Depending on the orientation of your garage door, exchanging the sensor could put it in an unaffected position. It looks like an industrial photoelectric senso

Depending on the orientation of your garage door, exchanging the sensor could put it in an unaffected position. It looks like an industrial photoelectric sensor, including laser based ones run around $100, so maybe that can be a realistic swap. https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/sensors_-z-_encoders/photoelectric_sensors/general_purpose_photoelectric_sensors https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/sensor...