OK, so I wanted to add the Homelink to this car, but finding a set of Homelink visors in any shade of green, to match my interior, in good shape, was going to be a challenge, if possible at all. I also did not want to run another roof wire harness (this car doesn't have the lghted visors) or pull the headliner, or any of that stuff. So, I decided to install the homelink transmitter I had out of a set of visors that where ruined from my attempt to install them a year ago, in my old 95 Thunderbird.

So, I decided to install it in the only space in the interior I could find that was big enough, flat enough, and had enough room behind it to accomodate the box, which is the front of the storage bin inside the center console.

I started by stripping the wires on the connector that hooks onto the homelink transmitter...I had to strip them with a razor blade, they are incredibly difficult to use wire strippers on for some reason

Here is the homelink connector wires hooked up to the cig lighter wires, before soldering or taping or anything, you can see the homelink transmitter in the photo:

Here is the wire harness for the lighter hooked up to the homelink connector, all soldered and taped. The other two wires went to the ashtray light, which I got rid of...I will add a console light later

Here is the casing for the homelink module, with the PCB remved and opened

Here is the empty casing attached to the front of the console storage bin with nothing in it yet, getting ready to drill holes

Another shot, with it open, holes not drilled yet

Here is the homlink module attached, put back together, PCB in, holes drilled, etc.

Here is a shot of the holes for the module without the buttons or cover installed, as you can see, I had to remove the trunk release button to have room for this install, I will relocate it:

This is a small green zip-tie. I had to cut the large part off of three of them, and put them on top of the buttons, to allow them to be pushed by the black rubber buttons...there was too much space between the rubber outer buttons, and the actual buttons on the PCB, becuase I installed the homelink module behind the console, creating more space, therefore, the buttons could not be reached...problem solved, Works good.

Here is a finished shot, with the buttons, cover, everything installed, bin ready to go back in console:

All finished up! Installed in the car, I had just confirmed functionality when I took this photo


The only disadvantage is that I kind of have to look down into the console to confirm that the little LED is on, for programming, etc.
I have moved the trunk release button and power outlet to the DIN panel housing my scanguage. I will have to cover the hole where the trunk release was located.



The Homelink works great. I would like to add a console light from an 89-93 bird, but there is NO room on the side that the homelink is installed on, so I will have to try to put it some where else in there, and it might not fit even then. Maybe I will run a strip of LED lights in there somewhere.