I was inspired by Corvette Don's cool mod on using a stock garage door opener and rewiring it to function when you "flash to pass" and triggering the opener.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1799130

Here is my second attempt that was successful Sorry, I didn't stop to take pics

My first try failed, not sure if it was bad voltage, bad soldering, or just bad luck But I resolved to try again.
Now that my original spare Chamberlain 3v opener was totally dead I had to locate a new remote to try again on.
Since I wanted to eliminate the voltage reduction from 12 to 3volts issue I started looking for a different model remote to use.
What I found was a 9v model by Chamberlain called the Clicker.
This puppy can be trained to open 80% of all garage door systems.
http://www.clickerproducts.com/pdfdocs/114A3272.pdf
I found it at HD for $25.....cheaper online but I didn't want to wait.
I also wanted to eliminate any soldering in case that is how I fried my original remote. And with the Clicker this was easy to do.
I just used a 9volt battery socket to make the connection to the remote (reverse the leads) and ran these back to the leads that power the high beam on the driver's side.
I then hot glued a couple of thin pieces of plastic to the back of the remote's #1 button so that when the case was closed the button stays pressed (no soldering).
Used the dremel to cut a small notch for the leads to the low beam and then sealed up the holes in the case with a bit of hot glue to make the thing more water resistant.
Tested it and she works great so I mounted the Clicker on the headlight assembly, drivers side tucked up near the hood with some super Velcro and was done.

A worthy DIY mod that works great ! I also now have a LOT more range. I guess this is due to the 9v system.....or less interference from the fiberglass up front.