Chicago6MT

Several other projects on my list for my new 40AE that take priority (engine mounts, Gundo, B&M SS, fix a few rattles, etc.), but I thought this was interesting and very clean.

Nickshu

First one I have seen showing how to wire two garage doors to the switch. Very cool as I have two doors and have not done this mod yet b/c I wanted to be able to open both. Guess I should get a targa switch!

rporzio

Clever and very well done...

Device2

Awesome and cool hack with a nice video.

fpb111

I enjoy watching Franny's videos. She does a good job. Their videos are entertaining and informative.

fpb111

If you buy a used home link from most any car, eBay, you can do that hack with it and hook it to the power in the car so no battery replacement in the future.

peterp

Thanks for posting and very timely. I bought a switch a couple years ago and was just getting ready to put it in. This video is great -- she covers every detail perfectly and I like how she actually struggles with taking off the horseshoe. It drives me a bit nuts when videos make panel removal look trivially easy because everything has been loosened.

This seems like a good idea also. Something like this would seem to work (http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAN-ROLLING-...BZloJ1&vxp=mtr), though I don't know if it will fit behind the dash or if it's easy to tap into a power line behind the dash (I don't like to cut wires).

HawkFan#12

On my list!

fpb111

Those work fine I have used them on two of my 996s.
They are HomeLink units, google "programming" it is easy.
Drop it in behind the cubby(s) and hook it to the phone prep plug, plenty of room just run long enough wires, 8 - 10"? You can use single bullet connectors to plug into the female sockets on the phone plug no cutting/splicing required.
Phone prep=
brown - ground, yellow/black - telephone mute, green/black - switched 12v, red/green - un-switched 12v

KoB

If you REALLY don't want to have to cut anything, this is the plug that attaches to the telephone connector jack in the lower area of the center stack:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-AUX-...4/252389052709

I used one of these for my auto dim mirror ... it provides ground, 12v switched, and 12v constant. Becker Autosound used to have their own Web store ... dunno if they still do.

peterp

Awesome info -- thanks for sharing!

peterp

I was originally planning to use a "constant" power source, but I think I might actually end up using the "switched" terminal to power the HomeLink, which would be more like OEM and would be a little more secure (nobody could open the garage door without a key). It would also be less of a drain on the battery when the car is sitting, but I would guess that is a very trivial load.

Thanks for the additional info. I will definitely use the phone connector, I suspect I can use individual bullet terminals as suggested in the other post, but I'll keep this connector in mind.

jhbrennan

Does the 996 have a telephone connector jack? I figured that a 997 does but wasn't sure about the 996.

KoB

Yup. It's a 4-pin Molex-type connector behind the batwing at the bottom of the enter stack.

jhbrennan

Thanks - now I know what to look for.