Looking for Info on how to do an Inexpensive Garage door opener Mod on an 07 SG?

[Terminator69]

Hi, Ive done numerous serches and come up with guys that have done it but no How too's, I have an 07 Sg, Would like to convert the 2nd Assecorie swith or something easy I have a very bad back and reaching to open the door while holding up my bike is becoming hard to do.I know get my lazy ass off the bike, But for someone with a bad back that becomes a chore also. Thanks ahead for the Ideas, Imputs,Etc. You guys have come thru everytime I ask and From someone new to the HD Family, I can honestly say that I really appreciate it. TODD

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[LeadDoggy]

What i did was add a little switch by drilling hole in one of the rocker switch blanks. Open up a remote and soldering two wires for the switch to the circuit board where the remote switch does it contact. Used the visor clip of the remote and clipped it onto a wire loom behind headlight.

[skydoc]

Drilled hole in fairing - odometer switch.

[Jinks]

If you're lucky enough to have a 12V remote you can wire it to the bike & hide it under the fairing. If not, secure a miniature remote somewhere convenient for battery changing, & run leads for the button to a remote button you can reach. Several have used odometer reset buttons located on the side of the tank console. I don't use the radio, so I used the "Mode Select" switch on the right handlebar. It just provides a circuit closure, so you may be able to use a diode or two to get it to handle both functions. Depends on your bike.......<shrug>

[SafetyMan]

I put mine on my Softail, but there's no reason you couldn't adapt the process to your bike.

I wanted to install a garage door opener on my scoot, without giving the MoCo $130 bucks, so I used an existing visor mount model, and installed it in the dash. From the outside, there is no way to tell it's there.

Not counting the connectors and wire, which I already had, and the opener, which I already had, I have a total of 9 bucks, and 2 hours in this project.

This is a really simple project, if you trust yourself with a test light, a continuity tester and a soldering iron.

Here's how to do it:





First, make sure you have a 12 volt unit. The battery will tell you how many volts. A 12v battery is near the diameter of a AA, but it is shorter.

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Second is the parts I needed.
HD# 67880-94 is the rubber boot.
HD# 67854-98 is the Speedometer Reset switch.
The opener, some wire, I used red for hot, black for ground, and purple for the switch.
A 3M Quick Connect, for the hot lead.
Shrink tube and heat-shrink connectors, I like waterproof.
And most important, if you follow the green arrow... Diet Coke.

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This is what it looks like, when you take it apart.

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This is the bottom of your circuit board. The red arrows point to the back of the switch. Note there are 2 poles to each side of the switch.

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This is the top of your circuit board. The purple arrow points to the switch, and the red arrows point to 2 of the poles.

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Here it is with all of the wires soldered in place. Note where the red arrow is I bent the corner of the switch up. I used a continuity tester to be sure I did not cross the switch, and found I had, so I bent it up a bit.

Be sure you know which pole is hot and which is ground for your power.

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Here it is finished, and reassembled.

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In the dash...
Yellow arrow: Hot lead to the accessory lead under the ignition switch.
Green arrow: Ground run to the bolt at the top of my engine guard.
Red arrow: New switch installed.
Purple arrow: I wrapped some weatherproof foam and tape around the unit.
Orange arrow: Chickie's Butt.

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Here is the new switch installed...

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And here it is once again, finished
Green arrow: Speedometer/Clock/Odometer reset
Red arrow: Garage Door Opener
Orange arrow: Chickie's Butt

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[BigGdawg]

I just keep this in a little leather windshield pouch. It's not so elaborate but it does the trick. http://www.epinions.com/review/Click...t_452849667716

[TazInCT]

I made something similar to the previous poster with one exception. Instead of adding a push button to activate the remote, I wanted to use the high beam switch. Clicking the high beams once was too risky to me... I didn't want the door to be inadvertently activated by use of the high beams. So I found this schematic. Using it, you quickly activate the high beams twice to operate the remote.

I have so far made one for the car, and I plan on making one for the bike soon. It works great in the car and there is no reason it won't work great in the bike too. You'll need to tap into a switched 12V on the bike, a ground, and the high beam lead going to the headlight. If your remote operates on a 12v battery, tied that in too. That way you'll never need to replace the battery.

In the schematic, hook the "pulse input" to the high beam lead, and the "pulse output" lead to a third relay used to relay the remote button contacts. Obviously, "+12v" goes to the switched 12V and ground to ground.

[Terminator69]

Great Ideas guys, Thanks for the Info, Has anyone done one on a Batwing using the accesory switch?

[kyote]

Originally Posted by SafetyMan

I put mine on my Softail, but there's no reason you couldn't adapt the process to your bike.

I wanted to install a garage door opener on my scoot, without giving the MoCo $130 bucks, so I used an existing visor mount model, and installed it in the dash. From the outside, there is no way to tell it's there.


and here it is once again, finished
Green arrow: Speedometer/Clock/Odometer reset
Red arrow: Garage Door Opener
Orange arrow: Chickie's Butt[/b]

Do you have any problems with it working?? Being under the metal of the dash I would think you would have problems with the RF ..

[screws4156]

Originally Posted by LeadDoggy

What i did was add a little switch by drilling hole in one of the rocker switch blanks. Open up a remote and soldering two wires for the switch to the circuit board where the remote switch does it contact. Used the visor clip of the remote and clipped it onto a wire loom behind headlight.

I did the same thing. I got my switch from HD (odometer switch and the boot to cover it) Wired a remote to the switch and mounted it my glove box