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Old 08-10-2007, 04:03 PM   #11 (permalink)
b0yd07
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That's a very slick way of hiding your door open but it does seem like changing the battery might be a bit of a pain. Hopefully they'll last a while before you have take apart your lower dash.
This kind of opener uses those watch batteries. My entire family has been using these for the last 4 years and none of us has had to replace these yet.

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Nice job and nice location for the button. I did a similar thing just last night:

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/electrical/52020-diy-integrate-your-battery-free-garage-door-opener-into-your-dash-post1227113.html

We used the same button, too funny.
Yours is VERY detailed. Ha we've got a battle of the mods goin on. Who will prevail?
I guess it's good we together explain how wire up both kinds of the door openers. Those two are by far the most common.
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