Stuff We Use: Smart Garage Door Openers

On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we have actually used or purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.


Anyone fortunate enough to have an enclosed space in which to wrench on their ride probably has an overhead garage door, especially if yer out in the ‘burbs with a single-family home. Automatic garage door openers are ubiquitous in those environments – but there are a few accessories one can add to improve convenience and make life a little bit easier.

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