2011 With Visor Mount CAR2U Opener Interface To Newer Chamberlain

[GlennSullivan]

Our older 2011 Expedition has a 3 button Car2U visor mount opener, which works fine with our older Chamberlain openers in our big garage, but does not interface with the newer openers in our small garage. This is obviously a first world problem because we just have a mobile unit clipped to the visor, but it would be nice to use the built in unit.

I found this adapter made by Chamberlain online, but it is discontinued. Anyone with a Gen 3 Expy have a solution for connecting the built in CAR2U interface in Gen 3 Expys to newer Chamberlain GD opener hardware?

CAR2URPTR​

Car2U® COMPATIBILITY BRIDGE
CAR2U RPTR is a is a standalone Car2U® Compatibility Bridge that acts as a signaling bridge for various LiftMaster® and Chamberlain® Security+ 2.0 Garage Door Openers and Car2U systems in vehicles. Please locate your model number and check the owner's manual for serviceable information.
This product is discontinued and is no longer available. There is no compatible replacement for this product.

 

[GlennSullivan]

All the brain power here and no other solutions?

 

[WiseCraig]

Our experience is that the reason that Chamberlain discontinued the bridge is that it does not work with their current models. We replaced our Chamberlain and the bridge no longer worked, so it's on to having the Chamberlain remote on the visor.

Also, I've found that folks in this forum are friendly and helpful when they know the answer, so if no one has responded yet then no one has an answer for you.
Your second post will, however, most likely cause folks NOT to respond... they are helpful and friendly, but not at anyone's beck and call.

 

[Gary Waugh]

You could buy an aftermarket receiver and remotes, then wire the new receiver to your garage opener and program the car opener to the new receiver. It’s a bit more wiring but was how I overcame this issue.
I use something like this https://www.homecontrols.com/Skylin...4YOjVwxYmstYX4A2NNTgRuv7MLFZOjF0WYBLr2o2DxIQ0

 

[GlennSullivan]

Our experience is that the reason that Chamberlain discontinued the bridge is that it does not work with their current models. We replaced our Chamberlain and the bridge no longer worked, so it's on to having the Chamberlain remote on the visor.

Also, I've found that folks in this forum are friendly and helpful when they know the answer, so if no one has responded yet then no one has an answer for you.
Your second post will, however, most likely cause folks NOT to respond... they are helpful and friendly, but not at anyone's beck and call.

Yes, I understand your point. However, If you look at my 5 year history, post count and reaction score on this site, you will see that I've been extremely helpful to many people with problems. In some cases going out of my way to help solve problems. So its not like I just joined and am looking for something for nothing.

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

Our older 2011 Expedition has a 3 button Car2U visor mount opener, which works fine with our older Chamberlain openers in our big garage, but does not interface with the newer openers in our small garage. This is obviously a first world problem because we just have a mobile unit clipped to the visor, but it would be nice to use the built in unit.

I found this adapter made by Chamberlain online, but it is discontinued. Anyone with a Gen 3 Expy have a solution for connecting the built in CAR2U interface in Gen 3 Expys to newer Chamberlain GD opener hardware?

CAR2URPTR​

Car2U® COMPATIBILITY BRIDGE
CAR2U RPTR is a is a standalone Car2U® Compatibility Bridge that acts as a signaling bridge for various LiftMaster® and Chamberlain® Security+ 2.0 Garage Door Openers and Car2U systems in vehicles. Please locate your model number and check the owner's manual for serviceable information.
This product is discontinued and is no longer available. There is no compatible replacement for this product.

A similar problem happened with my son and his 2012 Impala with the factory visor mounted openers.

He bought a new Craftsman garage door opener, made by Chamberlain. The new opener would not work with his Impala’s openers.

He looked high and low for something that would work with the new opener and the Impala’s openers. No luck.

He called Chamberlain and was told he should download their app (MyQ?) and use his smart phone to open and close the door. He downloaded their app, but doesn’t want to pull out his phone each time to open the garage door. He gave up and carries the clip-on opener attached to his sunvisor.

I know this doesn’t help, but I suspect there is nothing out there that will enable the “old” style visor buttons to interface with the new style openers.

 

[GlennSullivan]

Your son's experience is the same as ours.
We have 7 GDs in 3 states (long story) and all are MyQ enabled. The newer openers are native MyQ, while we added MyQ Gateways ( MyQ Gateway ) to the older ones to enable them. The real benefit of MYQ is being able to let someone in remotely and getting notified when any door is opened, closed or left open.

For those things, it is great, but as you said, to have to unlock your phone, open an app and press open on a specific door as you are rolling up to the house just does not make any sense.

Having a portable opener clipped to the visor works fine, I just thought there might be a simple solution to add a Gateway like device to the newer LiftMaster Openers to accept signals from the older vehicle. Similar to the LiftMaster Gateway added to our older GD openers to make them MYQ compatible.

 

[GlennSullivan]

I think I may have come up with a solution.
In 2014 Ford switched from Car2U to HomeLink GDOs in the Expeditions. Since the 2014 truck is still what I refer to as Gen3A, it had not yet received the 3.5TT, dash upgrades and a different body harness and still uses the same visors with the same electrical connector, but with HomeLink GDO.

If I can find a black drivers side visor from a Limited sunroof truck (non sunroof is different visor), it will have the HomeLink GDO and the same electrical connector as the 2011. I think......