Retrofitting powered Tailgate

[carlg]

My Autoease electric tailgate kit has arrived.
It's looks decent so far, very well packaged, they have also included a soft Close latch and a foot switch. They have even included a drill bit for the door switches and the grommets.

 

[russters]

My Autoease electric tailgate kit has arrived.
It's looks decent so far, very well packaged, they have also included a soft Close latch and a foot switch. They have even included a drill bit for the door switches and the grommets.

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Looks good, please keep us updated , how much was your kit?

 

[carlg]

Looks good, please keep us updated , how much was your kit?

£599usd which is £507 probably not a good time to buy with exchange rate.
But with soft Close latch and foot switch not to bad

 

[The Van Cave]

My Autoease electric tailgate kit has arrived.
It's looks decent so far, very well packaged, they have also included a soft Close latch and a foot switch. They have even included a drill bit for the door switches and the grommets.

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I'm really looking forward to reading how this install goes. Electric tailgate is high on my list of things to do and for the price of this kit it might be within reach.

 

[carlg]

I'm really looking forward to reading how this install goes. Electric tailgate is high on my list of things to do and for the price of this kit it might be within reach.

Not sure I will put the front switch in, as my key has the tailgate button, also not fitting soft Close latch as I already have one.

 

[carlg]

Got my Autoease electric tailgate kit fitted.

 

[Robert]

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Generally speaking you would need KESSY onboard to retrofit OEM "foot opening" and as far as I am aware this is not an option on T6. Correct me if I am wrong.
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You are wrong, ups I was so wrong .
Everything is possible.
Where there's a will there's a way.

 

[carlg]

I have a foot switch on my Autoease kit.

 

[Robert]

I have a foot switch on my Autoease kit.

OEM foot switch?

 

[carlg]

OEM foot switch?

No it came with the kit.

 

[Robert]

No it came with the kit.

I am thinking of OEM foot switch as a part of KESSY .
Something like this.

Have you got any video of how your setup works(foot opening) ?

 

[carlg]

I am thinking of OEM foot switch as a part of KESSY .
Something like this.

Have you got any video of how your setup works(foot opening) ?

I will do one, just need to get the position better

 

[carlg]

Here is mine with foot switchhttps://youtu.be/V5wNsZIhGZo

 

[carlg]

 

[Robert]

Here is mine with foot switchhttps://youtu.be/V5wNsZIhGZo

Was your van locked or unlocked when you recored this video?

 

[carlg]

Was your van locked or unlocked when you recored this video?

It will only work when unlocked.

 

[rawu]

It's not pretty. I've covered it with some duck tape for now but I intend to fill the hole and paint it.

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[amdowney]

Autoease does not integrate with factory parking sensors

Shame - the only downside to what's otherwise the perfect solution?

 

[Martin Gibson]

Hello @carlg , where did you order this kit from,looks good,wouldve liked oem but didnt like the thought of cutting holes in tailgates,im sure @Deaky and @Robert will have got theirs looking good but im not too sure i could!, thanks

 

[carlg]

Hello @carlg , where did you order this kit from,looks good,wouldve liked oem but didnt like the thought of cutting holes in tailgates,im sure @Deaky and @Robert will have got theirs looking good but im not too sure i could!, thanks

I got the kit from Autoease