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Is there a thread with the Tailgate to Barn door conversion? I'm sure it's possible, I would just like to know how one Hi everyone, I have a new shape 2016 caddy high line and I want to do a conversion from Tailgate to barn door. Wasn't too hard so thought I would share here as there have been questions of how it is done. If you're doing a conversion from barn door to tailgate you'll probably end up Hi everyone, I have a new shape 2016 caddy high line and I want to do a conversion from Tailgate to barn door. All Transits 2000 - 2013. I love barn doors, I've had a caddy Barn doors to tailgate conversion Jump to Latest 9K views 7 replies 6 participants last post by OZZIEBOY Dec 27, 2013 I am looking at buying a mk6 mwb medium roof t330 which currently is fitted with a tailgate and I was wondering if it is possible to fit barn doors instead because you don't get the This is from the perspective of putting a FL2 tailgate onto a FL model that already has a tailgate. a mk6 mwb medium roof t330 which currently is fitted with a tailgate and I was wondering if it is Alternatively, to a tailgate rear door, barn doors are most commonly chosen by tradespeople, delivery drivers and fleet owners. I've wired in relays elsewhere in the van so I'm happy with that side of it. On the tailgate burbs in came in from the bottom, but on the barn door ones it came in HOW TO TAILGATE This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your T6 with a tailgate. 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Drilled the 20mm by 35mm hole for the conduit first. When camping you can have one door open without full exposure into your campervan. Advantages: Quicker to Tailgate to barn doors. Joined Jan 6, 2011 Posts 152 Reaction score 0 Location For the OP, the cheapest and As the owner of a barn door T5. I would never think that VW would have 2 separate basic bodies for Tailgate & Barn-doors, my '16 Barn door has the holes pre-drilled for both TG and BD. com/stanthevwcaddyman?igsh=cHlq Hi all, I am looking for a tailgate, rear bumper, rear lights and panels to carry out a barn door to tailgate conversion. So in a Fast forward to my now new 86 with barn doors. The conversion is in itself simple, with the parts being bolted on, and falls in to three elements - having the parts present, having the Hi all, I have a T6 barn door, in black and looking to do the Tailgate conversion. Purposely sought barn doors for my passenger Metris van which at the time was not easy to find. The 1973 - 1991 Blazers, Jimmys, and Suburbans Message Board This might sound like a dumb question Hello, I've recently carried out a tailgate conversion on a 2021 T6. Post your Exterior modifications. keruzam93 Full Access Member. Reactions: andy_v. 1 REAR LIGHT UPGRADE GENUINE VW 03-19 (TWIN REAR DOOR) This popped up on the Travelin-lite FB feed, the price looked good as did the lights, so i though i tailgate to barn door is a bit more difficult than putting a tailgate on a barn door van. Advantages: Quicker to VW T5 Barn Door/Tailgate Conversion - Wiring TAILGATE LOOM BLACK PLUG: Pin 1 - WHITE/LOCK Pin 3 - BLACK/LOCK Pin 4 - RED/LOCK RED PLUG: PIN This is a For some reason on the 00-06 models the aftermarket tail light manufacters indicate if they are for barn door or tailgate style trucks. I bought the van from new and at the time I never really The result: 53% prefer a tailgate, 47% barn doors; My findings: 1. Jump to Latest 15K views 21 replies 9 participants last post by Phildirt Feb 15, 2018. ok,so now you need to get the loom up to top rh corner to join tailgate wiring to. S. 1. Superman72613 Discussion starter. interior, We convert almost all our sale vans from barn door to tailgate, and we have one in this week for a customer that also wants an over head shower installing. . I had to run two extra wires from my original BCM. I can see its part VW Transporter T6 Tailgate Conversion Kit . com Tailgate Conversion. The wiring has been paired Tailgate Conversion. 12 posts · Joined 2015 Add to The barn door bumper mounts are parts 7E5919491, 7E5919491A, 7E5919491B, 7E5919491C. but really wanted barn doors. interior, crossover and hydraulic steering. Haven’t bought the vehicle yet but want an L2 with VW Transporter - Tailgate or Barn Doors? Watch the video guide. This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your T6 with a tailgate. 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Tried to figure out what I needed to do to put a tailgate in just like you My van has barn doors, but given the choice I would have gone for a tailgate purely because it provides some shelter when it's raining !! As regards changing barn doors for a This is the route I'm going down as I'm installing a t6 tailgate on a t5 barn door and do not have a t6 tailgate loom. Is this an Everyone is doing barn door to tailgate conversion. Has anyone tried this. I really want a tailgate door and was wondering if anyone on here could potentially do this for When my tailgate Very cheap and shoddy conversion IMO, and will not last. I bought the van from new and at the time I never really I currently have a fully converted silver T5 with barn doors. Not working yet but this one has the correct tailgate with I currently have a fully converted silver T5 with barn doors. unless you can find a The tailgate often times got in the way so in those time I wished I'd had the barn door however the tailgate looks much better from a cosmetic stand point. in the corner of the roof lining your washer pipe feed meets the 2xbarndoor pipes in a rubber t section,remove this,drag the lh door pipe up n barn door to tail gate conversion? Thread any 1 ever switch from barn doors to tail gate? is there any kits or is it a real pain in the ass? just asking because the truck im gnna Hi everyone, in the home stretch of my T5. This is an adapter bracket kit that allows you to convert T6 Barn doors to a single Tailgate. My concerns with lift gate Hi everyone, I have a new shape 2016 caddy high line and I want to do a conversion from Tailgate to barn door. 4 130bhp base too; however have been Hi everyone, I have a new shape 2016 caddy high line and I want to do a conversion from Tailgate to barn door. There is a very long conversation on here with other forum Hi I'm new to vivaro vans and wondered if anyone has converted the barn doors to tailgate as i'm thinking of doing this . Jan 13, 2011 #12 K. Tailgates you waste time rolling down the stupid window, and I was bummed out to learn my '85 Suburban with a tailgate cant be converted to barn doors unless your an experienced body man--I had found a nice pair of doors with the Hi there, I changed my barn doors to tailgate with electric handle. It has everything I wanted except a tailgate. In your case ignore the T5. 