Overhead Garage Door Opener Button

Inspired by the threads on installing an overhead garage door button, I decided to give it a go for my 2023 Tacoma OR.

I used the following parts for the install.

• Craftsman FOB that goes with my opener
• AOB Garage Opener Button
• 2 button overhead panel from Shapeways
• Redside Elec overhead harness
• $6 Alinan 5pcs Button Battery Holder Coin Cell Battery Holder with Switch CR2032 1 X 3V Battery Holder Battery Storage Boxes Cover with Wires On ON-Off Switch Socket Container (Black)
  Batter Holder
• heat shrink tubing and double sided foam adhesive

After removing the overhead console from the truck, the next step was to create the electrical assembly. First the FOB was disassembled. Using a soldering iron and solder sucker, I removed the three push buttons and battery connections from the PCB. The wiring harness from the AOB button was solder in the #1 button spot and the battery holder was soldered to the PCB. For my FOB, the negative lead from the battery had to be soldered onto the PCB in two places as the original battery terminal I had removed had created a bridge between two different contacts on the PCB.


I used large clear shrink tubing to wrap the FOB, installed the battery, and connected the AOB switch using the connector I had soldered to the PCB. The assembly was taken to the garage and paired with the opener. At first the + and - battery leads were swapped, so after a quick fix with the soldering iron, back out to the garage and success. The green connector is for the button, and the white connector goes with the overhead harness to provide the illumination voltage for the button.

The locker button and single button panel was removed. The two button panel was installed in the overhead unit, the locker button reinstalled, the FOB and battery holder were mounted with doubled sided tape to the top side of the console, the harness was connected, and the cables were routed as neatly as I could achieve. I secured the two wire connector from the harness with some doubled sided tape to avoid it rattling sometime down the road. The unit was now ready to be reinstalled in the truck.




The button operates the garage door and illuminates with the rest of the buttons. The only downside is that when the battery dies, I'll need to pull the overhead unit down to replace it. But considering that the battery typically lasts 2 years or more, I don't expect that to happen too often.



I'm happy with the final result and the fact that there is no longer a visor mounted FOB.

 

Nice work, clean install, I’d just be worried that it doesn’t turn off with the truck, allowing access to your garage/house. I guess if you never leave it out, no big deal, just don’t forget.

 

Nice install. I looked at doing this a few years back in 2018 when I got my Tacoma. I did a new mirror from Bob's Mirrors because I have 3 doors to control. Nice install OP.

 

That is pretty nice! Next time you drop the console you could wire it up instead of using the battery. That way you don't have to do it again.

 

Agreed. I would need a 12v to 3v convertor, something like this one,

$8 12V to 3V 3A Step-Down Waterproof Miniature DC-DC Converter Power Supply Module

12V to 3V Step-Down Converter. I would also need to find a 12V source in the console area. Though I'm sure with some probing about I'd be able to track on down.

Regarding the security concerns, I appreciate the advice. I do keep my truck in the garage, so I'm good there. But it got me to thinking about the homelink enabled mirrors. I tested the one in my wife's Highlander and it operated the garage door regardless if the vehicle was running or not. Something to be aware of if you have that feature for operating a garage door.