Cross Posted from the General section. - I gave up on Learcar and added a Homelink - Pics inside

For several months I have worked to get the Learcar opener system in my 2007 Z06 and my wife's 2007 coupe to program the gates to my community to no avail. I talked to Learcar tech support several times with no success.

I knew that the Homelink system would program to the gates since it worked well in my 2005 coupe and in my wife's 2005 Tahoe. It seems that Corvette switched over to the Learcar system sometime in early 2006.

I got 2 Homelink visor systems through a local hotrod shop ($75 each) and installed them in our two cars. Now I can finally open the gates without using an opener that was 5"x2"x3".

Here are pictures and my instructions.

First remove the visor from the car by placing a flat blade screw driver in the slot where the visor enters the header of the car. Using the visor as a lever, pull the visor and screw driver toward the driver window until the visor disconnects from the header. Unplug the power cord and the visor is ready for the next step.

Second, using the flatbalde screw driver open up the vanity and pry it away from the visor carefully. It is held in place by several small plastic pins.

Third, flip the vanity away from the visor and use the Homelink transmitter to mark the fiber board under the mirror.

Fourth, carefully cut out the fiber board to make a space to insert the Homelink transmitter using a razor knife. Do not cut through to the other side of the visor, just through the fiber board.

Fifth, drill holes to accommodate the buttons for the Homelink which will be inserted from the other side of the visor.

Sixth, insert the Homelink transmitter and splice it into the wiring used to connect the Learcar transmitter.

Seventh, snap the control buttons into the Homelink transmitter from the other side of the visor.

Eighth, secure the vanity to the visor using hot melt glue on each of the post that you removed.

Finally connect up the power cable in the car and re-install the visor into the header by pushing up and turning the unit using the screw driver and the visor as a lever toward the front window of the car.

Program your buttons and you are good to go.

Opening up the visor

Vanity opened

Marking the fiber board

Cutout in the fiber board ready for the Homelink

Holes drilled for the buttons

Homelink inserted and wired in with Learcar

Buttons snapped into place and visor ready for re-install in the
car.

 

Ooooooo I'm jealous......

Can you tell me where you got the Homelink module? I am interested! If GM blows me off then I need a plan B. Having 3 garage door openers hanging off the visors with roof off just looks stupid. *sigh*

 

 

Great mod! Need to do that myself, where did you get the homelink?

 

I got the Homelink visor module from a local race shop. He got it from MITO Corp. I am sure that your local shop could look them up on the Internet to get their contact information. Their website has some direct products available for purchase but not the internal visor units.

 

Great cost reduction idea by GM. Give the customer buttons that don't want to be programed. Homelink is a trademark of Johnson Controls. If you review the financial stregth of Johnson Controls and Lear, I think you will see that GM got what they paid for. A product that doesn't meet the customers expectations from a supplier that doesn't have any money to invest in the future.

Just the type of supplier GM likes to have.

 

Exactly - some purchasing agent probably got a big bonus for the change too.

 

just to clarify...if i have the standard visor (mirror only) i can add the homelink button for $75 from Mito Corp...is this correct?....

 

great

 

Correct. The project is a DIY where you install the Homelink visor module as shown in the pictures.

 

i still can not find the mito homelink you reference to in your threads...do you mind posting the vendor contacts?

 

Here is a link to the Mito website:

http://www.mitocorp.com/flash/homeli...ingmirrors.htm

As previously mentioned, you will need to get a local shop to purchase the visor Homelink module for you since they do not sell direct and the visor module is not even listed as a product here. Their 800 number is on the page.

They also have a replacement mirror that has the Homelink system integrated but I elected not to try to use it since I have OnStar in my mirror that I wanted to keep.

 

thanks for the link...I did see this page. But all i see is the mirror...not the module.

 

Thank you for your interest in the Universal Home Remote product. Additional help is available to assist you with any programming issues or questions.

If your product has 3 LED lights, please refer to www.learCar2U.com or call 1-866-57Car2U for additional support.

Sincerely,

The Lear Car2U Team

 

Anyone have any idea of an online homelink mirror dealer?

 

Nice job!

Lear is junk. Just look at the fine quality of the seats after a year of use.

 

did anyone find the visor module? i did not see it on their website. Need someone that can order this stuff

 

I searched flea-bay and found one for 6 bucks.