What do enthusiasts do with THREE garage door openers?

What do people actually DO with three radio-control GDO transceivers?

My E39 has three (count 'em, 3) www.homelink.com buttons for activating radio-controlled stuff.
Now, I appreciate BMW's foresight in providing two more RF universal transmitters than I'd have asked for ... and I love the easy one-button "self-learning" & two-button "erase-all" usability ... plus I'm relieved it powers down when I park outside ... but I'm still wonderin' ... what on earth do you guys actually DO with these three buttons?

Besides the obvious (e.g., three garages), is there something actually USEFUL you guys really use these radio controls for?

Note: I don't have the owner's manual (it's on order) but, with bimmerfest help, I figured out how to program the homelink system two days ago; the working range & angles seem to be MUCH LESS (50 feet) and MORE DIRECT (head on) than the motorcycle-mounted Craftsman garage door opener which I used to train the BMW system; dunno why; maybe it's the Faraday cage that the motorcycle lacks.

Reply » What do enthusiasts do with THREE garage door openers?

You can have one set to porch/entry lights. Or, if you have a cottage you can set another to that.

Also don' forget your mistresses place!

James.

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Besides the obvious (e.g., three garages), is there something ELSE these radio controls are good for?

The Homelink system can be used for all kinds of things. Light on when you arrive, coffee maker, all kinds of stuff. For my part, I use it for friends whose house I visit or house sit and family who's garage is often closed on arrival.

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one for each garage door

also the automatic gate in front of one's driveway and/or subdivision

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What do people DO with three BMW overhead radio-control buttons?

I live in a gated community and use 2 of the buttons. 1 for the community gate and 1 for the garage. This is what is posted at Homelink's webpage.

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HomeLink is an integrated transceiver (a transmitter and receiver) that can be programmed to activate radio frequency (RF) devices such as garage doors, estate/community gates, entry door locks, home/office lighting, or other RF devices.

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don't forget your mistresses' place!

Now that's an idea ... one for the mistress' hideaway, one for home, and one for the maid's place on weekends ...

Seriously though, I now see that the "gated community" is a great obvious use of one of the GDO buttons (to each his.her own but I feel porch & garage lights should activate via motion sensors).

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