Received Taidan Garage Remote

PaulW · 11-08-2004, 01:20 PM

My performance center has a whole lot of tools in it these days, have an old garage door opener with just one code which could be stolen.

You can buy an upgrade from Home Depot for about $50 to change your standard garage door opener system to a Genie rolling code system so the code can't be stolen. My garage is one of many up and down an alley.

So I ordered a Taidan garage remote from Ben (brittmo@xmission.com), for $36, including shipping.

Here it is, you just use the supplied insulation displacement connectors and hook it up to the high beams on the car. Flash the high beams and it opens the door!

Now to get the upgrade from Home Depot and hook both up!

KaMaKaZieP -ALUMIN8- · 11-08-2004, 01:29 PM

Ross:D · 11-08-2004, 01:47 PM

jbarnhart · 11-08-2004, 09:53 PM

I installed mine in the headlight cover and it fits perfectly. I'm really pleased with the result!

PaulW · 11-09-2004, 05:16 AM

jbarnhart · 11-09-2004, 08:26 AM

I had to go postal on Audi and PB to get the special cable for the Audi. The ONLY diff between the Audi and VW boxes is a stupid cable that hooks to the changer input of the head unit. I still have a little installation problem, because the cable sticks about 3-4 inches straight out the "back" of the PB. The box doesn't slide back far enough to put the wheel well cover back on. I tried building my own cable but my soldering isn't up to the task, apparently. I need to ohm out the OEM cable again and make sure I didn't make a mistake on wiring.

The photo above is where the PB sits now, and where it needs to sit to put the wheel cover back on.

Jazzy · 11-10-2004, 04:11 AM

Cool! Should I just email him directly to get one of these?

Do they work for non-Genie systems?

PaulW · 11-10-2004, 04:27 AM

jbarnhart · 11-10-2004, 07:11 AM

One version is for Genie systems and he has another... but I forget the other brand. Email him and tell him you found out about it on the AudiWorld forum. He's been great to Audi owners.

Fulliautomatix · 11-10-2004, 09:34 AM

Does it transmit a signal as long as the highbeams are on... or does it require a quite on/off?

IE: If I drive up to my house with the highs on, will the garage door open?

11-08-2004, 01:29 PM	#2
KaMaKaZieP -ALUMIN8- Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,101	Very nice... Now dont everyone off trying to open your door by blinding them :) __________________ -Jack 2006 Chrysler 300C 5.7 AWD 97 A8q 123k miles (GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN) --ALUMIN8-- 300HP and 3.06 Ghz of power Normal by day Stealth By night

11-08-2004, 01:47 PM	#3
Ross:D Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,620	You'll love it! __________________ 2000 A8 4.2 \| cold package \| nav \| security glass \| Bilsteins & Eibachs \| 18" RS4 wheels VAG-COM mods: sport mode (00032), auto-lock (15148) & Parktronic (volume & pitch) Phatbox \| V1 & LE-30 dual \| debadged \| Magnaflow \| LATCH (dealer retrofit) \| other goodies

11-08-2004, 09:53 PM	#4
jbarnhart Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 252	Me too! I installed mine in the headlight cover and it fits perfectly. I'm really pleased with the result!

11-09-2004, 05:16 AM	#5
PaulW AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 18,202	Nice, did you ever get the Phatbox working? Wasn't it the VW one? __________________ 07 S8

11-09-2004, 08:26 AM	#6
jbarnhart Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 252	Yep, VW Phatbox works fine, but... I had to go postal on Audi and PB to get the special cable for the Audi. The ONLY diff between the Audi and VW boxes is a stupid cable that hooks to the changer input of the head unit. I still have a little installation problem, because the cable sticks about 3-4 inches straight out the "back" of the PB. The box doesn't slide back far enough to put the wheel well cover back on. I tried building my own cable but my soldering isn't up to the task, apparently. I need to ohm out the OEM cable again and make sure I didn't make a mistake on wiring. The photo above is where the PB sits now, and where it needs to sit to put the wheel cover back on.

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11-10-2004, 04:11 AM	#7
Jazzy New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 172	Oooo... where where where? Cool! Should I just email him directly to get one of these? Do they work for non-Genie systems? __________________ ] 1999 Melange A8, Orlando, FL ] Fully optioned, cold/warm package ] 245/45/18 Dunlop SP9000 on Borbet TypeS ] ECU, Tip, and H&R coilover upgrades You can love your Audi, just don't LOVE your Audi.

11-10-2004, 04:27 AM	#8
PaulW AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 18,202	It has to be a rolling code system only, can't remember the other system, but email him __________________ 07 S8

11-10-2004, 07:11 AM	#9
jbarnhart Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 252	He has a couple of models One version is for Genie systems and he has another... but I forget the other brand. Email him and tell him you found out about it on the AudiWorld forum. He's been great to Audi owners.

11-10-2004, 09:34 AM	#10
Fulliautomatix Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 185	Re: Received Taidan Garage Remote Does it transmit a signal as long as the highbeams are on... or does it require a quite on/off? IE: If I drive up to my house with the highs on, will the garage door open? __________________ '97 A8 3.7

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