Balbea

At the local pick-apart and saw a Homelink transmitter that looked just like the flashlight in the overhead console. Grabbed it and the wiring, it's like GM made this for our cars. It came out of a 03 Cadillac Seville.

Balbea

The plug even has a place to go.

conlinj

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Nice find!

AMEcustom

I have to get one!
I been looking for something just like this.
awesome find!

NCC-2569

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Great piece of trivia!

navy02ws6

Wow, SWEET! Good find/discovery.

Now here comes the fun part: actually getting it to work with a garage door. Nonetheless, it's a nice fill-in for people that don't feel like paying $30 for a used flashlight that probably doesn't work and isn't any brighter than a cell phone display.

Balbea

Works great with a genie and craftsman door openers. Programmed on 1st try for both. Just followed directions from old owners manual.

navy02ws6

NICE!! Might actually ditch my flashlight for one of these then lol. Would be a lot more useful.

RavenGT

LOL Found this out today.

Have yet to install overhead. Was looking for a Homelink that I possible could install in place of the trip stuff. Came home and said WTF? It fit perfect in the flashlight spot - which I didn't have.

How did you get the plug to fit? Was afraid I was going to break something.

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Balbea

If you took the whole plug out of donor car it just snaps in the console,it is honestly like gm planned for it to be there. Good luck, very easy to get working.

RavenGT

Yes I have the plug - was afraid I would break the small plastic pins on the console if I forced it.

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akanitro

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Looking for one now if anyone has any locations on this part. Also, is the wiring there under the headliner if my car did not come with a roof console? I never pulled down the headliner myself when I recovered it in Alcantara.

Balbea

Mine just pushed right in, the home link transmitter does not come out as easy as the flashlight did.

Balbea

You will need to run a constant 12+up from fuse box. You will only have wiring for your done light. Could tie to that but door opener would only work when car door was open.

MY87LT

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Cool I want(need) one now.

vcx91

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It's not necessary to run 12 volts from the fuse box. When i installed the overhead console i spliced into the wires from the regular dome light. I then spliced the wires from the door opener to the overhead console. The opener works no matter if the door is open or closed.

84 1LE

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I have a garage door opener out of a caddy as well, also fits in the flashlight socket.Same shape, different style, maybe an older model.

Note: you need to put a 36 LED CB for the dome.

RavenGT

36 LED CB???

Like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400570475959...84.m1438.l2649

84 1LE

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Close.....more like this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-BA9S-921-Festoon-31-44mm-Dome-Bulb-Warm-White-36-1210SMD-LED-Super-bright-/180754222465?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a15ca8d81

((Mike))

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Great Idea but doesn't it face the wrong way? I guess you can just reach up there and feel for the button. It actually looks like it was meant to go in there.

firbster

just picked up one of these but the wiring is different it is a circuit style ribbon does anyone know the pinouts for voltage and ground??.

wgripp

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Good post. Thanks! I'm probably going to do this. Quick question...

On cars without overhead consoles, the are only two wires going to the dome light, right? That means that there is only power to the dome light when the door is open.

If installing the overhead console with homelink, doesn't that mean you would be unable to use the homelink, map light in the overhead console, etc. unless you ran additional wiring?

Thanks!
Bill

mjdavis68

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Veaceonee

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Sorry to bring up an old thread.

I just installed mine today. Very awesome thing. I wired the Homelink Positive (orange) into the Orange wire on the console, and grounded the other. Constant power, and no extra wiring. Works great.

aaron7

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Actually, wiring it to the dome light isn't a bad idea. It'll only work if you turn your dome light on... little bit of security! haha

formula00ra

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By wiring "the Homelink Positive (orange) into the Orange wire on the console" do you mean you wired the orange wire to the body wire harness before it connects to the console? I would think that if you wired after the connection to the console you would only get power to the homelink if the door was opened or one of the switches turned on?

Veaceonee

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I sold the car in 2016. But, if i remember correct, I wired it into a constant power source. That way it can work without opening a door or whatever. As long as you don't press the button, it doesn't draw any power.

formula00ra

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Ok, I get that but what constant power source did you use? Also, did you just ground the other wire on the homelink to the car body or to the white wire before the connection to the console. By " before the connection to the console" I mean the wire harness that comes up from the windshield pillar that feeds the console power?

scooter

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The dome light is ground side switching, so the positive wire for the dome is HOT AT ALL TIMES. When the door is opened it closes the ground for the interior lighting.

formula00ra

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You really have a detailed understanding of the engineering. But, I wonder if you could just clearly tell me which wires in the console to tap into.... in language like this... one wire goes to the orange wire going to the dome light and one wire goes to the white wire at the dome light. Engineering is great but telling me exactly which wires to tap into and at which location will help me get the job done.

scooter

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If you mean the dome light circuit then, I would have to double check in the factory manual, but I believe the white wire is ground. It is easy enough to check if you have a multi meter or a test probe. Heck you could do it with two pieces of wire and a light bulb, it's not rocket surgery. If you can't figure out the polarity on such a simple circuit, you may want to just let someone else do the work for you.

formula00ra

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I retired from GM after 30 years as an assembler. Didn't really have to worry about what was ground and what was hot, just made the connections. I figured that since you seem to have done it once you could just say this... splice one wire to the white one on the console and one wire to the orange one on the console. That's all I really needed to get from you. Sure multi meters and wire's with light bulbs on the end work great but that takes time. I just thought it would be simpler than that if you just told which one to splice to. But after all this I'll figure it out on my own anyway. Thanks. rocket surgery?

scooter

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I don't know the wire colors. I have only seen, in schematics, how GM has wired this circuit for 40+ years and people keep thinking that the light is positive side switched and work with the door open. In my 73 Camaro, my 69 Suburban and my 92 Firebird the ground side of the circuit is a white wire, the hot may be orange, but I don't remember. I was just trying to correct bad info in this very old thread so that no one else makes the mistake.

