I regularly walk around with just my keyfob & leave house keys in car, so I have a clip to release the GTI keyfob easily...
Luckily it's just out of reach of my chin/knee....I've forgotten to close it whilst driving a few times & haven't noticed until well into the trip..
No where near as impressive as what DV52's come up with!
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Thanks DV52 for the detailed instructions.
I'm interested in seeing if I can replicate your good work. A few questions if I may.
Why do you need to purchase a second set of switches? Couldn't the blanks be used on the original or are they missing the switch component?
From the following thread I thought different part numbers were required for the switch modules?
Custom OEM looking WiFi and Garage opener buttons - Page 2 - GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum
Is the part 5GG927238E that you used a black\satin finish?
Thanks
Steve
Just a quick side note, and I hope I'm stating the obvious, but I hope no one here has a 'home' destination saved in their sat nav or in their frequent destinations.
There was a huge spate of car thefts a few years back in Sydney where they'd take the car, follow the sat nav to home, use the garage remote (usually left in the car) to get access to the house (apparently a lot of people also don't lock their door between the garage and the house) with a car to take it all away in.
I came across one where the thieves had a truck follow them, and even told the neighbours the people were moving out. Cleared the house of anything remotely valuable.
Yeah, this is a bonus of CarPlay - all your destinations are in your phone and leave the car with you!
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Steve: What an excellent question! Here's some pictures of the pertinent parts of the switch module that are critical in me answering your question (refer to the 3rd picture in my first post to see how the bits fit together):
First a picture of the switch base which contains the LEDs and the driving electronics (I've shown the "switch pads" for the Park Assist and Garage opener switches for later reference.
Notice that only one LED-set is populated (for the existing Park Assist switch). I guess that it really doesn't matter if the LED for the Garage Remote isn't on the PCB since the general illumination LED that's missing from between the 2 switch-pads at the end of the PCB isn't needed
2nd picture shows the part that I have called the "White insert" in my first post:
The white insert connects to the switch cap. The way that the two pieces connect is via the locating lugs shown in the picture above - there is a matching set of mating tags on the underside of the switch cap which holds the cap to the insert (see picture below). The bottom of the white insert pushes onto the "graphite pad" that sits on the switch-pads in the picture above. There is only one "white insert" on the existing switch (which lines-up with the Park Assist position)
3rd picture shows the underside of a switch cap compared to the underside of a blank cap (sorry that the pic isn't crisp!):
As you can see, the important part of the switch cap is the mating tags (for the lugs on the "white insert") - the blank cap doesn't have these tags. When I first started this project, I tried grinding back the insides of a blank cap, but the process was too fiddly to work!
I'm also not sure if marking the function of the switch cap for the garage opener is such a good idea (as per your link). My preference is NOT to advertise where the garage opener is in the car - you will know where the switch is and that's all that's needed. But if you want to spend the money getting a fancy switch cap symbol (something cryptic), then that's OK too.
Cheers
Don
PS: Yes, the unit that I show in my first post is a black satin switch module
Last edited by DV52; 31-01-2016 at 01:03 AM.
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There is an OEM option for garage door controller in sunvisor.
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JustCruisn: Thanks for the response. Yes, the sun-visor option was the method that I was using before I implemented the change described in the 1st post. Ain't noting wrong with the sunvisor option, it just isn't hidden (integrated) into the car!
Don
Please don't PM to ask questions about coding, or vehicle repairs. The better place to deal with these matters is on-line, in the forum proper. That way you get the benefit of the expertise of the wider forum! Thank you.
Don, just wanted to say kudos for another elegant installation! Your level of dedication to clean, OEM-style work is inspiring.
Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but thought I'd add a point I thought relevant.
Picked up a new Golf 7.5 a few weeks back and during change-over the salesman explained that the storage compartment in front of the gearstick is amplified (I assume for phone signal). As I discovered, this also works a treat for my garage door opener - the range has increased enormously! I previously had to be within a meter or so of my garage door before the remote would work, whereas now I can open the door from long range.
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