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12-09-2004, 07:45 PM | #1 |
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Another Homelink Install
I bought a set of visors (from a Mercury) with Homelink in them off eBay for $30. I ripped the Homelink unit out of the driver's side and was left with this:
The install was pretty easy. It took about 20-30 minutes. I spent most of the time thinning out the backing on the headliner so that the unit would snap back together. But it all went well: Works, too! :woot:
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12-10-2004, 01:03 AM | #2 |
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shhhhhveeeeet!
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12-10-2004, 10:14 AM | #3 |
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Looks really nice man! Good job!
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12-10-2004, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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Thanks. I'm pretty damn pleased about the whole thing.
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12-10-2004, 03:53 PM | #5 |
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Man that looks clean.
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12-14-2004, 01:59 AM | #6 |
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Dang yo! That is sweet! You should do a quick step by step write of that install. I know that I would love to see how you did it.
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12-14-2004, 11:21 AM | #7 | |
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There really isn't much to the install. Here is a quick and dirty:
- When you remove the Homelink unit from the donor visor, you need to pry off the gray piece with the buttons in it. Do it very carefully and do not put it back together until you install it in your car. You are relying on plastic tabs to hold it in the slots in the black portion and if you take it apart too often, they will not hold it together. - Test the Homelink unit by connecting it to the battery on your car and programming it to work the garage door. You can download instructions here. - Remove the map light unit in your car. - Reach up behind the headliner and remove a block of foam that will be in the way of the black portion of the Homelink unit. - Set the Homelink unit in place on the top of the headliner and figure out where you are going to make a hole for the buttons. Use a pencil to mark the headliner. I cut a flattened triangle-shaped hole by first using a small drill in the corners and then a utility knife to connect the dots. - Try to install the Homelink unit. I found that I couldn't snap the button piece on the Homelink unit because the headliner was too thick. I took my utility knife and trimmed the backing material on the headliner away from the edge of the hole. I'm sure there are variations in the Homelink units so make sure you test the fit before you start hacking away at the back of the headliner. - Connect the Homelink wires to the auto-dim mirror wires in the headliner. The yellow/red wire is 12v. Use the black wire for ground (brown is ground, too, but it goes away in reverse). So everything looks great and you're ready to put the map light unit back in? Wait. If you push on the headliner around the buttons, it will move quite easily toward the roof of the car. Remember that block of foam you removed? It was there for a reason and we need to replace it with something. You can jam about anything between the back of the Homelink unit and the roof of the car, but how are you going to hold it in place? Enter a stroke of brilliance: Quote:
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12-14-2004, 12:54 PM | #8 |
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I set it off to the side as I have it within my reach and I can get another one and set it in the opposite side for a total of 6. (Yeas, between my house and properties, I have the homelink full and still have a 2button opener in the console!)
Sure beats what they want for the mirror! |
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