I've been a busy fella lately. I bought a second home in a gated community, so I needed two more GDO solutions. I went cheap and easy by simply soldering wires across the buttons of my GDO and tieing them to the "memo1" and "memo2" buttons. I cut the wires from those buttons so I could use them for the GDO. I have never used them for their intended purpose, so I figured it was a good idea.
While I had things apart, I wanted to do the signal delay cancel mod found HERE. I did the two relay version. It wasn't terribly difficult to do, but it did take some effort. I also did the turn signal cancel button/temp display mod found on the same page. However, I found that the "blue/yellow" wire was not the right wire for the harness that goes to the display button. It was red with some gray spots (I think). It was easy to find. I just sharpened a meter probe, connected on end to ground and began probing wires until I found the one that changed the temp display.
One thing I did do differently. There seemed to be much concern about how to tap into wires. I simply isolated a wire I needed to tap into and burned a small spot through the insulation with my soldering iron. This exposed the metal wire in just one small spot. Then, I applied some soldering flux to the exposed wire and to the end of the lead I was soldering onto it, put them together, applied a soldering iron with some solder on the tip and presto! Simple tap! Then, just wrap the wire with black tape, or if it was too tight a spot, I used "liquid tape". This made for a very secure connection that is very simple to do. I recommend it.
While I had things apart, I wanted to do the signal delay cancel mod found HERE. I did the two relay version. It wasn't terribly difficult to do, but it did take some effort. I also did the turn signal cancel button/temp display mod found on the same page. However, I found that the "blue/yellow" wire was not the right wire for the harness that goes to the display button. It was red with some gray spots (I think). It was easy to find. I just sharpened a meter probe, connected on end to ground and began probing wires until I found the one that changed the temp display.
One thing I did do differently. There seemed to be much concern about how to tap into wires. I simply isolated a wire I needed to tap into and burned a small spot through the insulation with my soldering iron. This exposed the metal wire in just one small spot. Then, I applied some soldering flux to the exposed wire and to the end of the lead I was soldering onto it, put them together, applied a soldering iron with some solder on the tip and presto! Simple tap! Then, just wrap the wire with black tape, or if it was too tight a spot, I used "liquid tape". This made for a very secure connection that is very simple to do. I recommend it.
