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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.
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
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...