Gathering Necessary Tools and Materials Before we dive in, let's grab our gear. You'll need your remote, keypad, and owner's manual – they're your trusty sidekicks for this garage door adventure.

If your remote has been lost and you are worried about others getting access to your garage, reprogramming a replacement remote renders the lost one useless.

Karen in Bunnell asked us to program her garage door remote buttons built into her sun visor in her car because she couldn't get them to work on her own.