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reynierpm 02-11-2018 05:23 PM

Auto Dimming Mirror from Subaru with HomeLink or not?
 
I have thinking on change my current rear view mirror with a Subaru one and now is the time to do it. :happyanim: but (there is always a but) I am not sure about which one should I buy.

I was looking here but there is a lot of them. I am assuming because BRZ and FRS/86 are siblings any will works.

I am willing to get one of this two or any of the shipper ones:

The only advantage I am seeing so far is the HomeLink stuff but again how I can be sure it will works 100% with the one we have in the community where I live? This is kind of a standard or what? I use a card to open the gate which sometimes is annoying.

Can I get some help? Which one would you buy?

PS: Thanks in advance

Irace86.2.0 02-11-2018 05:57 PM

Cards are probably different than signals but I dunno. I do know my homelink stopped working for my garage when they replaced the garage opener with a new model. The new model uses a different set of frequencies or something. The good thing was my hand held opener works from further away now. The bad is that i would have to buy some signal adapter for my homelink to work and my garage opener can now be open from my apartment by accidentally hitting the button because the remote is more effective—too effective.

reynierpm 02-11-2018 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0 (Post 3042463)
Cards are probably different than signals but I dunno. I do know my homelink stopped working for my garage when they replaced the garage opener with a new model. The new model uses a different set of frequencies or something. The good thing was my hand held opener works from further away now. The bad is that i would have to buy some signal adapter for my homelink to work and my garage opener can now be open from my apartment by accidentally hitting the button because the remote is more effective—too effective.

I do not have a garage :lol: but any way this explanation is valid for the front gate maybe I will get the one without HomeLink for now.

Thank you

Mr.ac 02-11-2018 06:56 PM

If you don't have dark rear window tint the auto dimmer works great. Aside from that, the garage door works every time for me.

Not sure about gates, depends what remote system they use.

reynierpm 02-11-2018 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.ac (Post 3042479)
If you don't have dark rear window tint the auto dimmer works great. Aside from that, the garage door works every time for me.

Not sure about gates, depends what remote system they use.

Well this is a good point since I do have a tint on the rear window which makes me think if the whole dimming thing will works!

Irace86.2.0 02-12-2018 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by reynierpm (Post 3042480)
Well this is a good point since I do have a tint on the rear window which makes me think if the whole dimming thing will works!

I have 20% tint, and it still dims. If I had darker tint then it may not dim or if it did, it could be too dark.

reynierpm 02-12-2018 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0 (Post 3042637)
I have 20% tint, and it still dims. If I had darker tint then it may not dim or if it did, it could be too dark.

I am not sure either about that percentage but I will take a picture (from outside and inside) and see if you can help me with that. Will do it later today!

Thank you

Maverick986 02-12-2018 09:59 AM

I have the one in your first link, and love the auto dim, but do not have tint. My garage door opener woks, for the most part. There are times I can open my garage door from 2-3 houses away when coming home, but have to sit and hold the button for a few seconds before by garage door will respond when backed into my driveway.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0 (Post 3042463)
Cards are probably different than signals but I dunno. I do know my homelink stopped working for my garage when they replaced the garage opener with a new model. The new model uses a different set of frequencies or something. The good thing was my hand held opener works from further away now. The bad is that i would have to buy some signal adapter for my homelink to work and my garage opener can now be open from my apartment by accidentally hitting the button because the remote is more effective—too effective.

I had trouble when setting my home link up. I tried programing home link with my door opened, and that didn't work. I had to program my garage door to my home link by pressing the program button on the garage door opener, then holding the home link button I was setting up.

Took a little extra work, and would have been easier with a second person, but home link works, and so do the door opener remotes.

Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

Irace86.2.0 02-12-2018 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick986 (Post 3042756)
I have the one in your first link, and love the auto dim, but do not have tint. My garage door opener woks, for the most part. There are times I can open my garage door from 2-3 houses away when coming home, but have to sit and hold the button for a few seconds before by garage door will respond when backed into my driveway.




I had trouble when setting my home link up. I tried programing home link with my door opened, and that didn't work. I had to program my garage door to my home link by pressing the program button on the garage door opener, then holding the home link button I was setting up.

Took a little extra work, and would have been easier with a second person, but home link works, and so do the door opener remotes.

Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

My problem is that I need a bridge, apparently, and I really don't feel like paying for it because I have a remote garage, so I need to use a hand held remote anyways. When the apartment complex replaced my opener with a new unit, my Homelink could no communicate with the opener without this:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJER_qswbU"]HomeLink Compatibility Bridge Training - YouTube[/ame]

https://www.liftmaster.com/for-homes...ibility-bridge

reynierpm 02-13-2018 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.ac (Post 3042479)
If you don't have dark rear window tint the auto dimmer works great. Aside from that, the garage door works every time for me.

Not sure about gates, depends what remote system they use.

Here they are both pics from inside and outside (sorry because I didn't clean up my car recently)

https://ibb.co/b0U3Y7
https://ibb.co/bzsqD7

What do you think?


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