I assume you added the ambient lighting as an aftermarket kit and not an OEM Honda part??
My Ambient lighting works directly with my headlights only and came with a dash mounted switch to turn it off and on.
In any case, you beat me to the HomeLink mod....

Ordering the navigational / homelink module from Honda is around $200.00. It is probably a lot cheaper than that if I call them directly. But in the crash guide book, it is around 200.00.