OH MY GOODNESS! I have been trying for SO MANY YEARS to get HomeLink from 3 of my different cars to work with my garage door opener and NOTHING. Last week my wife complained again, so I thought; What the heck... Let's go back to KZread and try again. Today my order arrived, I tested the piece you recommended and VOILA! Just in time for Father's Day. So I will be in the good books this weekend! Thank you @EricTheCarGuy

Just tried this last week when I moved into my townhouse. Couldn’t understand why until I found out it was a rolling code type. Then ETCG comes through clutch with this content!!! Thank you sir!

I literally got new garage doors 2 weeks ago and was searching for the same answer because it wasn’t working with my 08 TSX. These vids are psychic haha..

I ordered this exact HomeLink Repeater from Amazon ($43 - LiftMaster 855lm Homelink Repeater Kit), and it worked perfect for our 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe and our 2009 Nissan Murano! It took less than 5 minutes to program each vehicle. I don't have a LiftMaster garage door opener. However, it worked just the same for our new Craftsman (MyQ) garage door open that we had installed back in 2020. We have not been able to use the HomeLink system that was built into the older cars until now. I even drove each car down the block about 150 feet (a house and a half away) to see how far the repeater signal would work. The garage door opened from that distance!! Thank you for keeping this video simple and straight forward!

Eric: You are a genius to have figured this out. I bought a 2020 Cadillac XT5 and have tried for hours to get the damn thing paired with my LiftMaster opener. I tried numerous different methods but only ended up sweating and with no success. I saw your video, ordered the adapter, received it and plugged it in and VOILA, within one minute I had it working. You solved the problem. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

After two hours of frustrating struggles, I found this video and the guidance worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

You sir, are incredible! I’ve been struggling with this off and on for weeks and never found your video until last week. Ordered just a single option remote (for my opener mfd in 2012) and it worked like you said. Didn’t need the home link adapter but that’s ok. You gave me the idea to try a different opener. Thank you!

@0xaxas

8 ай бұрын

This was my thought. Couldn't I just borrow a compatible opener and pair it with my door, then teach Homelink from that?

Just when I was about to give up hope pairing my classic 2005 Thunderbird with my new garage door opener, I find this video. Solution worked perfectly, just as described. Thanks!

I have been trying to reset my Homelink on my Pilot. Found the homelink "remote" in my drawer but won't open garage. Threw it back in the drawer until I watched you video. Thank you Sir!

Thanks for this tip! I was getting so frustrated with my homelink not pairing. Turns out this solution works the other way around too (older homelink + newer garage opener). In my case I retrofitted a Gentex homelink rearview mirror pulled from an older 2012 vehicle to my car, and my Liftmaster MyQ garage door was newly installed in 2020. Picked up one of these repeaters and now the homelink on mirror is able to pair

Thank you Eric...it worked and now I can use my HomeLink in my Equus! Appreciated the tip...and I got my Home Link adapter for less than $25 including shipping...bravo, Eric!

Your video is the ONLY one with the correct information that linked our 2019 Terrain with our Liftmaster! Only, our garage door opener actually did make the light blink fast, but no one said the next step was having the garage door opener LEARN it!! So thank you!! We thankfully don't have to purchase any additional contraptions ")

HomeLink is one of the most frustrating technology I’ve encountered. Looks super simple on paper, yet in reality I always seem to get the wrong combination of car and garage door opener 😐 Thanks for this excellent video because once again, I had found myself stumped.

@samb.7092

Жыл бұрын

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Hi Eric as a matter of interest we had some problems with garage openers in the 80’s when CB radio was popular , you would get up in the morning to find your garage door open if a CB was on the same frequency it would activate your sensor but it was easy to change the code .

Bought my new home in 2014...it's 2022. My Homelink is finally working thanks guy.

The home link button on my 2016 MDX and an older Camry were working fine with my Chamberlain system and one fine morning it stopped doing so. Came upon this video after many frustrating attempts at troubleshooting. Works like a charm. Thanks!

Thank you Eric!!! This one really stumped me for my Ridgeline and Pilot.

