Garage door opener reteofit?

e3ham · 05-27-2018, 06:00 AM

So I've had my 2013 BMW F30 for a couple of months now and I'm moving into my new home soon. My new house has two garage doors, and I want to keep my car in one of them. The thing is, my car doesn't have the OEM garage door opener installed on the rear view mirror. Is it possible to retrofit a mirror into my car, or is there something else I might be able to do?

P.S.: My rear view mirror is equipped with auto-dimming. I heard it's necessary because of power/electronics or something.

Jhnblckwood · 05-27-2018, 12:58 PM

U jus need to buy a new mirror. I did same retorfit but came from non auto dim mirror so was alil more difficult. Ur might b a straight swap.

x328x · 05-27-2018, 05:26 PM

We dont have this option in australia. What does it look like. How do u know if its compatible with your garage door

Jhnblckwood · 05-27-2018, 06:02 PM

Oh ok. I don’t kno then. I bought a mirror that has the 3 buttons for garage door opener built into it.

Jhnblckwood · 05-27-2018, 06:04 PM

Like this one:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/99?...3D273035345889

Skyhigh · 05-28-2018, 03:39 AM

The option is not available in Europe either. I did some research but I could not conclude how useful "HomeLink" would be in Europe, as it is not widely used.

But equally interested in a built-in solution... There isn't even a suitable place to store a separate remote control in the F36...

Billfitz · 05-28-2018, 08:43 AM

Since remote opening garage doors are radio controlled devices the trigger would have to be configured to work in the frequency bandwidth allocated to that in the country of use. That might explain why they're not offered in all countries.

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There isn't even a suitable place to store a separate remote control in the F36

They usually come with a clip to attach them to the visor.

Skyhigh · 05-28-2018, 09:15 AM

Yes, exactly. The regulations in Europe are different and the frequency is also slightly different.

Regarding the clip - that's what I meant with "suitable"

That's just ugly, wouldn't want anything there

WallySlash · 05-28-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by e3ham

So I've had my 2013 BMW F30 for a couple of months now and I'm moving into my new home soon. My new house has two garage doors, and I want to keep my car in one of them. The thing is, my car doesn't have the OEM garage door opener installed on the rear view mirror. Is it possible to retrofit a mirror into my car, or is there something else I might be able to do?

P.S.: My rear view mirror is equipped with auto-dimming. I heard it's necessary because of power/electronics or something.

For my Jeep that didn’t have OEM Homelink I gutted my remotes and hot glued the circuit boards behind some trim (battery facing up so I can change them) and then ran wires from the remotes to two momentary switches. I drilled into the trim to install the momentary switches.

I have the Jeep top off most of the time and the idea of having remotes hanging from my visor wasn’t appealing.

Google hard wiring of garage door openers.

Mashman · 05-29-2018, 09:00 AM

Here is a video showing how to use Homelink with European garage door opener. Depending on what garage door opener you have, you might need a different receiver. Basically, the receiver, receives the homelink signals, and sends signals to the opener the same as the wall button - so you may need to consider where you locate the receiver to insure it is able to get a good signal.

Here is video describing a product that will work with LiftMaster/Chamberlain garage door openers.

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Jhnblckwood Captain 130 Rep 765 Posts Drives: F30 2014 320i xdrive Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	U jus need to buy a new mirror. I did same retorfit but came from non auto dim mirror so was alil more difficult. Ur might b a straight swap.
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Skyhigh Brigadier General 1890 Rep 3,877 Posts Drives: BMW F36 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	The option is not available in Europe either. I did some research but I could not conclude how useful "HomeLink" would be in Europe, as it is not widely used. But equally interested in a built-in solution... There isn't even a suitable place to store a separate remote control in the F36... __________________ "Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in cars and women."
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Skyhigh Brigadier General 1890 Rep 3,877 Posts Drives: BMW F36 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Yes, exactly. The regulations in Europe are different and the frequency is also slightly different. Regarding the clip - that's what I meant with "suitable" That's just ugly, wouldn't want anything there __________________ "Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in cars and women."
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Mashman First Lieutenant 118 Rep 342 Posts Drives: E93 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Heaven / TX iTrader: (0)	Here is a video showing how to use Homelink with European garage door opener. Depending on what garage door opener you have, you might need a different receiver. Basically, the receiver, receives the homelink signals, and sends signals to the opener the same as the wall button - so you may need to consider where you locate the receiver to insure it is able to get a good signal. Here is video describing a product that will work with LiftMaster/Chamberlain garage door openers. __________________ I keep getting robbed because I leave the front door open.. I could close it but I feel doing so would be a victory for the thieves....
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