I'd like to mount my HomeLink unit inside my center console. For power, can I tap into the cig lighter and if so, which wires? I'd rather do this than mount in the map light since I have the security system...too crowded.
Homelink - tap in to cig lighter power?
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Short answer is yes. I used power from the accessory plug in my center console to power my intercooler pump and heat exchanger fan override switch. There are only two wires on that outlet, one 12V constant and one ground. I don't remember the wire colors, but it should be obvious when you tear into the console.
Thanks, no decent place to put it in the center console to my liking so I just picked up a 2014 sun visor. I'm going to sell the black Homelink I just bought. IMHO, best for someone without the security in the done light above the rear view mirror.
I put mine in the dome but it was tight. Looks great and it blends really nice.
I put 2014 visors w/ homelink in my 09, It worked great. I snagged them on ebay for around $75 shipped.
Are you sure that the remote in the visor is Homelink?
Yes, it is HomeLink in the Ford sun visor (Ford part number DR3Z-6304105-DB) and the unit I bought on ebay is the HomeLink module. I have a HomeLink in my Ford Edge as well.
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Yeah, mine has plastic in the center under the security piece I would have to grind down. I decided it was too much work which means I am too lazy to grind and fab it up
No doubt I actually ended up do it at the dining room table. I had to grind down the home link along with the dome and reroute the wiring.
The one in the 2014 visor i bought is the car2u, but most people would be lost if I said that.
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This is from the 2013-14 Mustang Factory Service Manual
Universal Transmitter
Functional Components
The only functional component of the unversal transmitter system is the universal transmitter, which is part of the LH sun visor.
System Operation
The universal transmitter uses the Lear Car2U® System. It consists of 3 buttons, each with its own indicator lamp. The universal transmitter is an integral part of the LH sun visor and provides a convenient way to substitute up to 3 hand-held transmitters with a single built-in device. The universal transmitter can learn the radio frequency codes of most current transmitters. The universal transmitter:
Universal Transmitter
Functional Components
The only functional component of the unversal transmitter system is the universal transmitter, which is part of the LH sun visor.
System Operation
The universal transmitter uses the Lear Car2U® System. It consists of 3 buttons, each with its own indicator lamp. The universal transmitter is an integral part of the LH sun visor and provides a convenient way to substitute up to 3 hand-held transmitters with a single built-in device. The universal transmitter can learn the radio frequency codes of most current transmitters. The universal transmitter:
- operates garage doors, gates and home/office lighting and security systems.
- learns and transmits the radio frequency of up to 3 hand-held transmitters from any of the systems mentioned above.
- is powered by the vehicle battery and charging system.
Mine is not the Lear Car2U, it is the HomeLink. Perhaps they made the change for the 2015 model year. I just bought the sun visor from Ford yesterday, which I believe is 2013/2012 (Ford part number DR3Z-6304105-DB). Same thing as in my '13 Ford Edge.
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There are instructions for both remotes in the 2013-14 GT500 Owners Manual Supplements', but the only remote I have seen in four 13-14 GT500s were the Car2U remotes. If anyone with a 2013-14 has a Homelink remote in their car, please post. It would be interesting to see if and when they changed over. It may also come down to multiple suppliers, manufactures like to have at least two sources for all their parts just in case there is a supply problem.
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So far I'm liking the car2u. Big difference is you hit the button once and the garage opens. The Homelink you have hold the button for a second or two.
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