Today's Mod
07-19-2005, 10:48 PM
#1
Three Wheelin'
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Today's Mod
Integrated Garage Door Opener!
I got tired of forgetting to remove the garage door opener at Concours and getting points taken off, so I decided to integrate it into the center console.
I got my inspiration from Kirby's Garage Door Opener DIY and added a few twists.
I took the existing garage door opener from Genie
and opened it up to use just the circuit board.
This particular circuit board had lots of extra unused traces and holes that went back to were the switch was (probably for different enclosures), so I just picked 2 and ran about 5 feet of wire from each one. Then I put a little cap over the switch to prevent it from being pushed and wrapped the whole board in electrical tape.
I wanted to put the circuit board transmitter as high in the car as possible to get the maximum sending range. I settled on putting the transmitter at the top of the drivers side A pillar, secured with some velcro. There is plenty of space under interior A pillar cover which goes over the transmitter with no problems. The 2 wires are run down the A pillar in the wire conduit that is there, and along the bottom of the drivers side of the dash to the center console.
This arrangement gives me a 1.5 block range on the transmitter, which is further than I can see the house. The only downside to this arrangement is that you have to take off the A pillar cover to change the remote control battery. But this only need to be done every other year or more, so I don't think it is an issue.
The parts that I used for the switch and its placement are from a 996 Targa.
The batwing is called a Sole Switch Trim, P/N 996-552-335-01-01C and lists for $12.69.
The Switch is called a Tip Switch, P/N 996-613-119-10-A05 and lists for 23.56. This switch is used to control the sunshade on the Targa.
The plug blank is one I had laying around is probably under $5.00.
Wiring the actual switch is pretty straight forward. There are 5 spades on the switch, 3 are used for the Garage Door Opener, and 2 are for the switch icon lighting.
The 2 outboard vertical spades are for the lighting of the switch icon. Looking at the switch from the front, the spade on the left is the + lead, and the right spade is the - lead. I took lighting power from the seat heater switch lights. On those switches connector the brown wire is -, and the blue/red wire is +. The blue red wire is pigtailed between the 2 connectors, so that is the giveaway on it. I used inline cable splicers to connect the new leads.
Back to the garage door switch, the center 3 spades are what are used for the wiring back to the remote control circuit board. The bottom horizontal spade is for one wire connection, and the 2 vertical spades above it are ganged together for the other wire connection. This way you can push the switch in either direction and the garage door remote will activate.
So there you have it, another nice way to integrate a garage door opener into your 996.
I got tired of forgetting to remove the garage door opener at Concours and getting points taken off, so I decided to integrate it into the center console.
I got my inspiration from Kirby's Garage Door Opener DIY and added a few twists.
I took the existing garage door opener from Genie
and opened it up to use just the circuit board.
This particular circuit board had lots of extra unused traces and holes that went back to were the switch was (probably for different enclosures), so I just picked 2 and ran about 5 feet of wire from each one. Then I put a little cap over the switch to prevent it from being pushed and wrapped the whole board in electrical tape.
I wanted to put the circuit board transmitter as high in the car as possible to get the maximum sending range. I settled on putting the transmitter at the top of the drivers side A pillar, secured with some velcro. There is plenty of space under interior A pillar cover which goes over the transmitter with no problems. The 2 wires are run down the A pillar in the wire conduit that is there, and along the bottom of the drivers side of the dash to the center console.
This arrangement gives me a 1.5 block range on the transmitter, which is further than I can see the house. The only downside to this arrangement is that you have to take off the A pillar cover to change the remote control battery. But this only need to be done every other year or more, so I don't think it is an issue.
The parts that I used for the switch and its placement are from a 996 Targa.
The batwing is called a Sole Switch Trim, P/N 996-552-335-01-01C and lists for $12.69.
The Switch is called a Tip Switch, P/N 996-613-119-10-A05 and lists for 23.56. This switch is used to control the sunshade on the Targa.
The plug blank is one I had laying around is probably under $5.00.
Wiring the actual switch is pretty straight forward. There are 5 spades on the switch, 3 are used for the Garage Door Opener, and 2 are for the switch icon lighting.
The 2 outboard vertical spades are for the lighting of the switch icon. Looking at the switch from the front, the spade on the left is the + lead, and the right spade is the - lead. I took lighting power from the seat heater switch lights. On those switches connector the brown wire is -, and the blue/red wire is +. The blue red wire is pigtailed between the 2 connectors, so that is the giveaway on it. I used inline cable splicers to connect the new leads.
Back to the garage door switch, the center 3 spades are what are used for the wiring back to the remote control circuit board. The bottom horizontal spade is for one wire connection, and the 2 vertical spades above it are ganged together for the other wire connection. This way you can push the switch in either direction and the garage door remote will activate.
So there you have it, another nice way to integrate a garage door opener into your 996.
07-20-2005, 12:08 AM
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Only so that I couldn't tell the difference b/t the sprayed switch and my factory gloss switches. But......not sure if that is something I would experiment with at $25 a switch.
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07-20-2005, 04:36 AM
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Nice looking mod and I need to do it myself soon. For the battery you might consider soldering in another set of wires to the circuit board and run them to a battery holder mounted in the center console. That way you can pull out the ash tray to replace the battery. Another option would be to hardwire in a DC to DC power converter. Just an idea, I'd hate to pull the pillar trim piece to change a battery.
-Richard
-Richard
07-20-2005, 11:33 AM
#13
Three Wheelin'
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Originally Posted by Fordo
TomDEG how is your IPOD hooked to the Dash. I am looking for a good way to hook mine up. Also what power source are you using?
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