Sliding door card panels - retrofit
Looks great mateGot my bottoms fitted but ordered new tops so not done them yet. How did you refit the inserts. Looks like mine are plastiwelded in place.
It's not a pretty job, but my cards were different trims and one had been previously retrimmed.
Basically, remove the plastiweld with a wood chisel, then plug all the holes with glue, redrill a pilot hole and fix with a self tapper. You need a glue that sets solid, I tried hot glue, and it works but it's messy and gums up the self tapper when you are trying to screw it in, so you end up using a new screw to get the infill down tight.
This pic should help.
To stop the doors closing, press the middle button on the dash. The top trims attach to 7 metal clips that fit around the window. You have to remove the plastic trim piece that’s on top and below the window. You’ll see where the clips go then.
Have a look in my build thread. I fitted some last week
Deaky’s Kombi to Camper journey
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Zoookii
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Sorry for being so thick, that was pretty obvious lolTo stop the doors closing, press the middle button on the dash. The top trims attach to 7 metal clips that fit around the window. You have to remove the plastic trim piece that’s on top and below the window. You’ll see where the clips go then.
Have a look in my build thread. I fitted some last week
I seem to have two slightly different tops so might just order some new ones.
Do you think the ones you ordered will be OK for me?
T6 Factory Kombi with sliding windows.
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Right...I've hit a brick wall!!!!.......I didn't realise that only having a single sliding door would be such a pain....I went to mock up the caravelle door cards and realised that the 'panel' side window is a different length than on a sliding door...I assumed they would be the same....so now I have 2 pairs of door cards, one caravelle and one shuttle that I can't use.....
I'm tempted to cut the shuttle ones up to make a single door card for the panel side...for example cut one in half, measure it up the and cut a 2/3 inch strip out of the other side and try to bond this together and recover .. a lot of work but will solve the problem and at first glance the appearance would be the same.
Unless anyone is aware of a OEM trip panel off another model (multivan/shuttle/caravelle) that fits a single sliding door model?
I'm tempted to cut the shuttle ones up to make a single door card for the panel side...for example cut one in half, measure it up the and cut a 2/3 inch strip out of the other side and try to bond this together and recover .. a lot of work but will solve the problem and at first glance the appearance would be the same.
Unless anyone is aware of a OEM trip panel off another model (multivan/shuttle/caravelle) that fits a single sliding door model?
Post some pics mate so I can see what you on about, several people have fitted complete SLD caravelle door cards so should be able to help
@StudleyGlass @Deaky @Fish amongst others
@StudleyGlass @Deaky @Fish amongst others
I've just been out to look at that trim, I'd be really surprised if the nut/thread isn't already in the door.
Also its so tiny that it's not providing a massive amount of 'fixture' - although it does seem to do a grand job of keeping the upper frame and door card all aligned.
Also its so tiny that it's not providing a massive amount of 'fixture' - although it does seem to do a grand job of keeping the upper frame and door card all aligned.
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