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torque beast

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Does anyone else have issues with their home link opening gate or garage door? I have to be right up on the gate to get it to open. My ram would open 100’ away and handheld remote will open 200’ away. Any suggestions?


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Mine is hit or miss. Sometimes it will open it from a distance other times I have to be right beside it.
 

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I have tried several instances if programming it per the Ford manual and replacement of batteries; still it has not worked yet.

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I have tried home link and no luck even talking to someone there either


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Anyone ever find a solution for this? Any way to make these transmit farther?


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I don't know if this applies here but, I installed a new Chamberlain garage door opener the other day and it had a sticker that said LED or CFL lights may affect the range of the opener. Not 100% which style of light it mentioned.
 

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Is it within range of WiFi? Put a smart switch and a relay on it or a WiFi relay and you can open it from anywhere with cell service.

Truthfully, it might have to do with the factory tinted bar in the top of the windshield. Hold the handheld up against the headliner and see if the range on that is reduced too.
 

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No WiFi, I have tested all handheld remotes as well as other vehicles. I have bent the antenna in different shapes and lengths. I can open it from several hundred feet down the road with everything except my F250 which has to have the bumper damn near touching the gate to open and sometimes it won’t even do that and I have to dig the remote out of the console. I like my truck but this crap has me really looking to get something different while I can still get a good price for it. I realize ever manufacturer has issues but this is ridiculous for an 80k truck


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Older thread, but did you try the using the learn button on the opener itself? The rolling codes can cause similar issues to this, sometimes only opens every third time. Try pressing it 3 times from a distance, see if one hits?

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Tried everything but had to be right at the gate before it would open. Truck is gone now anyway


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When it comes to pushing the button have you given different sequences or duration a shot? Not sure if your button are still on the visor, but you mentioned it was battery operated? Remove the visor from the truck and test it independently to rule out interference. Perhaps the buttons arent making a good contact, have you taken it apart? Go through all the stupidideas before trading the truck in. Weird stuff happens and we dont live in a perfect world.
 

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Truck is already gone as it had other issues besides the opener. I have one that works now


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