Caddy tailgate retro fit
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Caddy tailgate retro fit
Hi guys hoping to purchase another caddy mk4 found a very low mileage one but it’s got barn doors have searched but can’t find a lot of info about retro fitting a tailgate have found a guy breaking one local to me so could get the bits handy enough have seen that there is a reinforcement bar to be added but can’t find a part number for it and with the gas struts i also need a reinforcement plate but from what I can see you can’t buy it but was thinking I could remove it of the parts van also then the wiring crops up does anyone have more info on it is I a case of getting an extra loom or does it need rewired/pinned and do you have any details on that? Sorry for the long post but trying to find a tailgate model with the with the sec I want is hard!
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Re: Caddy tailgate retro fit
That's certainly a big undertaking. Regarding the wiring... Stanthevwcaddyman on Instagram sells the relevant looms for barn door to tailgate conversion. I dare say he's also on this forum somewhere, but still new so don't have full acsess yet.
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Re: Caddy tailgate retro fit
Seen a video a while back with a tailgate retrofit on a transporter, where reinforcement plates were welded where the hinges are. Looks like a lot of work and quite invasive.
Sounds like a similar requirement for the Caddy.
Might still be somewhere on YouTube.
Then you will know what you are getting into
Sounds like a similar requirement for the Caddy.
Might still be somewhere on YouTube.
Then you will know what you are getting into
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Re: Caddy tailgate retro fit
You might want to have a look at this thread...
viewtopic.php?p=442405&hilit=barn+door+ ... te#p442405
viewtopic.php?p=442405&hilit=barn+door+ ... te#p442405
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Re: Caddy tailgate retro fit
Cheers guys found that post but didn’t come up in search bar for some reason seems fair bit of work but trying to find one with a tailgate and low miles and highline is next impossible to find! But there plenty of choice for barn doors!