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I have wanted Home Link in the E since I bought it. I had it on my Acura CL-S, and missed it. I had an idea for a mirror type install, but I needed a TIG welder, and my friend who had one, sold it. So I decided that I could make a really cool one that was more like my Acura one. Here are some pics. This was NOT an easy mod, and is definately not for the faint of heart.
First I acquired a Home Link out of an Acura CL-S. I know how it works and was comfortable with how it was configured. I didnt take a picture of it before I started my mod. So here is a pic of it after I soldered on a pair of wires to each push button, 3 buttons total, and after taking out the original red LED and soldering on a pair of wires (blue & white) to the that location. You can also see two red butt connectors that I have on the OEM power wires.
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I taped up the PC board under the black plastic that it came with. I was going to chop up that entire piece and just leave the Home Link PC board under that black plastic, but I instead cut out a piece of the metal that is underneath the overhead console. You can see it had a hole that I made bigger.
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I had installed, then realized that the switches I bought were too tall. So I decided to take out that metal covering, and make some space for my swithches. You will see why I did this in the next pic, as well as why I didn't just opt for some smaller switches at the end of this post.
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Removing that metal piece involved removing the front part of the headliner to get to two of the screws. You will also notice that a UniBit is awesome!!
First I acquired a Home Link out of an Acura CL-S. I know how it works and was comfortable with how it was configured. I didnt take a picture of it before I started my mod. So here is a pic of it after I soldered on a pair of wires to each push button, 3 buttons total, and after taking out the original red LED and soldering on a pair of wires (blue & white) to the that location. You can also see two red butt connectors that I have on the OEM power wires.
I taped up the PC board under the black plastic that it came with. I was going to chop up that entire piece and just leave the Home Link PC board under that black plastic, but I instead cut out a piece of the metal that is underneath the overhead console. You can see it had a hole that I made bigger.
I had installed, then realized that the switches I bought were too tall. So I decided to take out that metal covering, and make some space for my swithches. You will see why I did this in the next pic, as well as why I didn't just opt for some smaller switches at the end of this post.
Removing that metal piece involved removing the front part of the headliner to get to two of the screws. You will also notice that a UniBit is awesome!!
