re: Installing a garage door opener in an E36

["Chuck MacWilliam" <chuckmac@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 23:58:46 -0400
>From: "Lane Flynn" <vortexic@domain.elided>
>Subject: Installing a garage door opener in an E36

>I finally got tired of having the garage door opener (mine's BIG and 
>black)
>clunking around in the various compartments of the car and decided to
>hardwire it in my 94 325is.  It's not too hard a job (took me about 2 
>hours
>not knowing what to do and taking breaks-probably doable in under an 
>hour if
>you know what you're doing).  If you want to do it email me and I'll 
>be
>happy to let you know what I did.  If there's a lot of interest I'll 
>post it
>on the digest.  For $4 in parts (compared to what for that as a 
>factory
>option?) it looks pretty good.  Hope someone can use it.
>- --Lane

>P.S. It's not really "hardwired", it still runs off the 9 volt.  If 
>anyone
>who knows more about electricity than I do knows if I can somehow run 
>it off
>the car's 12 volt power and how I would go about doing that, let me 
>know.
>TIA.


Lane,
One of the Digest's members (sorry, I can't remember who) has an 
excellent site with instructions on how to hard wire your garage door 
opener to the 12 volt system in your car (E36).  It can be visited at: 
http://members.aol.com/11011web/garage/

Hope this helps.

Chuck MacWilliam
'92 525i
'85 325e 
'90 Chevy Silverado
BMWCCA# 150982
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/9057
Sacramento Valley Chapter


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