Installing Garage Door Opener

[Finally Ridin']

I think there's another how-to on this, but I thought I'd throw my version out there. On the family-man scale it's about an hour to hour and a half job. For the single man (or lady) it should take about 20 minutes without any interruptions. Mind you that I am using the battery power from the actual garage door opener and I am not tapping into the bike power at all. After all, how often does that battery go bad. I've had the same battery in this one for over three years now.

Ingredients:
Momentary Switch - $2.50 at Radio Shack
22 AWG wire (color doesn't matter b/c there is no polarity)
Wire connectors - $.99 at Radio Shack
Zip tie
Heat Shrink tubing

Tools needed:
-Phillip Screwdriver
-10mm socket and ratchet
-hex key for console (forgot size, but standard for fairings)
-wire cutters
-crimpers
-soldering iron
-drill with 1/4" drill bit
-Xacto knife
-Heat gun

Step 1. Remove mirrors, windscreen, and right console panel.


Here is my garage door opener. This can be done with any type.


Step 2. Take opener apart. This will depend on what type of opener you have, but most have one screw in the back behind the clip.


Step 3. Next find the switch that opens the door and find the leads on the reverse side. From here solder two wires. One on each side of switch. Notice that there are four leads. Make sure that you are not soldering the same side of the switch. To test touch the two wires together and see if the door opens/closes.


Step 4. Put back together, install battery, and route wires through an opening or you can drill a hole on the side. Mine had an existing hole.


Step 5. Route the wires through the bike. I routed mine with the headlight assy wires.


Step 6. Pull through the other side and tuck behind headlight assy wires so that you don't have wires hanging out everywhere.


Step 7. Crimp connectors on garage door wires.


Step 8. Drill 1/4" hole in the side of right panel console. This can be wherever you want it. I wanted it on the side so it wouldn't be conspicuous. Use an Xacto knife to get the right size and insert switch.



Step 9. Solder wire to each lead on switch and put heat shrink tubing on. Heat with heat gun.


Step 10. Crimp connectors to the Switch wires and connect them to garage door opener connectors.


Step 11. Clip the garage door opener to headlight assy harness and then zip tie.



Finished product

[thehidiway]

nice write up, i've been wanting to try this...

[Deimos]

Just a note you may want to apply dielectric grease on the ends of the garage door batterie(s).

I had a problem with corosive buildup a few flashlights (and a garage door opener) that I kept in my bike trunk . Probably due to the added moisture and vibrations.

Anyway nice write up, I am gonna do this but I am going to prolly use a lead from the power source instead (and hopefully not blow up my opener)

[cmp007]

This is the greatest hot to ever lol. Gonna try this soon. Tired oh having mine in my jacket pocket

[Finally Ridin']

Originally Posted by Deimos

Just a note you may want to apply dielectric grease on the ends of the garage door batterie(s).

I had a problem with corosive buildup a few flashlights (and a garage door opener) that I kept in my bike trunk . Probably due to the added moisture and vibrations.

Anyway nice write up, I am gonna do this but I am going to prolly use a lead from the power source instead (and hopefully not blow up my opener)

Thanks for the advice, I'll be sure to do that

[Banano]

i just did this today thanks to your write up. Ive been meaning to do this and your write-up reminded me of it. I used the exact same button/switch from radio shack and I definitely had a little trouble getting it in cause its pretty much an exact fit to the side of the plastic. Besides that, it was smooth sailing.

I ended up using a keychain garage opener and it's able to fit a lot easier since I have HID ballasts in the same place.

[Finally Ridin']

Glad that it worked out for you