In dash Homelink Garage Door Opener

[FIDO96]

Has any tried the Gentex Wireless Homelink Garage Door Opener in one of many blanks on their dash or coin slots on the center console of their FJ80?

If so, where is the best place to plug it in?

Advent

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[jht3]

I've looked at that product myself, and had the same question

Also looked at a Gentex mirror w/ Homelink built in, but now I'm eyeing up those mirror/camera units instead...and they lack Homelink.

I really hate the old school opener clipped to my visor. And prefer the additional security a hardwired opener tied to ignition on provides (can't smash a window of my truck parked outside, and open the garage). Which this doesn't provide as its battery powered. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Montana Cruiser]

I've looked at that product myself, and had the same question

Also looked at a Gentex mirror w/ Homelink built in, but now I'm eyeing up those mirror/camera units instead...and they lack Homelink.

I really had the old school opener clipped to my visor. And prefer the additional security a hardwired opener tied to ignition on provides (can't smash a window of my truck parked outside, and open the garage). Which this doesn't provide as its battery powered. Back to the drawing board.

Good point about breaking the window and getting to the unit clipped to visor, I had not thought about that. While this unit is battery powered, it does seem much more discrete than an opener clipped to the visor, not sure the average thief would even think to check the dash.

 

[AN470]

Interesting. I wonder if it can be installed in a way so it's powered only when the ignition is on.

 

[FIDO96]

I've looked at that product myself, and had the same question

Also looked at a Gentex mirror w/ Homelink built in, but now I'm eyeing up those mirror/camera units instead...and they lack Homelink.

I really hate the old school opener clipped to my visor. And prefer the additional security a hardwired opener tied to ignition on provides (can't smash a window of my truck parked outside, and open the garage). Which this doesn't provide as its battery powered. Back to the drawing board.

I’ve not given much thought to being able to open the garage after a vandalized truck, but I’m almost also certain my 23 Tundra Homelink works without the ignition on.

I just hate using the visor to clip a bunch of crap. Why in the 90s we didn’t think about things like sunglasses, cups or openers!

 

[LC4LIFE]

Here is what I did literally decades ago, which is weird. Hid the opener inside the dash, wired it to the oem switch.

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