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Old 07-06-2012, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by HAMMHOCK1
I took the center console arm rest out, and removed the side panel. Attachment 335218Attachment 335221
I split the door opener and soldered wire on the contacts to run a remote momentary push button switch. velcroed the opener to the inside of the panel. Drilled hole for the switchand mounted. Attachment 335224Attachment 335225 This is my first post hope the pictures came through
Looks good. How long will it take to change the battery in the remote when it goes bad?
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Old 07-06-2012, 05:00 AM
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I know what my next mod will be!
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Old 07-06-2012, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill's JK
Looks good. How long will it take to change the battery in the remote when it goes bad?
Five minutes every three years! So, who cares?
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Old 07-06-2012, 05:30 AM
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That is an awesome mod, that's for posting. I will probably be doing this or some variant of this soon
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Old 07-06-2012, 05:36 AM
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Looks good. How long will it take to change the battery in the remote when it goes bad?
I thought about that too. Figured I'll just buy a new battery before putting the remote in the spot to prolong having to change it.
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Old 07-06-2012, 06:07 AM
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I thought about that too. Figured I'll just buy a new battery before putting the remote in the spot to prolong having to change it.
I couldn't remember when I replaced mine last...so I put in a new one, too
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Originally Posted by Bill's JK
Looks good. How long will it take to change the battery in the remote when it goes bad?
That was my thought also when I looked at this. If I was to do this, I would just tap into the constant on 12Volt power adapter. Most garage door openers run off of a 9VDC battery. So alls you need to do is buy a 9Volt Zener diode and a resistor, wire those parts onto the +12volt B+ wire, connect those to the battery wire connections of the remote and you never have to worry about changing the battery.
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That's awesome! Really good thinking.
I just keep mine tucked away behind the roll bar padding.
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Where did you find the switch at?

I got the switch at Radio Shack. It is just a momentary push button. If memory serves me it was less than a couple of bucks.
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I've never done any soldering, is it pretty easy? I'm assuming you solder the wire to whatever connection is for the button to open the door?
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