Old school garage door opener remote

Anybody in readerland have a junk old school large single button style garage door opener remote?

I’m looking for one to install in my son’s 92 Yukon overhead console. My plan is to gut the remote with the exception of the activation switch, and extend wires from the switch to a remote to the modern style remotes for a modern garage door opener.

I would THINK I could McGuyver a way to make it work, first step is finding a remote.


I need a remote like this:



To fit in a overhead console like this:

Lol.
I'll keep my eyes peeled!
Good luck.

I bet an old school surface mount horn button would fit in there. Just an idea.

Tonimus said:

I bet an old school surface mount horn button would fit in there. Just an idea.

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That’s exactly what I’m planning to do. A block of wood cut to fit in the opener pocket, with a push button placed in the correct spot should work.

I figured there were lots of those remotes out there, why engineer something that is easy to find? How wrong I was!!!

Apparently, there is a bit of market demand for those old school openers. I placed an ad on Facebook and a couple other groups, people wanted more for those remotes than a new garage door opener would cost.

When I get a completed “prototype” I’ll be sure to post my creativity!!

This is what we have for the entrance gate at the RV park. They rent them to long-term residents; makes it nice to just push a button instead of getting out to do the code when it's bad weather.
The GMT 400 console uses mini LEGO style blocks to set the level for your garage door opener. These aren't always in the used consoles and they are VERY hard to find.

If you are able to swap in a few pieces from a newer vehicle there may be a simpler solution. Ford used to offer a universal door remote (at least in 2000) that was built in to the visor, and it could operate three devices. I think GM put in their similar system in using buttons in the overhead console. Gentex used to also have an add-on rear-view mirror that had the universal remote built in.

If you can find a box to fit one of those universal remote into, and then add power and ground, you would have a very flexible system. I bought one for my 2005 Mustang that was built in to the mirror, and it learned one old-style garage door, one newer rolling code garage door, and the gate to our home community. There should be quite a few on vehicles in the junkyard, since they have been used on the upper trim levels for many years.