Thank you for this video. ALL the other videos say, "this is so easy...watch this." and boom it works. What a bunch of phonies. I called Homelink, they said to get a new garage door opener. I watched this video and afterward, I got it to work without buying anything. I guess what I was getting wrong was that I had to do exactly what you ended up doing in the video. Pair remote to Homelink. Then pair Homelink to LiftMaster in the ceiling. Based on all of the instructions and videos I had access to, I thought it was one OR the other. I had to do BOTH. Thanks again.

Hey jusy wanted to say thanks. Was having almost the same issue. My homelike was accepting the code of the remote but still wouldn't open the garage door. I used the step you used with pressing the learn button on the opener itself then coming back to the car and held the button already learned to the remote. And the garage door opened. Works great now! That extra step did the trick thanks.

Thank you for this video! I was going insane trying to figure out why my HomeLink on my '06 Accord Coupe would not connect to my garage door opener. I spent a couple hours and several times going through every step my owner's manual said to get it to link-no luck. Then I googled the issue and found this video. Of course, Eric The Car Guy had an answer. The other issue I ran into that others may as well is the HomeLink Compatibility Bridge cannot be close to any LED bulbs or it will cause interference with the radio frequencies. I have large LED lights on my garage door ceiling and when I connected the Bridge on the ceiling (close to the garage door opener) it would work randomly/intermittently. After a 45 minute Liftmaster support call they finally told me LED lights can cause interference. I put the Bridge in another outlet far from the ceiling and it worked just fine. That caution should be in their support materials.

I’ve been watching your videos for years and this was another helpful one that helped me fix my issue with car and garage door. Thanks for the helpful videos!!!

Heck yeah, don’t have a liftmaster system but a chamberlain system. But programming the homelink is the same. Couldn’t for the life of me get the homelink to work, until I watched your video. All the ways I read and had watched weren’t telling me to hit the learn button after my light was flashing. Once I did that, worked like a charm. Thanks @ericthecarguy, you made my life a little easier.

@andrewbrown5499

2 жыл бұрын

Chamberlain owns liftmaster

Thanks , just bought a new 4runner 2020 and I couldn't link it to my 2009 lifmaster garage door. Now we have a solution Good video ,fast and clear.

Funny how I came across your video. Just had the new LiftMaster system installed last week, going nuts trying to program my wife's '08 Dakota. The installer guy couldn't get it to work & I tried a few times today to work it out. I went to the site you suggested & Naturally the "bridge" is out of stock. Maybe I'll just order that later. Thankyou for the link.

Thanks for the explanation! My 2013 Silverado paired up just fine with three different brands of openers, but not the Liftmaster 8500 on my shop door. I tried every combination imaginable to program the truck. I just ordered the repeater with fingers crossed this solves the problem.

@joshuapinter

2 жыл бұрын

Did it solve your problem? Did the repeater work for your truck?

@henrychinaski5223

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuapinter No, the Homelink didn't work and here's why...after many hours of research and head scratching I finally solved the mystery. My 2013 Silverado is equipped with Car2You not a Homelink and the two program very differently. The way to tell them apart is the Car2You has an LED above every button, the Homelink has only one LED. The three buttons on the Car2You are designated to specific brands of openers. The button on the left is for Chamberlain, the middle button is for Liftmaster and the third I don't remember. I had to get a Car2You repeater to be able to program my Silverado. I was also able to program the house garage door (Genie). I'll try to find the link for the instructions.

Thank you for the video. Buying the Chamberline Homelink Bridge/Repeater (855LM-C) resolved the problem. My scenario. 20 year old Liftmaster garage door had worked with a 2019 vehicle but not with a 2024 vehicle. Following the documented process for pairing Liftmaster to Homelink with the 2024 vehicle looked good but ultimately failed to complete setup process. Installed the Bridge/Repeater following the simple instructions worked first time with 2024 vehicle!

Thanks Eric this totally solved my problem, love the channel.

Thanx very much glad this was still posted. Its all about the buck. bought several remotes trying to get pared. was SOL until I found this post Homelink RPTR is now $42.00 on Amazon as of 3/24

Had the same problem with my 2015 Mazda CX5 and an older Genie. Was using a key fob type opener that came with the opener to try pairing, no dice! Worked couple hours, no dice! So I tried a sunvisor remote that also came with the opener. Worked the first time! Changing remotes did the job. I have no clue why. I love homelink and was one reason I bought that level of CX5 because it had homelink. Can control the opener and the secondary lights in my garage.

