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Old 08-23-2022, 06:58 PM
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You’re supposed to stop at those arms? I just keep driving, they come right off.
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Old 08-23-2022, 07:25 PM
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We don't open our window for the sensor....just hold it and the gates will open. The concept of having one put on vehicles is o.k. until one sells the car and needs another one for the new car. As for the garage door opener...ours has a clip that we put on the sun-visor and never have to search for it in a glove box. BOTH of these is easy-peasy solutions.
I also just place the card in the groove in the door and don't open the window and all the gates that I frequently go through, open. Our car has a button on on the rear view mirror that is programmed to open the garage door. Really easy peasy.
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Old 08-23-2022, 08:11 PM
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The concept of having one put on vehicles is o.k. until one sells the car and needs another one for the new car.
They are easily remove, if you want to remove them...

As for getting another one for a new car, it's $25. Is that a deal breaker?
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Old 08-24-2022, 04:47 AM
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I bought the gizmo that allows you to clone the info on the card onto a little white disc, so I could make one for myself, and my wife and friends. They work great, however, in my wife's Honda CRV I could not get the little disc to fit into the side-view mirror.
I hadn't thought about finding some alternate spot for it.
I do hold the card against the glass, and that seems to work fine MOST (but definitely not ALL) of the time.

My buddy has a Honda Pilot, and he has the disc in the side-view mirror. It works about as well as the method of holding the card to the window, which is to say, it works most of the time, but certain gates just won't read it, and at some he has to drive that side-view mirror about an inch from the reader. It's fun to watch him do that.
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Old 08-24-2022, 05:35 AM
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FYI...the gate pass works right thru the glass...no need to open the window or get one of those gadgets
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Old 08-24-2022, 06:15 AM
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I bought the gizmo that allows you to clone the info on the card onto a little white disc, so I could make one for myself, and my wife and friends. They work great, however, in my wife's Honda CRV I could not get the little disc to fit into the side-view mirror.
I hadn't thought about finding some alternate spot for it.
I do hold the card against the glass, and that seems to work fine MOST (but definitely not ALL) of the time.

My buddy has a Honda Pilot, and he has the disc in the side-view mirror. It works about as well as the method of holding the card to the window, which is to say, it works most of the time, but certain gates just won't read it, and at some he has to drive that side-view mirror about an inch from the reader. It's fun to watch him do that.
I did the same and enjoy using mine in a 2020 Honda CRV. I installed 3 discs in different positions inside the mirror to then work at any gate.
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Old 08-24-2022, 06:45 AM
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I didn't like having to lower my window and reach out with my card or push the Red button when it was raining. Also didn't like opening my window in the dark. So I contacted Joe Striano at 845-542-7365.
He came to the house and placed sensors on my driver's side mirror. Now I pull up to the gate box - wait a second - and voila, the gate opens. He's reliable and reasonable and likeable. Nice to sit in your care and say, "Open Sesame" and have it work.
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FYI...the gate pass works right thru the glass...no need to open the window or get one of those gadgets
Not at all gates. I’ve had many that don’t work through the window.
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Old 08-24-2022, 07:27 AM
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IF you pull up close and slide your card up & down on the window it will open
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Old 08-24-2022, 07:31 AM
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Ever pay for a new motor for a power window? $25 is cheap instead of three or four hundred dollars.
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almost all gated community have gate openers attached to their car mirror symptoms for owners to enter. their community. where is yours.
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My Chevy Equinox came with programable buttons which can operate the garage door(s) and other devices. This is more efficient than beeping the horn and hoping the wife will open the door for you.
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Old 08-24-2022, 08:39 AM
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Wow! I laughed at my husband when he said there were a lot of posters that didn't understand sarcasm...... Sorry C.W.
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Old 08-24-2022, 08:44 AM
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I bought the gizmo that allows you to clone the info on the card onto a little white disc, so I could make one for myself, and my wife and friends. They work great, however, in my wife's Honda CRV I could not get the little disc to fit into the side-view mirror.
I hadn't thought about finding some alternate spot for it.
I do hold the card against the glass, and that seems to work fine MOST (but definitely not ALL) of the time.

My buddy has a Honda Pilot, and he has the disc in the side-view mirror. It works about as well as the method of holding the card to the window, which is to say, it works most of the time, but certain gates just won't read it, and at some he has to drive that side-view mirror about an inch from the reader. It's fun to watch him do that.
Can you post a link to where to buy the “gizmo”? Thanks.
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