Built in garage door opener in Nissan... how to program?

[Homerboy]

We have a '97 Maxima GLE that has a built in 3 button garage door opener in the driver's visor. Car was bought used a few years ago and I've never tinkered with it, but how do I "program" this built in to work with my garage door opener?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Don't mean to be a smart ass, but did you check the manual?

 

[intogamer]

gotta hax0r it? I would like to know also.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Don't mean to be a smart ass, but did you check the manual?

shoulda pointed that out... no manual.

 

[Cheezeit]

I've seen that on the Nissans before, wondered how they worked...

 

[deadlyapp]

i know on my grandparents odyssey you have to hold it down as well as an opener near it? Or something like that.

 

[CraigRT]

I RTFM and figured it out on my fathers' 2000 maxima.

 

[tvbi]

nm

 

[jaedaliu]

www.maxima.org

My 98 GXE doesn't have anything like that, but I'm sure there's instructions somewhere in the appropriate forums.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I think pretty much all the Homelink systems work the same. I know the one on my 2001 Maxima works the same as on my mom's 2005 Subaru Legacy.

Normally you have to hold down the two outer buttons to reset the system (the LED starts blinking rapidly when it's ready), then take your garage door remote and hold it near the Homelink transmitter. Simultaneously press and hold both the remote and the desired Homelink button until the LED starts blinking very rapidly. That's it in most cases. Some openers, though, have a "roving" code, and, on these, you have to press a "Learn" button on the opener itself, then, within 30 seconds, press the desired Homelink button. All this is done AFTER doing the first steps I described above.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: DonVito
I think pretty much all the Homelink systems work the same. I know the one on my 2001 Maxima works the same as on my mom's 2005 Subaru Legacy.

Normally you have to hold down the two outer buttons to reset the system (the LED starts blinking rapidly when it's ready), then take your garage door remote and hold it near the Homelink transmitter. Simultaneously press and hold both the remote and the desired Homelink button until the LED starts blinking very rapidly. That's it in most cases. Some openers, though, have a "roving" code, and, on these, you have to press a "Learn" button on the opener itself, then, within 30 seconds, press the desired Homelink button. All this is done AFTER doing the first steps I described above.

cool! noted and book marked. sadly my old remote is dead... so now how do you get a new remote for an old garage door opener?

I have lots of door problems....

 

[SampSon]

I would go ask on some nissan forums, someone is bound to have the exact same car as you.

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: DonVito
I think pretty much all the Homelink systems work the same. I know the one on my 2001 Maxima works the same as on my mom's 2005 Subaru Legacy.

Normally you have to hold down the two outer buttons to reset the system (the LED starts blinking rapidly when it's ready), then take your garage door remote and hold it near the Homelink transmitter. Simultaneously press and hold both the remote and the desired Homelink button until the LED starts blinking very rapidly. That's it in most cases. Some openers, though, have a "roving" code, and, on these, you have to press a "Learn" button on the opener itself, then, within 30 seconds, press the desired Homelink button. All this is done AFTER doing the first steps I described above.

cool! noted and book marked. sadly my old remote is dead... so now how do you get a new remote for an old garage door opener?

I have lots of door problems....

Might need to buy a remote at home depot or such and make sure it's compatible with your opener.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

cool! noted and book marked. sadly my old remote is dead... so now how do you get a new remote for an old garage door opener?

I have lots of door problems....

Unfortunately it might not be cheap. I'd just write down your opener's model number and Google it. Hopefully you can find one that isn't too heinously expensive. I don't think the Homelink system has any ability to work without being "trained" by a compatible remote.