What do you do with your garage door opener?

[machinejoe]

I duplicated Ikraus' idea and just finished installing a momentary switch.
I love this. (thanks Ikraus)


https://www.digikey.com/en/products...u86t8sysUCpGrpoypv-xj6f7ZC9rhh5vDHNI3Bk-a6aK-

 

[mosrrt]

I duplicated Ikraus' idea and just finished installing a momentary switch.
I love this. (thanks Ikraus)


https://www.digikey.com/en/products...u86t8sysUCpGrpoypv-xj6f7ZC9rhh5vDHNI3Bk-a6aK-

This looks cool but how do you wire it up ? ? And my remote is such that trying to run wires out of it would next to impossible to do .
Mike

 

[Dann]

I simply velcroed my garage door remote to the cover, inside the glove compartment on the left side.

 

[88bmwjeff]

Up until two months ago, I only had an '88 R100 RT to ride, and I put my remote in a side pocket of the tank bag. I now have a 2018 R1200 GS, and I just got a tank bag with side pockets for the remote. I don't like riding with the remote in a jacket pocket, and I find the side pocket of a tank bag convenient. Of course, this is personal preference, and others clearly have different preferences.

 

[mosrrt]

Ok , thanks for all the good ideas .
I have tried some of these options but it’s time for me to go better . ( for me )

The under the left pocket lid looks good and I will try that .
Just need for spring to show up !
Mike

 

[jandhumphreyme]

If she's not riding on back, I'll call her before I get home and ask her to open the door for me.

 

[Dann]

If she's not riding on back, I'll call her before I get home and ask her to open the door for me.

 

[machinejoe]

This looks cool but how do you wire it up ? ? And my remote is such that trying to run wires out of it would next to impossible to do .
Mike

It's not difficult to do if you have a meter and pencil type soldering iron. Open your remote and find out which poles are active with the meter when you push your remote button.
solder to them two wires and connect the other end to the plug. I put my remote in a plastic zipper bag to keep it dry and stuck it under the pushbutton panel.
Just watch out how much heat you put on the circuit board as you can mess things up in a hurry.
What made it very easy for me is my remote is about 30 years old and at that time the circuit boards had a lot of room on them. The newer remotes are very tight and heat misapplied can earn your remote a demotion to the garbage can.
Good luck !!

 

[findcoop]

I duplicated Ikraus' idea and just finished installing a momentary switch.
I love this. (thanks Ikraus)


https://www.digikey.com/en/products...u86t8sysUCpGrpoypv-xj6f7ZC9rhh5vDHNI3Bk-a6aK-

This solution is brilliant, great finish. I have mine velcroed under the left pocket lid, but when I'm maneuvering into the garage the bars can get mixed up, it's not ideal. Gear pocket not always great either as pockets are used for venting. This is the way to go, nice OEM look!

 

[MountainRyder]

I place mine in the right side pocket of my riding jacket. It's always there...wear all the gear, all the time. I can activate it without taking off my glove, just press the pocket.

I have done the same for more than 30 years with no issue, but make one modification to make it easier to activate. Most buttons on a garage door opener are recessed, making it hard to hit the button through the jacket or the correct button when there's several of them.

I cut an appropriate length of plastic tubing - usually an old pen barrel - and tape it to the correct button. The garage opener goes into the pocket with pen towards my body. When I need to open the garage, I only have to push the entire opener gently into my chest and the pen barrel pushes the correct button. Easy-peasy.