond. So I have a spare switch position (the DOWN position on the switch) for anything else I may want to add.

Pete Lech

That is exactly what I did. I bought a GDO like the one on p-Car.com at Home Depot, put in the console, where it works far better than the ones that came with my door opener.