Hi Everybody,

Unfortunately my house does not have a garage, nor a gate, therefore I am looking for some other uses for the homelink functionality. I was wondering if anybody has any ideas / has used their homelink for other things? I did some searching on this forum, and on the interwebz but not a whole lot came up... I actually can't find many homelink specific items (they advertise lights and appliances on their web site, but the links don't really work quite right).

I have some RF knowledge and I have a 12v remote switch that I will try to hook up and maybe hook up some LED's or something (just for fun) but have any of you folks done anything neat with the homelink functionality??

 

A quick google search lead to this thread on an audi forum: http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=1712480

 

Pretty good idea would be to trade your homelinke with my non homelink since I have a garage .... thats unique

 

Or you could trade your garage for his non-garage. Also unique and kinda zen. :-)

 

Homelink works with X10.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/X10_(industry_standard)

So the question is sort of akin to, "What exists that uses electricity?"

Personally, I would use it to turn on a toaster, because toast is yummy.

 

^or better yet, you know how everyone always says "Oh ****! I left the oven on!"?
Well, now that can be a thing of the past

 

I used to have a lamp that came with a remote control. Synced it with my homelink just for kicks. Worked fine..... never used it though.