HomeLink Not in This Year's Raptor (Maybe Next Year?)

[MagicMtnDan]

For some reason Ford decided not to put a HomeLink or equivalent remote control device built into the Raptor this year. I've been told they have it in other trucks but not in the F150 SVT this year.

I understand you can pick up a HomeLink visor on Ebay pretty cheaply. Gut it for the HomeLink device, mount it, wire it up, program it and that's it. I understand it's a pretty easy mod to do and I plan on doing this myself. Meanwhile I'm using the sunglasses storage unit for my front gate and garage door remote.

Note: If you're going to do this you do need to be aware of whether or not your garage door opener uses rolling codes and if the one you are buying supports them.

Here are some simple instructions for this mod - click here

 

[BigJ]

Ohh I like that. A quick ebay search confirms these can be had for low bucks ($10-20 is some cases). Looks like you can just buy the module in some cases as well (no visor).

Hmmm....

 

[bradyh20]

This is probably the first thing I noticed after purchasing the truck lol!! Good find on the mod.

 

[DJ BFG]

lets see some pics of the modification!!!!!!!

 

[MagicMtnDan]

I haven't done it. Waiting for someone with more electrical know-how than me (everyone) to do it first and provide a tutorial

 

[frogslinger]

My truck is going to be larger than the garage so...

 

[MagicMtnDan]

That's no excuse! My truck has never been in my garage but I need the opener to open it (and the front gate of our community). I still need to carry the dang opener and I'd rather have the Homelinkian thing installed. So hurry up and do the mod!

 

[MarkT]

That's no excuse! My truck has never been in my garage but I need the opener to open it (and the front gate of our community). I still need to carry the dang opener and I'd rather have the Homelinkian thing installed. So hurry up and do the mod!

Does this help? Sounds like a "plug and play" install.

http://www.svtoffroad.com/showthread.php?320-Homelink-visor-for-the-Raptor&highlight=visor

 

[frogslinger]

That's no excuse! My truck has never been in my garage but I need the opener to open it (and the front gate of our community). I still need to carry the dang opener and I'd rather have the Homelinkian thing installed. So hurry up and do the mod!

I do not even have a garage door opener... the previous owner was in Florida when i closed and they never sent it to me... I would have been mad but they left a few thousand dollars worth of stuff in the house... I figure they did not send me the garage door opener as required by law, so I was not going to give them there stuff back (which my realtor told me in TX is the law anyway... if it is on the property at time of closing it is part of the property...) The garage is single car so the only things I have kepty in there are the various bicycles and motorbikes... I guess it would be nice for them, but it has a keypad so it is not that big a deal...

Does this help? Sounds like a "plug and play" install.

http://www.svtoffroad.com/showthread.php?320-Homelink-visor-for-the-Raptor&highlight=visor

I thought I had seen that somewhere... did not want to bring it up because I thought it was on the Z... I am fairly sure there is a full write up over there.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

I do not even have a garage door opener... the previous owner was in Florida when i closed and they never sent it to me... I would have been mad but they left a few thousand dollars worth of stuff in the house... I figure they did not send me the garage door opener as required by law, so I was not going to give them there stuff back (which my realtor told me in TX is the law anyway... if it is on the property at time of closing it is part of the property...) The garage is single car so the only things I have kepty in there are the various bicycles and motorbikes... I guess it would be nice for them, but it has a keypad so it is not that big a deal...

That's no excuse! Put a garage door opener on your garage - then you'll need the Homelink!