There are three levels of horsepower found in most garage doors.
Diy high beam garage door opener.
I was tired of having to get on and off my bike to open and close the garage door each time i headed out.
Lower is easy to stand above with a foot on either side.
On my honda nc700x i found that honda had carried a high beam wire to an auxiliary harness near the ecu so wiring was a cinch.
For detailed instructions on wiring the nc700x see my post on the nc700 forum.
If your garage door sensors are outside of this range remove them entirely from the garage door frame and install leveled inside the safe zone.
1 3 will be able to lift a one car garage door 1 2 is best for dual car or sectional doors around 300 pounds and 3 4 up to 1 5.
Garage door opener spst relay wire stripper cutter crimper project box 5x1 5x1 5 rubber gromet optional female quick disconnects solder iron drill bit appropriate way to tap the high beam wires theres a bajillion of them pick one.
To the bat cave.
Find the wire running from the high beam switch to your headlight tap the positive lead from your garage opener remote into this wire.
See signature with just a flick of your high beams you can feel like batman when your garage door magically opens.
While my wife and i were out of town we found a project at a dealer that allowed you to operate the garage door via the hi beam switch.
High beam garage door opener illustrated guide hi all this is hands down my favorite mod on my car so far.
Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets.
Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.