sliding door and tailgate , differences

[16vmini]

Hi ,

my sliding door and tail gate are not worth repairing,

i see from adverts there are early and late types of doors and tail gates.

not quite sure what i have , but are they interchangable ?

any pointers

regards

Matt

[kevtherev]

You have early doors
the slider is not interchangable without some modification
the tail gate has a different lock type but fits

I'd like a second opinon on the tail gate

[16vmini]

cheers , just allows me to concentrate on looking for early stuff.

although it is an import ,LHD , has intermitent wipers , which i heard was only on later models ..lol still learning.

Matt

[Cazz]

The early tailgate lock is small and sticks out from the door, (it looks more button like). The late lock is bigger and sits more flush with door. I understand you can make a late lock fit an early door by drilling the whole bigger, but then the bare metal would need treating.

Also late tail gates have a VW badge and recess gap on them, early ones don't. If a late lock was on an early door, some people would say it's incorrect, would that bother you?

Early sliding door handles are longer and I believe thinner than late ones. Also late sliding doors have a catch at either end of the door, I don't know what difference that makes to the handle.

[16vmini]

Early sliding door handles are longer and I believe thinner than late ones. Also late sliding doors have a catch at either end of the door, I don't know what difference that makes to the handle.

i have a catch at both ends

Matt

[ninja.turtle007]

The window size is different between early and late sliders

[lloydy]

You def have early slider and t'gate. I'd repair the slider if i were you, inner and outer skin lower are available. Early slider in good nick = £300+
Any tailgate will fit
Lloyd

[Cazz]

Early sliding door handles are longer and I believe thinner than late ones. Also late sliding doors have a catch at either end of the door, I don't know what difference that makes to the handle.

i have a catch at both ends

Matt

Yours is just being awkward. What year did they change stuff like this and the intermitent wipers?
Our camper is a late body with an early interior, I guess they had some left.

Regarding the sliding door, the handle recess is bigger on early doors, to accomodate the longer handle.

Erm, good luck with it.

[Cruz]

Early sliding door handles are longer and I believe thinner than late ones. Also late sliding doors have a catch at either end of the door, I don't know what difference that makes to the handle.

i have a catch at both ends

Matt

Because there was 2 different locks. one with a hook one without. just to add to the confusion

[Cazz]

Early sliding door handles are longer and I believe thinner than late ones. Also late sliding doors have a catch at either end of the door, I don't know what difference that makes to the handle.

i have a catch at both ends

Matt

Because there was 2 different locks. one with a hook one without. just to add to the confusion

Is that 2 different locks for the early or late style? I am now confused.

[Cruz]

I have seen 2 different locks for an early slider. One has no hook the other does not

Two pcitures here

viewtopic.php?p=7527202&sid=8244b619394b28ba2d7f2e049885c912#p7527202

[Cazz]

I have seen 2 different locks for an early slider. One has no hook the other does not

Two pcitures here

viewtopic.php?p=7527202&sid=8244b619394b28ba2d7f2e049885c912#p7527202

That's interesting, cheers for the link.

[Sir Chad]

You have early doors
the slider is not interchangable without some modification
the tail gate has a different lock type but fits

I'd like a second opinon on the tail gate

does anyone know what modifications are required to a late slider to make it fit it to an older van?

[Sir Chad]

You have early doors
the slider is not interchangable without some modification
the tail gate has a different lock type but fits

I'd like a second opinon on the tail gate

does anyone know what modifications are required to a late slider to make it fit it to an older van?