If you think that using a multi-meter "takes time", I don't even know how to respond to that. You're going to be in the circuit to attach this homelink device, so what's an extra 30 seconds to turn on the meter and check for voltage or ground? I bet typing your reply took more time than it would take to actually test two wires.in the car. It is best to verify YOUR car than to take the word of some stranger on the internet. I could be wrong, someone could have modified your car before you owned it (no history about you or your car) or I could intentionally be misleading you. Again, it only takes a few seconds to verify it

Being here on this site alone I have seen some ROYAL f-ups of car from current owners and from people trying to fix previous owner mistakes. I didn't think it was possible to install a throwout bearing wrong, but in another recent thread someone showed that a previous owner (actually a shop) screwed it up

formula00ra

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" If you think that using a multi-meter "takes time", I don't even know how to respond to that. " Fortunately you found the time to. Best of luck.

Drew

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I believe my esteemed colleague from NJ is trying to say that if you're baffled by a circuit with THREE wires, and you're uncomfortable using a DVOM, or even a test light (which would be more than sufficient for this task), then you probably shouldn't be trying to wire anything. Lest your next thread is about how to operate a fire extinguisher, or how to convince an insurance adjuster that creating a dead short and the subsequent fire, should be covered.

On a skill level scale of 1-10, wiring a project like this is right next to screwing in a lightbulb, or changing a battery. If you have to ask...

formula00ra

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If you read the posts with any kind of depth of understanding all I asked was what two wires to attach the homelink to. That's all. couldn't get a straight answer from your "esteemed colleague" until the last post. Never said I was uncomfortable using a DVOM, (I'll trade you your fire extinguisher for my glasses) I said I didn't want to take the time to use it. You see, it takes less time to say.. splice it to the orange and white wires that it takes to use a meter., doesn't it? So you can take your 2 cents put it in a douche bag hold it up to a mirror and see if you can tell which one is your head and which one is the bag. I'll give you a hint, you're the one with the hair. (or not)

Drew

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LOL That's pretty funny coming from someone who couldn't poor **** out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the sole.

Seriously in a world with the internet, Google, service manuals, and shared wiring diagrams, this is something no one should ever have to bump a 5 year stagnant thread to ask. If you can't figure it out, you probably lack the skills to do the job without injuring yourself.

battmann

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this thread bump is sad.
formula00ra is all mad because no one can specifically tell him all the exact steps to hook this this stupid thing up. scooter provided insight and was met with an unwarranted arrogant attitude.
Drew is right. if you can't figure this out then you probably shouldn't be touching anything on your car.

formula00ra - your condescending replies are going to make the knowledgeable people here not want to offer their help. this is supposed to be a helpful community. why should TGO try to help someone that won't help themself??

Drew

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You hit the nail on the head man. I added formula00ra to my block list awhile ago. Can't remember exactly what thread it was, but I recall he couldn't take a joke or constructive criticism then either. It's probably safe to say he's not going to learn anything from this exchange either. Some people can't tell the difference between constructive criticism, friendly ribbing, and calling someone a douchebag. In formula00ra's defense, he doesn't want a large Farva, he wants a god damned liter-o-cola!.

formula00ra

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yeah, it's all me, fella's.

Drew

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What you don't seem to understand, is that anyone replying to you, is giving you their time, and trying to help you. Be thankful that anyone is even willing to reply.

Beyond that, we are complete strangers. No one has any way of knowing if your skill level is rank amateur, or skilled expert. If a reply goes over your head, the poster is probably assuming your skill level is greater than it really is. Sure you could ask for more help, or you could at least TRY to help yourself. The info is out there, all you have to do is look for it, and try to understand it. So when you reply back demonstrating a lack of skill, and increasing attitude, you shouldn't be surprised when no one wants to hold your hand and teach you how to do something.

If you don't understand terms like "constant power source" or "ground side switching" or "HOT AT ALL TIMES", it creates more work for the person who's helping you, because now they have to teach you basic automotive electronics. That's something you should have an understanding of, before attempting to wire in a novelty gizmo. Without that basic understanding, you're likely to screw something up. Given your demonstrated skill level, willingness to help yourself, and seek out additional info on your own, it's up to the responder to decide if they want to invest more time in helping you, or to discourage you from charging blindly into something that could cost you more than you stand to gain from a gizmo. In a way, people are looking out for your best interests, and you're rewarding them by being a jerk. Which brings us back to another reason you should be grateful anyone is willing to reply at all.

formula00ra

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again, you're right. it's all me.

batguy1977

Unless you install an LED replacement bulb into said flashlight!

OG IROC

This is actually genius!