mikochu

Hey folks, I'm trying to figure out the wiring to my High Beam Garage Door Opener mod. I modified the garage door opener using this tutorial. I'm thinking about doing away with the whole relay and just closing the switch circuit so all I need to do is give it power to turn it on. My problem after that would be how to wire it to my high beams. I tested the voltage of the headlight terminal on the passenger side headlight and this is what I come up with:

Lights off = all read 12v
Headlights on = Headlight 12v, High Beam 0v, Ground(?) 0v
High Beams on = Headlight 0v, High Beam 12v, Ground(?) 0v

headlight is black with a yellow stripe?
high beam is black with a white stripe?
ground is just black?

Can someone help me out?

Thanks

fugeelama

All I've gotta say is...

that's awesome!!! You just drive up to your garage door and flash your high beams to open it??? That's the coolest mod ever!!! Wish I could help you with the electrical aspect of it, but I haven't gotten my xA yet...

mikochu

actually, it's a security gate for my community...but it's the same remote. I just didn't want to confuse anyone right off the bat...

vitz

if the xb uses a h4 bulb like the vitz, it was originally wired in reverse.

like you posted everything has current in it, but when i turn on headlights, or highbeams it kills power to one of the signals.

so i got HID's and no more high beam...booo erns!

mikochu

what? btw, I have an xA...

mikochu

Yay! I finished my mod. I ended up ditching the relay and just kept the connection closed. The black wire with the yellow stripe is the high beam wire (-12v when on) and the ground is the black wire (no stripe). It works great...but I noticed it draws attention...lol

bBted

i still dont understand what that is...can u post some pics>??

mikochu

it's my garage door (actually..security gate) opener connected to my high beams so when I flash my high beams at the gate, it opens to let me in.

bBted

sounds like a fun project, i just read through the article...
i think im gonna do it?

calivortexrcr

where is the article?

bBted

CLICK HERE

mikochu

I found the relay to be redundant...