# garage door openers?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [December 7, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940 "2007-12-07T21:02:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/1 "2007-12-07T21:02:04Z")
anyone know where to find a universal opener? we have a garage at the ritz, but no opener. it gets kind of annyoing to walk up the porch stairs, through the apt, down the garage stairs, through the garage.
any ideas? the thing is suuuuper old. i can find out the brand name if needed.
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### Author:  [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/2 "2007-12-07T21:07:45Z")
gimme the brand name
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### Author:  [@Muckman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muckman)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/3 "2007-12-07T21:07:53Z")
Do you mean the remote or the opener itself?
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### Author:  [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/4 "2007-12-07T21:08:22Z")
and model/ serial number
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/5 "2007-12-07T21:10:30Z")
So i guess its not rolling code? Theyre freeking expensive for some reason. Value has them, i guess ones from sears would work… home depo maybie?
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### Author:  [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/6 "2007-12-08T01:22:00Z")
All I know is that this garage door is so old that it doesn’t even have an eye- once it goes down it’s not going back up even if you are under it.
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### Author:  [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/7 "2007-12-08T01:34:48Z")
It may be cheaper to just get a new garage door opener.
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### Author:  [@lx50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lx50)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/8 "2007-12-08T08:17:37Z")
Home Depot has a bunch of remotes that say they are “Universal” they are like $30
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/9 "2007-12-08T09:48:52Z")
Jam, Radioshack used to have them for like $15 last time I saw them was at least 2 years ago but it’s worth a shot.
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### Author:  [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/10 "2007-12-09T02:07:39Z")
you need to have the code, hopefully dirty can help you if you provide the model and s/n. I need one as hell but I have like 3 that do work so i can open one and get the pattern
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### Author:  [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/11 "2007-12-09T07:35:22Z")
If it’s super old it probably has a bank of dip switches. If so the “Clicker” brand from depot will work. It’s $26 and its on clearance right now. If it is a rolling code system which I doubt beins so old, you woukd need to know the manufactuer to get the correct remote. They sell conversion kits from dip switch to rolling code for $47 at depot as well. These are all my products so ask away if ya have questions.
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-door-openers/39940/12 "2007-12-09T07:59:51Z")
FYI most of the universal remotes come with a code sheet