I realize this is going to be one of those "are you serious?" kinda threads, but go with it. :):gun:

Where are you keeping your garage door opener? The visors are so thick, the clip I have for my opener won't work. I tried attaching some velcro and putting it between the driver's seat and door, but the remote doesn't register from there. Has anyone found a good place to keep the remote handy?

Thanks

center console

I always wanted to put a button where those blank slots are beneath the steering column. The same ones that fit the fog light switch on my 1st gen.

i wedged mine in between the top of the cig lighter and the bottom of the little cubby. its in there on its side but the button is towards the passanger side so it is really easy to hit

omg, i had the same exact problem when my family bought a rav4. we ended up putting it in the cup holder. simply clipping it on the rav4 visor was not an option at all!

Haha - I had the same problem with the visor being too thick! I just keep mine in the area under the climate controls.

center console

^ Same here.

Thanks for the inputs. I've just been setting the remote in the center area, but I was hoping I was missing some really clever Scion had come up with and I hadn't notice. :rolleyes:

the non-cup holder part of the cup holder section in the door

the small square section

it says to not put cups there so i thought of something else

keeps it hidden and my garage door opener is the exact size..well a little bit bigger but it allows it to lay in a slant instead of flush

i love it there, you just have to get used to reaching down to click the button...but after a while you get used to it

the non-cup holder part of the cup holder section in the door

the small square section

it says to not put cups there so i thought of something else

keeps it hidden and my garage door opener is the exact size..well a little bit bigger but it allows it to lay in a slant instead of flush

i love it there, you just have to get used to reaching down to click the button...but after a while you get used to it

Yea thats where i kept mine aswell real good place unnoticeable at all

I think I will re-engineer the clip, probably remove it, and find something better to attach it to the visor with. Lowes....Home Depot......hmmmmm McGyver!

My new tC is officially 24 hrs old!......love new car smell! LOL

peace!

yah i put mine in the center glove box or the cupholder too lol

i could prolly fit it in the visor but i didnt want to put a big mark on the visor

hope this helps out!

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee468/love_j1/IMG_0281.jpg

i flattened the clip all the way so it can slid in right where the pull out visor is.

^^^Good idea. Thanks for the post and pic

This is where I stuck mine...
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2626&pictureid=9585

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2626&pictureid=9587

i have the exact same clicker! haha cool idea though!

2tCornot2tC: I've decided I like your idea the best and have now copied you. Thanks much for the idea.

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Random%20Pictures%20for%20Forums/2011-03-01_17-47-43_527.jpg

did you guys have to flatten the clip in order to fit it under there?

Yes...I did. It holds it a lot better and does not spring up and down when you press the button.

MightyP...works well, dosen't it?

XerotC: Yep, I flattened the clip with a pair of pliers. Otherwise it won't sit flush.

2tCornot2tC: It's spectacular. Blank spot is even the perfect size. I doubt Scion could have designed it much better if they had meant to.

The raised step in the driver door cup holder was a perfect fit for mine. P.S. Sorry for reviving this weak thread :icon_tired:

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/sneakycanuck/DSCF2073garageopener.png

Do you get good reception down in there? Up by the roof, I can open my garage almost half a block away!

This is where I stuck mine...
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2626&pictureid=9585



same clicker... but i put mine next to aux/usb thing... just throwing it there... lolz

i think ima try doing like what he^ did... lolz

The raised step in the driver door cup holder was a perfect fit for mine. P.S. Sorry for reviving this weak thread :icon_tired:

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/sneakycanuck/DSCF2073garageopener.png

that's exactly where i put mine...its weird at first to reach down...
but know when i drive other cars (with the button on top) i have a habit of reaching down:lol:

OK…I couldn’t hold myself back any more…I completely geeked out and went high tech! Here is my garage door opener in the form of a HomeLink® in the rear view mirror. This is a Gentex 50-GENK51A. It comes with an auto-dimming rear view mirror, compass, HomeLink® and outside air temperature. There is another model out there that also has map lights in the bottom of the mirror (50-GENK62) but I could not find any. This is what it looks like…

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2320&pictureid=12121

^ Nice man. Too expensive for me though.

If I had a garage I think I would mount the opener under my HVAC like I did with my subwoofer controls. Quick and for-the-most-part hidden area.
Also, 2tC... that looks great. How much that mirror cost ya?

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4730/hvac4.jpg

$279 from Amazon…

http://www.amazon.com/Gentex-GENK51a-dimming-HomeLink-temperature/dp/B001OTU9PM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315329652&sr=8-1

Nice touch on your dash!

There's a mod I found on this forum about five years ago that worked great for me. Basically you wire your garage door opener to your high beams. Then you just hit the high beams to open the door. It doesn't get any cleaner than that.

I'm back after a long hiatus from this site. My sister totaled my 07 TC last week, so I'm looking for new rides.

:D

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207833

There's a mod I found on this forum about five years ago that worked great for me. Basically you wire your garage door opener to your high beams. Then you just hit the high beams to open the door. It doesn't get any cleaner than that.

I'm back after a long hiatus from this site. My sister totaled my 07 TC last week, so I'm looking for new rides.

That would be very cool if you only had one door...I've got 2.

:D

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207833

Not much of a metal worker...are you.

Thread revival so i'll share. I mounted mine in the dashboard and put a switch in one of the blanks. It's easy, all you do is get a button from radio shack and solder it in parallel with the button in the opener. If you have one of the newer openers you can just run it of of it's standard battery but I have an older one(that runs off of a 12 volt battery) so I got power the cigarette lighter. It only works when the car is on but I never have to worry about the battery.

[Sorry to post on old thread]
What the hell is up with our thick visors. I suppose its from the sun block extenders, I better find a use for those suckers. I havnt yet.

Anyway attached is a photo of where I posted my opener. I just reach down with my left hand that i'm not using and inconspicuously press the button.
3M emblem adhesive is the bomb.

I posted mine similar to the picture above.
I took Velcro and placed it inside my cup holder on the door for my garage/gate opener. Works like a charm

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I always put mine right next to the hand brake, in-between the seat and the brake. Works great!

removed the clip and added 3m double stick..

i love it and no one ever notices it at all

just me again with a better picture..

Those gentex rear-view mirror are quite interesting, was navigating through their site and WOW!

just checked out the gentex site... i think $200 is a little pricey...
My 350z had a homelink mirror.. I'm going to check out some salvage yards...

Mines clipped over my "Oh ____ handle". Works perfectly and kept out of view of center console