Eric! You saved the day again! Couldn't have figured this out with you.

I had the same problem with an older garage door trying to program 2 cars. What I had to do is push the button in the actual door motor and program the things in the cars to it, just like you would do with a regular garage door opener. It worked for me, so it may be worth a try before you buy the extra stuff.

@thronewalker1153

3 жыл бұрын

Does not work for this specific year garage door opener.

I had the same issue a few years ago and bought the same adapter. The signal was somewhat weak but it worked. I moved and left the adapter with the house. 2 years later I bought a house with a lift master that had the same issue, I decided the weak signal wasn’t worth the $35 and I just keep the opener in the ashtray and I get to open the door further away and waste my $35 on all the other things. Sad that liftmaster hasn’t resolved this issue.

I had the same issue with the same solution when we replaced our old Sears opener with a brand new Chamberlain, the issue was the HomeLink in our cars was too old to support the newest rolling code technology (thus we needed that repeater). It isn't that great, as others mentioned the range is severely reduced and most of the time you have to hold the Homelink button down for like 5-10 seconds before it even responds. We'd have been better off buying a couple new remotes, even though it would have cost a little more.

Great video! I'm a 77 yoa Female: From the Get Go. "It Is Not You" True Statement. I have tried to set up my car for many days in every way possible from the universal remote to the pad, and now the vehicle, with all of my instruction manuals by my side, nothing worked with the vehicle until Eric. I was not instructed how to use Home Link Bridge nothing inbox. I have a 2006 Buick Rendezvous, but I did turn my key on accessory mode first "according to GM manual". Thanks, Eric

I had a similar vehicle / opener combination but was able to get it to work using the learn button on the opener itself, just ran into limitations as to how many remotes/Homelink vehicles it would store. I think it maxed out at 4 remotes/Homelink vehicles that it would store before it started dropping them. ie. if you tried to learn remote #5 it would drop remote #1.

Thanks for making this video and adding the link to the bridge part.

My remote garage door opener always works flawlessly. With every vehicle - any year, make, or model. The way it works is: I pull up to the garage door; my son gets out and opens the garage door; I pull the car into the garage; my son closes the garage door behind me. The only problem is that the warranty period expires in about 10 years.

@shwndh

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, but they’re expensive 😂

@nopenottalib4366

2 жыл бұрын

@@shwndh Yes indeed! The fuel alone to keep 'em 'charged' is just the tip of the iceberg!

Hmmm...I had liftmaster garage door opener in my previous home with a Homelink in my Nissan Maxima. What I experienced was there was a different setting I had to use on my garage door opener to get it to sync with the Homelink. It was something about the rolling garage door codes used on the opener.

Still applicable today!!! I couldn’t figure out why my truck never connected and I used a different remote and it worked no problem!’ Thanks for the info!

Hi Eric, thanks for the video. I have a 2015 tundra which I successfully pair with my 2006 masterlift garage door opener. It worked perfectly since 2015 until this week when it begins to fail. Do you think this will work for me? Thanks!

Thanx for the info. I fixed mine with by buying another sun visor remote - bypassing the homewreck system all together.

Eric, thank you so much. I must have wasted four hours of time and over an hour on the phone with the company help desk (no help at all). The rep told me that my 2014 Lexus couldn't use HomeLink. Ordered the LiftMaster Bridge and was up and running in about five minutes. Thanks again, and no thanks to the company and their help desk, what a joke.

Great work on this Eric! 🔳👍

thanks, after about an hour of looking dumb trying to get my setup to work like it is supposed to from other videos this explaned alot

Oh my gosh.....thank you Been fighting with my lift master for weeks now trying everything. Time to upgrade to a belt drive system

I really thought is was me... or maybe my 04 lincoln navigator. I found it odd that my other vehicles had no problem. Thank you for post!

Thank-you Eric, very usefull info !

Eric, appreciate the information, funny how the installers never mention this as a solution. Definitely cheaper than buying multiple key fobs for each car.

@Snarfelle

4 жыл бұрын

Homelink website very clearly lists this information

@jeffh4505

4 жыл бұрын

The 3-button remotes are actually cheaper than the repeaters.

