Gate opener
 

Has anybody put a gate opening chip in their side mirror ? How is it working?

Didn't work for me ;(

:shrug: Now why didn't anyone else think of that? :rolleyes:

Mine works great. One gate is too high and it won't work on it, but I have used it at about 15 gates where it worked fine.

Yes, it works fine on all but 1 gate for me where it is erradic. Lot's of variables including the height of your mirror (vs the height of the gate pad) as well as if you have a lot of "electronics" in it. I had one car that wouldn't even pass the signal. They work great but you will have to change your driving habits. You can't just fly through the gate. You have to come to a stop as close to the pad as safely as you can and breath slowly. :) You'll find that most of the "problematic" gates are in the older northern areas of the Villages where the pads are lower (and older).

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah: I always wondered what that silly 8 sided red sign was for....... and where in the Villages are the most "problematic" drivers? :icon_wink:

Generally works well. More problematic on the historic side

Oh my but they have! :)
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...te+chip+mirror
This thread only has 122 posts.....many more threads.:ho:

Didn’t work well for me plus getting so close to the readers could cause wheel rash to my alloy rims. I’ll wait until The Villages come up with their own version. Not holding my breath!

It works will so far, for $25 his name is Joe (845) 542-7365. You need to get close edge of mirror to gate sensor about 6inches been using it for 3 months haven't scraped my rims yet.

Works well for me but would still like to see auto open gates in both directions.

At least 2 people do this. Thinking about it as I don’t even have a gate card for the cars so I hit the red button to get in. Someday I might at least get additional gate cards.

My wife had one installed yesterday. They had a group installation in our neighborhood. I spoke with her today and she told me it's working great!

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You have to have a gate card because your card is cloned to the one they put in the mirror.

Good luck peeling the gate card our of the mirror and it being reusable. There is a circle made of VERY tiny wires that starts about 1 inch in diameter and winds creating a circle about 1.5 inches in diameter. If you break a single wire (which you will absolutely do) then the chip is useless.

This is what I use and can be easily relocated,
Amazon.com

So you have a duplicator?

Yes, I use this one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088FPFZ9M...sin_title&th=1

Thanks

Installation took 20 minutes in my garage. So far it works fine. Takes a bit to get used to though

Some gates better than others. Overall just OK but worth $25 IMO

Yep. Works great.

I found out I didn't need it. the card works right thru the closed window... make sure you are lined up correctly with the beam. try it before you spend money you don't have to.

Yep, great idea for old people. :ohdear::ohdear:

Was behind a car that went back and forward twice to get close enough. Wonderful.

:cryin2:

Love it!

My wife had one put on our Traverse (and I have no idea who it was); it works great.

Works good. Why didn't the Villages think of this?

Have it on my golf cart, suv, and large pickup. All work fine with exception of 1 gate for the pickup. Too much height difference. Just need to pul closer than when you wave the card.

Works like a charm. My new SunPass. Lol.

It took a couple of tries, but now it works great. I had to mount it on the outside of the mirror though.

Car chips
 

We have them in both cars - work great

And they probably would have spent more time digging out their card and trying to get close enough to the pad to have it read...

Works well BUT you have to get real close

great
 

had mine for 2 months and works great. done by Joie Striano 845-542-7365 $20

Works fine

Works great for me! I love it especially when it’s raining and I don’t have to open my window to use my gate card.

Yes, works great. Ed Ingalls 217 433 1394. $39 per car and they come to your home.

Perfect

My wife and I have a chip on each of our golf carts and our car. All work perfectly. We have a number of neighbors who have had the same experience. I highly recommend them.