The most obvious advantage of barn doors is that they re a lot easier and quicker to open and shut.
Tailgate or barn doors.
The most frequent reason to buy a campervan with a tailgate is that it offers one big advantage over barn doors a tailgate provides shelter.
Parking situations where the tailgate is a problem are few and far between.
The final advantage of tailgates albeit a small one is aesthetics.
We ve had one with barn doors and now have one with a tailgate.
Barn doors these are hinged on the side of the van and rotate about a vertical point.
Arguments for barn doors.
Tailgates look neater than barn doors with the hinges and electronics for the rear number plate at the top of the door and out of sight.
The four position multifunction tailgate will be offered on all 2019 ram 1500 models and can open like barn doors.
Tailgates these are hinged on the top and rotate about a horizontal point.
Parts needed include the tailgate ancillary components tailgate wiring loom tailgate gas struts threshold cover rear d.
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 having the electrical system altered.
This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your t6 with a tailgate.
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