Garage Door opener mod - Road Star Warrior Forum : Yamaha Star Warrior Forums

sanny651 · 08-26-2012, 12:28 PM

I know some of you have rigged up your own garage door openers. My father in law bought a $100 device to do that very thing. All he has to do is hit the high beam on and off twice and it activates things.

I figured out an incredibly easy way to integrate a garage door opener into my bike. Super easy. When I did my tach cover I relocated the two tach buttons to the left side cover. I also ended up with one more button (long story) so I put that one too in the left side cover with the thought that I would find some use for it at some point in time (power toggle for LED, something else trick, etc...). Well, that time has come and that button is now used to trigger the garage door. No more getting off of the bike to open the garage door. Now I cruise around the corner, hit the button and roll up right off the street right into the garage. Money.

Wiring it was super easy. I took my garage door opener and cracked it open. There were 3 buttons, but I only use one. Looking on the backside I found the two traces for that button and soldered on my 2 leads to my momentary switch. I put the board back in the case just to protect it and keep it from shorting out against any other metal. I had to grind out just a small part of the case to allow the wires to come out, but that took all of 5 seconds with a bench grinder. Could use a drill as well.

Front side of the board

Back side where I soldered it

Cradled back into the back half of the case

Fully back together

Switch Panel buttons

Panel on the bike fully mounted up

bruce59 · 08-26-2012, 01:32 PM

That is what I use for a button and same location as well ! Very convenient!
Good work!

sanny651 · 08-26-2012, 01:46 PM

Thanks Bruce! It was one of those "Captain Obvious" moments when I realized I could do that. Hadn't been noodling on how to do it, but was trying to figure out what to do with that extra button. Seems silly that I didn't think of it before.

LeaderDuece · 08-26-2012, 01:51 PM

I bought a 12 dollar remote fob and just let it hang from my key. Yours works great, mine is for the lazy man

rico469 · 08-26-2012, 04:15 PM

LD where did you find one for 12.00 dollars?

limotinted · 08-26-2012, 04:18 PM

That's pretty sweet, nice work

sanny651 · 08-26-2012, 04:37 PM

Thanks man. Was easy to do and it'll help quite a bit.

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LeaderDuece · 08-26-2012, 04:51 PM

Here's the one I have. Now it's 14 bucks I guess:

CHAMBERLAIN 956D MINI KEYCHAIN DOOR REMOTE CONTROL FREE SHIPPING! | eBay

When you search for them on E-Bay, search for "Key chain garage door opener"

Some brands are under 10 bucks...

echopee · 08-26-2012, 05:56 PM

Make sure you have the right model. There are various frequencies. Some of the newer ones with the Purple synch button use 315 MHz.
The 890Max keyfob works well and I found some on Amazon for 10 bucks.

echopee · 08-26-2012, 05:59 PM

Another consideration is the 3 remote maximum on many of these models. I have a wiress keypad on mounted on the outside of the garage door and 2 cars programmed for it. My key fob will replace one of those devices. If it weren't for that I'd have purchased 2 of these things (one for each bike).

08-26-2012, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
sanny651 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,040	Garage Door opener mod I know some of you have rigged up your own garage door openers. My father in law bought a $100 device to do that very thing. All he has to do is hit the high beam on and off twice and it activates things. I figured out an incredibly easy way to integrate a garage door opener into my bike. Super easy. When I did my tach cover I relocated the two tach buttons to the left side cover. I also ended up with one more button (long story) so I put that one too in the left side cover with the thought that I would find some use for it at some point in time (power toggle for LED, something else trick, etc...). Well, that time has come and that button is now used to trigger the garage door. No more getting off of the bike to open the garage door. Now I cruise around the corner, hit the button and roll up right off the street right into the garage. Money. Wiring it was super easy. I took my garage door opener and cracked it open. There were 3 buttons, but I only use one. Looking on the backside I found the two traces for that button and soldered on my 2 leads to my momentary switch. I put the board back in the case just to protect it and keep it from shorting out against any other metal. I had to grind out just a small part of the case to allow the wires to come out, but that took all of 5 seconds with a bench grinder. Could use a drill as well. Front side of the board Back side where I soldered it Cradled back into the back half of the case Fully back together Switch Panel buttons Panel on the bike fully mounted up __________________

08-26-2012, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
sanny651 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,040	Thanks Bruce! It was one of those "Captain Obvious" moments when I realized I could do that. Hadn't been noodling on how to do it, but was trying to figure out what to do with that extra button. Seems silly that I didn't think of it before. __________________

08-26-2012, 01:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
LeaderDuece Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Posts: 8,190 Blog Entries: 11	I bought a 12 dollar remote fob and just let it hang from my key. Yours works great, mine is for the lazy man __________________ Redhorse Mods Popular Mods DIY Mods Internal Wiring Manuals&Maps Warrior Brothers World Wide Map

08-26-2012, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
limotinted Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 1,212	That's pretty sweet, nice work __________________ Don't buy from Demons Cycle, read this thread!! http://www.rswarrior.com/forums/29-v...er-beware.html

08-26-2012, 04:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
sanny651 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,040	Thanks man. Was easy to do and it'll help quite a bit. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Motorcycle.com Free App __________________

08-26-2012, 01:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
bruce59 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax , Nova Scotia Posts: 4,451	That is what I use for a button and same location as well ! Very convenient! Good work!

08-26-2012, 04:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
rico469 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washburn, Maine Posts: 147	LD where did you find one for 12.00 dollars?

08-26-2012, 04:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
LeaderDuece Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Posts: 8,190 Blog Entries: 11	Here's the one I have. Now it's 14 bucks I guess: CHAMBERLAIN 956D MINI KEYCHAIN DOOR REMOTE CONTROL FREE SHIPPING! \| eBay When you search for them on E-Bay, search for "Key chain garage door opener" Some brands are under 10 bucks... __________________ Redhorse Mods Popular Mods DIY Mods Internal Wiring Manuals&Maps Warrior Brothers World Wide Map

08-26-2012, 05:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
echopee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 102	Make sure you have the right model. There are various frequencies. Some of the newer ones with the Purple synch button use 315 MHz. The 890Max keyfob works well and I found some on Amazon for 10 bucks.

08-26-2012, 05:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
echopee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 102	Another consideration is the 3 remote maximum on many of these models. I have a wiress keypad on mounted on the outside of the garage door and 2 cars programmed for it. My key fob will replace one of those devices. If it weren't for that I'd have purchased 2 of these things (one for each bike).

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