@Informed104

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Homelink website doesn't mention models like the 93-97 model Billion Code Chamberlain/LiftMasters with the green learn button, that won't work.

@xxaleatricksxx1114

Жыл бұрын

Thats the boat I'm in. Chamberlain/LiftMasters model 22180-267. Mine has a red learn button. I have tried everything to get it to work with my 2023 Honda Pilot. Even bought the repeater in this video and still wont work.

Thanks, I always wondered if someone would make a solution for this problem. It’s sad that I still have to use the remote.

finaly my door is working! salute

Hey just another idea. Same opener, same system, same problem… but came to another solution that worked. This took some trial and error, but worth a shot. 1. Be far away from the garage door with the opener. Far enough that the programmed remote wouldn’t open the door. 2. Program your homelink mirror using the normal process. 3. Code accepted, return home and follow steps inside the garage to “learn” the new code (yellow button). 4. Press the homelink button in the vehicle to complete. Not sure how or why this works, but it did for me.

This is the only - i mean the ONLY video that helped with my 5 year old car for which I have been trying to setup.

Thanks for the vid, I just figured my home link was old tech and relented to mounting my remote on my visor

God this helped me, hours and hours wasted before this trying to figure it out. Can't thank you enough.

Thanks. Your video made my try an older liftmaster garage opener FOB that had an amber light instead of red. That one worked!!! Red must be the newer versions.

Great video Eric

@ericthecarguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Great find! Just bought a new build and this still is an issue in 2022. My 2022 Crosstrek will not connect via Homelink. So dumb!

I have a Chamberlain with remotes that look like yours. I believe we got universal openers. I have a 2104 MKZ Lincoln. I erased the prior codes. When I try to program my Homelink on my visor, I get the slow blinking lights like you. I assume that I could use the product you recommend? It was Chamberlain, my garage opener is Chamberlain.

Another thing that helps is to push the door opener remote button several times while holding the homelink button. This always works for my 2006 Liftmaster door opener.

That makes sense why my Accord Homelink doesn’t work now.

It worked! Finally! However, I completed the same steps on my lift master without buying the homelike system. Just programmed to my vehicle then hit learn and pushed the button and it paired.

GREAT INFO THANK YOU.

Thank you for this post...been trying to solve this issue for quite some time.

Pretty much you need a remote to your garage in order to link your vehicle or can you do it without a remote

I put liftmaster 8335 recently and homelink did not work. Bought the homelink adaptor from liftmaster web site and followed this instructions. Works with Lexus 2004 model. Thanks

Interesting, I did not know that was a problem on newer model garage door openers. I have always paired the home link systems just simply by pressing the learn code button on the garage door opener and then pressing the button on the home link system a few times and that’s always seemed to work for me. I don’t even have to mess with the garage door clicker at all. I paired all of our cars with the home link system and I kept the clickers in my CR-V since that’s the only car that does not have a home link system.

Hoping this will fix the issue on my 98 Honda Accord having similar issues

Thanks Eric! You were VERY HELPFUL BRO!!!!!

Man...loving the high Life with a garage...I ain't even got a driveway. I guess ya could say I'm a true shade tree DIYer. Gotta work on the passenger side...park it on the left side of the street...gotta work on the driver's side park it in the right. Need some clearance underneath? Put a wheel on the curb!

@ericthecarguy

4 жыл бұрын

I have totally been there. Give it time and work hard. You never know where you'll end up. Also, I used to cut grass during the summers to earn extra cash. I got pretty good at loading the lawnmower in the back of my CRX. Smallest landscaping vehicle ever. Necessity is the mother of invention.

@carl6149

4 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that.

@FabienTeulieres93

3 жыл бұрын

You’re a trooper. Respect ✊

Hey Eric, what brand of seat cover is that?

The info says that this is to help with loft master garage doors older than 2016 working. But I have the opposite problem. My Chamberlain MyQ opener is pretty new, as of 2019, and we can't get our older (2010 Maxima) homelink openers to work with it. Will this still solve the problem?

Hi. After you use the bridge, does homelink need the bridge to continue working, or is it now paired to the liftmaster and you can unplug the bridge?