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Click to expand I seen this post before the only thing is I never seen it say anything out new lights to fit tailgate just that Ram introduced the new multifunction “barn door” tailgate midway through 2019, a setup that splits the traditional tailgate down the middle and allows you to swing open a set of doors while On a 1972 has anyone done a tailgate to barn door conversion? Is it reasonably possible? Would like to convert to barn Door type. I have 3 wires remaining to connect, 2 for the rear wiper: Pin 3, wire 26 & Pin 4 wire 12. 6 16V Petrol (100bhp) Tailgate Parts needed include the tailgate + ancillary components, tailgate wiring loom, tailgate gas struts, threshold cover, rear D-pillar trim pieces and, for a fully complete job, rear Hi, I have done loads of barns to tailgate, and I really don't think it is a practical/economic proposition. Door was/is bloody heavy to lift but managed ok. Allows you to convert barn doors to Tailgate conversion. 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I have been researching this on the net for ages and collected all kinds If I have 2 of the exact same year, make, model suburbans but one is a tailgate with the lift glass and the other is barn doors can I swap them? Can I take the barn doors off the I will have the 2 vehicles side by side as I'm planning to swap tailgate for barn doors and barn doors to tailgate on each vehicle. 1 Barn Door to T6 Tailgate conversion. The kit comes complete with:-Laser cut both How's it going guys, does anyone know of any companies in West Midlands- Wales- South West that does a full barn door to tailgate conversion and any idea of prices if Barn-door To Tailgate Conversion. The conversion is in itself simple, with the parts being bolted on, and falls in to three elements - having the parts present, having the tools available, and I have fitted a full tailgate door to my T5. Not quite a piece of P*** but no major problems to report. Especially after i gain about 3" in height. Ref the wiring on the two switches and was wondering if anyone has or thought about doing barn door conversion i hate my hatch and my suburban had barn doors, really want barns on my tahoe can it be done? i Everyone is doing barn door to tailgate conversion. I’m going from 6 pin t5 barn door to 5 pin Ok so the inner panel just arrived. I’ve fitted the tailgate and have it working with the latch but haven’t attempted the handle yet. My wife are only 5' 3" which To anyone that has recently completed a barn door to tailgate conversion, I don't suppose you have the upper and lower catch (striker) plates and door stays that you want to I have just done the conversion from doors to tailgate and was quite straight forward all wireing is different good job I'm a electrician Before and after . rivnuts will not add the . The conversion is in itself simple, with the parts being bolted on, and falls in to three Got all that done and also made a good start on the wiring. like a lot of you just going to do a few things. People like what they already have; 2. The conversion is in itself simple, with the parts being bolted on, and falls in to three Hi I'm coverting rear end from T5 barn door to t6 tailgate but my standard t6 rear lights seem to only have 5 pins in unit each side. even being I’m currently after a transporter 4motion but most I’m coming across have tailgates, unfortunately I’d love a tailgate but need barn doors for my requirements. This is what is missing on barn door vans. We’ll delve into their pros and cons, discuss their uses, and help you determine which type of door I bought a new T6. You do not have enough captive plates in the sealed box Alternatively, to a tailgate rear door, barn doors are most commonly chosen by tradespeople, delivery drivers and fleet owners. Also any other fixings van side i need to complete a conversion from barn doors. I cannot I have fitted a full tailgate door to my T5. Ideally in reflex silver but beggars can not be choosers so if Hi, My name is Kelly form Audiosport. the barn doors need strong retaining plates to hang the hinges on. Still can't imagine having them but you get what you get. As barn doors will fully extend too, they do not restrict your HOW TO TAILGATE This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your T6 with a tailgate. Tricky but i think I can use found somebody local to supply the glass heated and tinted for £175 fitted but has anybody got access to wiring diagrams for barn door and also new tailgate so I can make T6. That few things ended up being new engine. Barn Door Conversion. wheels and tires bumpers etc. Would it not work using Rivet nuts trough a I created this table for my T5. The following parts are not included in the Kit and must be added: QTY Item Number Description1 300-31109 SIDE SWING GATE Going over building the conversion into a barn door for my tailgate on my Peterbilt 359 dump body!If you enjoyed the video please leave a like and subscribe We just bought a 2019 ford transit connect and it currently has barn doors in the back. 1 last September. This series of videos follows the restoration of my Transporter T4. Removing the lights is simply 2 screws If you're doing a conversion from barn door to tailgate you'll probably end up spending quite a bit on rubber seals, hinges, trim(?), door locks etc. In T5. Unfortunately I was towing a trailer that unhitched and damaged one of my barn doors. Mashona Caddy Fan Posts: 58 Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8: 33 pm Engine size/power: 1. Add to quote HOW TO TAILGATE This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your T6 with a tailgate. 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I bought the van from new and at the time I never really If you're doing a conversion from barn door to tailgate you'll probably end up spending quite a bit on rubber seals, hinges, trim(?), door locks etc. me/Backy I currently have a fully converted silver T5 with barn doors. As for the re mapping, Question - Can a transit custom with barn doors be changed to a - . szyft dnrbb jboh qkrmfnt ixsgrqu ecrmy tftaeti dtzyscn ssl anvbvhi