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Tailgate - Can you open it from the inside?

Posted: 10 Apr 2007, 21:19
by Willoughby
Hi

Is there a mod I can do to my tailgate that lets me open it from the inside pref when locked.

Thanks in advance

Kev

Tailgate question

Posted: 10 Apr 2007, 21:46
by Fritz
The answer to your question is Yeah, But' No, But......

Simply remove the tailgate door card, decide how big the hole needs to be to fit your hand/fingers through to be able flick the latch.

BUT, you will not be able to lock/unlock the tailgate with the key from the inside of the vehicle.

Regards

Fritz,,,,,,,,,,

Posted: 10 Apr 2007, 21:56
by Willoughby
Cheers Fritz,

I am a man on a mission now. Think I will cut two holes one in the doorcard to flick the latch and one in the tailgate to put my hand out to unlock it first. :wink:

There were some tailgate catches on the club stand at df, let u keep it open an 1" or so are they still avalible.

Kev

Posted: 10 Apr 2007, 22:21
by lhd
can't you stick a wire trace coming from the card into a loop to pull it, I'm sure I saw it somewhere.
You can still get the latch thingy, can't remember where though.
It might have been someone on here.
Rob.

Posted: 11 Apr 2007, 10:06
by syncron ice

tailgate

Posted: 11 Apr 2007, 10:08
by syncron ice

Posted: 11 Apr 2007, 11:31
by lhd
Theres one a little closer to blighty. It looks like a twisted flat bit of metal.
Rob.

Posted: 11 Apr 2007, 11:57
by geordie skydiver
Surely (he says) you could rig up a one push button, small solenoid and some wire to pull the latch?

Have the button somewhere near the tailgate, and the rest in the tailgate.

Just an idea, as I had the same thing on a old Golf GTI.

Posted: 12 Apr 2007, 09:47
by lhd

Posted: 12 Apr 2007, 11:42
by Ian Hulley
Wasn't there a fred about this before ? IIRC ... upshot of it was you could attach a bit of wire to the latch inside the door and have a ring-pull inside the van.

Could be wrong .... have been before :wink:

Those fleabay links etc are for the door adjar for ventilation stays.

Ian.

Posted: 12 Apr 2007, 19:15
by MacAoidh
Ian Hulley wrote:Wasn't there a fred about this before ? IIRC ... upshot of it was you could attach a bit of wire to the latch inside the door and have a ring-pull inside the van.

I saw that too, somewhere...