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DIY Cheap and Easy Homelink Garage Door Opener Solution
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<blockquote data-quote="Therock88" data-source="post: 1700997" data-attributes="member: 53689"><p>Hi Group...</p><p></p><p>Newer to this group, but have been in the Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche Boxster S, Jaguar F-Type, BMW, and Jeep Wrangler forums for some time. I typically post DIY's for the forum members whenever I feel it may help others and/or solve a common problem. I will likely put this in a PDF format for easy download, but for now, this may help some interested in this solution?</p><p></p><p>So I was shocked that Garage Door openers (HomeLInk or similar) did not come stock on these trucks? As I was looking at other solutions, some of them are a bit sucky and/or expensive. I also hate carrying a Garage door opener in the cars, or on the visor (OCD).</p><p></p><p>So for anyone looking for an easy solution, I have outlined a DIY below. Hope it helps.</p><p></p><p>DC</p><p></p><p>Gentex makes mirrors for most manufacturers (Nissan/Toyota/Honda etc.) and as luck would have it the mounting plate is exactly what we have in our F-150 Raptors. The specific mirror to get if you are going to do this is the Gentex 453 - It has a built in Compass, Auto Dimming, and 3 Homelink Programable Garage Door Opener buttons. You can find these all over Google, or eBay for $25-$50. Then price the Ford Visor with HomeLink, and you will see why I went this route <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Gentex 453 Mirror - Note: You can get the Compass in Orange/Amber color, or a Blue/Green color LED</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]328433[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Any mirror in the F-150 (or at least most) have wiring to them for Auto Dim, or a Light. You can use that for the Gentex, and it looks factory.</p><p></p><p>You basically splice in to the wiring as indicated below (you need to use the plug end that comes with the Gentex), and slide the old mirror off the windshield mounting block and slide the Gentex on, and you are done. Took me <30 minutes, including figuring out the wiring. I have included the wiring diagrams etc. below, but note some may be different, so just use a multimeter if so.</p><p></p><p>After you splice the wires, you mount the mirror and plug in the connector, and you are all set. Then just program the door opener buttons. Included that below as well.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gentex installed </strong>in place of OEM Mirror</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328435[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Wiring Diagram</strong> - How I did it - Do what works for you. The Constant power from the Gentex can also be switched if you like - Then you just can't use</p><p>the openers unless the ignition is on. You can pop down the Overhead Panel (Just pulls down - Held in with clips - to access and tuck the wiring.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328503[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>OEM Mirror Wiring/Connector</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328436[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Gentex Wiring/Connector and back of mirror that slides on to windshield.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328437[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Link to a document on how to program the Gentex etc.. Placed this on my cloud drive. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cNLGLBAHr31tq_E0PW-8d8zhE9vX1kN/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">LINK HERE</a></p><p>Good luck.</p><p>DC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Therock88, post: 1700997, member: 53689"] Hi Group... Newer to this group, but have been in the Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche Boxster S, Jaguar F-Type, BMW, and Jeep Wrangler forums for some time. I typically post DIY's for the forum members whenever I feel it may help others and/or solve a common problem. I will likely put this in a PDF format for easy download, but for now, this may help some interested in this solution? So I was shocked that Garage Door openers (HomeLInk or similar) did not come stock on these trucks? As I was looking at other solutions, some of them are a bit sucky and/or expensive. I also hate carrying a Garage door opener in the cars, or on the visor (OCD). So for anyone looking for an easy solution, I have outlined a DIY below. Hope it helps. DC Gentex makes mirrors for most manufacturers (Nissan/Toyota/Honda etc.) and as luck would have it the mounting plate is exactly what we have in our F-150 Raptors. The specific mirror to get if you are going to do this is the Gentex 453 - It has a built in Compass, Auto Dimming, and 3 Homelink Programable Garage Door Opener buttons. You can find these all over Google, or eBay for $25-$50. Then price the Ford Visor with HomeLink, and you will see why I went this route :) [B]Gentex 453 Mirror - Note: You can get the Compass in Orange/Amber color, or a Blue/Green color LED[/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="3.PNG"]328433[/ATTACH] Any mirror in the F-150 (or at least most) have wiring to them for Auto Dim, or a Light. You can use that for the Gentex, and it looks factory. You basically splice in to the wiring as indicated below (you need to use the plug end that comes with the Gentex), and slide the old mirror off the windshield mounting block and slide the Gentex on, and you are done. Took me <30 minutes, including figuring out the wiring. I have included the wiring diagrams etc. below, but note some may be different, so just use a multimeter if so. After you splice the wires, you mount the mirror and plug in the connector, and you are all set. Then just program the door opener buttons. Included that below as well. [B]Gentex installed [/B]in place of OEM Mirror [ATTACH type="full" width="970px" alt="20210920_220044.jpg"]328435[/ATTACH] [B]Wiring Diagram[/B] - How I did it - Do what works for you. The Constant power from the Gentex can also be switched if you like - Then you just can't use the openers unless the ignition is on. You can pop down the Overhead Panel (Just pulls down - Held in with clips - to access and tuck the wiring. [ATTACH type="full"]328503[/ATTACH] OEM Mirror Wiring/Connector [ATTACH type="full" alt="AD0EE0B0-F361-4216-BB31-BBFC64976237_zpsj4i01gql.jpg"]328436[/ATTACH] Gentex Wiring/Connector and back of mirror that slides on to windshield. [ATTACH type="full" alt="9.PNG"]328437[/ATTACH] Link to a document on how to program the Gentex etc.. Placed this on my cloud drive. [URL='https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cNLGLBAHr31tq_E0PW-8d8zhE9vX1kN/view?usp=sharing']LINK HERE[/URL] Good luck. DC [/QUOTE]
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