Thanks! Finally got it to work with my 2018 Titan.

Had no idea..... 2013 tesla model s can not get my gate operator going but does work on another garage. And homelink does output the freq range... I will try this, thanks!

Could this also be a the issue on a lift master gate opener?

Took forever to figure this out on my new Range Rover. Simply press and hold button 1 and 3 until it flashes amber and Homelink will reset! Then just program with the garage door opener. Thank you!!!

Thanks so much. Worked first try.

Good video. I didn’t know that device was available. Thx.

Strange… Bought a new 2019 Toyota 4Runner 2 years ago and programmed the homelink without issue. Just picked up a 2014 BMW Z4 this week and have been pulling my hair out wondering why it simply would not work. Weird how an older car isn’t working when a new car did. Especially since the garage doors and openers are well over 10 years old. Thanks for the video Eric! One question though… does this mean I have to buy one of these homelink bridges for each door?

Perfect! Thanks for this, it worked for me.

Do you find this to be a problem with chamberlains? My remote looks the same as the LiftMaster but I have a Chamberlain.

So after getting that repeater, plugging it to an outlet and using the transmitter to program the Homelink and getting it to work, can that repeater and transmitter be kept away or should it stay plugged in?

@richardalbert3050

2 жыл бұрын

The repeater stays plugged in and the transmitter that came with it gets stored away

Just a heads up Eric, if you have problems with range on your car or remotes or keypad change those LED bulbs out to regular bulbs some LEDs create a frequency and may interfere, a garage door guy lol PS your video made my day thanks

@scottkronmiller3746

2 жыл бұрын

Is it a problem for any LED nearby, or only the one in the opener? Thanks

Do you need to keep that repeater/bridge plugged into an outlet at all times (even after the vehicle's homelink is set up)?

@richardalbert3050

2 жыл бұрын

Yes… the repeater translates the signal into something the garage operator can understand

Question: I have dual garage door openers/ two bays with individual doors. Would one unit work for both or am I needing to buy one for each?

The older openers used borrowed frequency that was later then up and disabled any opener in proximity to many military bases. There is a less expensive solution, a Skylink 318TR Universal transmitter/receiver sold on Amazon.

It took forever for my 07 Lexus to work with chamberlain. Today it works but spotty. Somedays i can be at the street or i have to be right up to the door for it to open. Closing works just fine but i am usually just backed out.

You mention that the reason is due to the age of the LiftMaster remote prior to 2016. Could I just purchase a newer LiftMater remote? My local hardware stores do not carry the homelink adaptor. Thanks!

Thank you for this answer🙏 This was driving me crazy. I will just keep using my old garage door opener and save the 40$ 🤣😭

I have the Homelink Bridge and I was able to program the car with the bridge remote (light flashed on the opener), but the door still does not operate when I press the homelink button that was just programmed. ?????

The link doesn't seem to be working. Can you reshare the link to this product?

was driving me insane, thank you

Thanks bro, not many people use homelink in Mexico City, so I couldn't find a solution even with the MERIK dealers. I hope this is the solution.

I have a genie garage door opener do you have a solution how to make the homelink system work with it?

Thank you Eric!!!!

I have a Liftmaster 2008 manufacture date with the purple program button and a 2018 Audi S4 with side assist ....have to pull the 5amp fuse for side assist from trunk fuse box then program homelink with door opener procedure for all garage doors then replace the fuse. Liftmaster bridge would not work.....have to pull the fuse.

OMG THANK YOU! I spent hours trying to figure out this problem. Oy.

Thnx, I had forgotten that I needed to use the repeater for my older (2009) Armada.

I would not recommend using a LED light bulb in your garage motor. The frequency of the LED light operates on can drastically affect the range capabilities of your garage opener when lit. I switched mine back to CFL and it improved quite a bit.

@josephpatricio851

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ll have to try this. The range of my cars Homelink system is pathetically short.

@helenli982

Жыл бұрын

I have been trying to pair my 2nd car with my garage door opener for over 2 months, and was only able to do so today after seeing your post about LED lights. You made my day. Thank you.

Have you tried to set the remote by using the learn button on the opener unit ?

@ericthecarguy

4 жыл бұрын

The remote works fine, it's a Homelink issue. Thanks for the comment.