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Gillis · 03-31-2014, 03:26 PM

When I first got my Camaro it took about 30 seconds to link the button(s) to my garage door opener - worked great!

Then my garage door opener broke and I had it fixed. They gave me a new remote. Ever since then I can't get it to sync with the button(s) in the Camaro so I have to clip the remote to the visor. I've tried everything. Sucks.

Mean Green Z28 · 03-31-2014, 04:27 PM

Maybe this will help?

http://www.geniedoor.com/homelink-ga...er-programming

You have to program the remote into the Homelink system, then program the car as a new remote to the opener ... is that how the manual does it?

yellowrs · 03-31-2014, 04:41 PM

What garage door you have?
It will not work with Wayne Dalton!

DagoCountyGee · 03-31-2014, 05:09 PM

I don't have homelink :( where do I get one?

RollaMo · 03-31-2014, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onewaydave

Some entry gates and garage door openers may require substitution of Step 2 with the
procedure noted in “Gate Operator and Canadian Programming” later in this section.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rebelyell22

Does your opener have a learn button?

This!

I needed to follow the substituted instructions above, and use the "learn" button on the garage door unit itself.

Not all garage door units are the same.
Our old Monte Carlo programmed just fine without the learn button, but I couldn't get the Camaro to program that way.
Had to follow the optional instructions as listed above.
Using those, I got the door to program just fine.

MikeInVegas · 03-31-2014, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DagoCountyGee

I don't have homelink :( where do I get one?

Your local Chevy dealer will be happy to sell you a new car with one built in. I don't think you can add one.

Chevy_cowboy · 03-31-2014, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dexman1349

Some of the newer garage door openers have to be programmed differently. The one at my house works more like a bluetooth, where both the opener (the big controller inside the garage that physically lifts the door) and the Homelink system both have to be in "discovery" mode at the same time in order to sync. I cant use the hand-held opener to program it.

To program it, you basically need 2 people to do it. One in the car putting homelink into discover mode, and another on a ladder inside the garage. I've been in my house for 2.5 years now and I still haven't done it because it's such a PITA.

It probably varies by brand, but you usually have 60 seconds or so to put both ends in search mode, should be able to push the button on the opener, then get back in the car and push that one with plenty of time to spare.

For anyone who's ever owned a newer game console, its basically the same as linking a new wireless controller. It doesn't really get much simpler.

Dexman1349 · 03-31-2014, 06:02 PM

^^^ I wish it was that simple. It took me an hour to get my keypad programmed. The instructions are very simple, but in practice the opener is VERY touchy.

Mean Green Z28 · 03-31-2014, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DagoCountyGee

I don't have homelink :( where do I get one?

You can get an aftermarket center rear view mirror that has the buttons

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Vai · 04-01-2014, 08:01 PM

Sigh, so it seems I need to use the garage door remote to sync it to the car. That's what Chevy guys said. I have to actually take the remote and then hit learn on the car and press the button on the remote. This sucks because I never used the remotes as all our cars had it built in the mirror. I do not have the remotes anymore (misplaced and packed up somewhere in the house or storage. There has to be another way, I refuse to believe that the car can't be programmed using the actual opener.

Mean Green Z28 · 04-01-2014, 08:05 PM

See if you can park close to one of your other cars and have someone press that button while you program it into the Camaro. Not sure if the receiver is that good if they want you to hold it close but its worth a try ya?

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Vai · 04-02-2014, 06:49 PM

Good idea, I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks!

Chevy_cowboy · 04-04-2014, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vai

Sigh, so it seems I need to use the garage door remote to sync it to the car. That's what Chevy guys said. I have to actually take the remote and then hit learn on the car and press the button on the remote. This sucks because I never used the remotes as all our cars had it built in the mirror. I do not have the remotes anymore (misplaced and packed up somewhere in the house or storage. There has to be another way, I refuse to believe that the car can't be programmed using the actual opener.

have you looked to see if your opener has a learn button? Ours are liftmaster brand, the learn button is a 1/2" square purple button on the backside. Lookup your brand opener online and find out how the original remotes are programmed, that sequence should work for homelink also.

BeginLOL · 06-13-2016, 09:34 PM

old thread.... i know. havent found the answer yet. So i just moved into a new place. The garage motor doesnt have an opener... is it possible to porgram without the opener? Thanks!!

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04-01-2014, 08:05 PM	#25
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	See if you can park close to one of your other cars and have someone press that button while you program it into the Camaro. Not sure if the receiver is that good if they want you to hold it close but its worth a try ya? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

03-31-2014, 03:26 PM	#15
Gillis Drives: Car Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 185	When I first got my Camaro it took about 30 seconds to link the button(s) to my garage door opener - worked great! Then my garage door opener broke and I had it fixed. They gave me a new remote. Ever since then I can't get it to sync with the button(s) in the Camaro so I have to clip the remote to the visor. I've tried everything. Sucks.

03-31-2014, 04:27 PM	#16
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	Maybe this will help? http://www.geniedoor.com/homelink-ga...er-programming You have to program the remote into the Homelink system, then program the car as a new remote to the opener ... is that how the manual does it?

03-31-2014, 04:41 PM	#17
yellowrs Account Suspended Drives: 2010 SS 426 V8 M/T Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 1,376	What garage door you have? It will not work with Wayne Dalton!

04-01-2014, 08:01 PM	#24
Vai Drives: In the process of buying a Cam Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: North Bergen Posts: 152 View My Garage	Sigh, so it seems I need to use the garage door remote to sync it to the car. That's what Chevy guys said. I have to actually take the remote and then hit learn on the car and press the button on the remote. This sucks because I never used the remotes as all our cars had it built in the mirror. I do not have the remotes anymore (misplaced and packed up somewhere in the house or storage. There has to be another way, I refuse to believe that the car can't be programmed using the actual opener.

04-02-2014, 06:49 PM	#26
Vai Drives: In the process of buying a Cam Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: North Bergen Posts: 152 View My Garage	Good idea, I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks!

06-13-2016, 09:34 PM	#28
BeginLOL Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ft. Sill, OK Posts: 105 View My Garage	old thread.... i know. havent found the answer yet. So i just moved into a new place. The garage motor doesnt have an opener... is it possible to porgram without the opener? Thanks!!