HomeLink

[KXJ 911Turbo]

Has anyone managed to successfully get the HomeLink function working? I went through the instruction book of my new garage door and I gleaned that I might need to update the software of HomeLink in the car to Version 6 or higher. I have a 2010 997 turbo and wonder if anyone has done this? Presumably it has to be done by Porsche? Cost? Thanks

 

[stomper]

I've tried it with my gen 1, found that each time I re-trained it, it would work the first time but failed subsequently, I put this down to the code cycling used in the garage door remote mechanism. I found that homelink had a module (around £50) you could wire into the garage door unit which would should have worked, it basically provided a second ( homelink sensitive ) receive which could electrically trigger the garage door. This goes back a couple of years, I wonder if the update to homelink lets it handle code cycling?

 

[clarkes]

I got Homelink on my 2007 Gen I 997tt to work with my garage door but had no luck with my gates. The remote for the gates would not transmit a signal long enough for the Homelink system to capture it.

 

[chrismouzou]

Had homelink on my 997tt work garaged door fine but electric gates not compatible need different small printed link to circuit board depending on make of electric motor for electric gates

 

[RJKflyer]

I had all this with my prior vehicle - an RS4. which had Homelink fitted. I had to add 'Homelink compatible' SEIP receivers to my gates (which were new so right frequency - annoying but simply incompatible) and my garage door (which to be fair was an old 200-odd MHz unit). It worked faultlessly. My 997 didn't have Homelink and since it's not retrofittable, I did it myself by buying the two buttons for the overhead panel, and hard-wiring them to a small remote key fob which I hid behind the panel. Looks OEM except that they're not illuminated - could be done but didn't want to get into warranty wrangle. Also it's never missed a beat.

 

[KXJ 911Turbo]

Thanks everyone for the comments. In general, the HomeLink sounds a bit flaky. I spoke to Porsche today and they said it would take 30-60 minutes to diagnose (diagnose what?!?) and they may have to send an engineer to my house to look at it. Of course, that would be very expensive, as essentially you are taking that person away from another job (does that mean I have to pay twice)? Overall, while it would be lovely to press a button that actually exists in the car, I am not sure I need to spend hundreds of pounds for the privilege....