Thanks! That’s great information, I think we may have a winner lol
Welcome to the forum @Palmer14. It was me who sent you over here from FB. Hope your finding the info you need. There's a full set of wiring diagrams for the rear lid in the download section if that helps.
Depends on the finish you want as there will likely be a T-connector junction in which you could populate an empty connection. I had no idea where that was, so I just spliced and soldered in a connection.
Hi matey! Appreciate the help! Been over and downloaded a few now so hopefully heading in the right direction
You'll get there eventually. In principle these jobs are relatively straight forward as its all basic high school physics, however with so many model and spec variations there is an element of wading through a quagmire to get to the other side when attempting to find out how to make everything work with your model variation. I started my Tailgate conversion in May and it's still not finished. It's all fitted, all wiring complete, wiper and heated screen all work. I just need a specialist to tweak some coding for lock/unlock as the typical options aren't available to me on VCDS, keep in mind am retrofitting T6 tailgate to T5.1. The only chap I have been able to find so far that can do this for me is an 11hr round trip. As I was also retrofitting heated rear screen and rear wash-wiper I had to source the dash switch gear, which took months for the climate controller I needed to pop up for sale. The worst part was trying to find the correct size of MCR pins for the heated screen. That alone took weeks to research. The easiest part of the whole job was removing the barn doors and fitting the tailgate. I originally thought I would smash it a few days until I started converting the rear parking sensor loom to a T6 one to fit with the T6 Bumper. That when I realised this was all going to take a long time. Am just having a go at all this on my driveway, no automotive experience and minimal tools. I realise I might be painting a bleak picture, but I have very much enjoyed the challenges along the way and the satisfaction on completing each bit was immense. Just need that last mile to the finish line. Best of luck.
Yeah I thought about that. But it defo wasn’t as good as this.
Yes, RemappingTheWay in South Wales will do it for you. I imagine parts and labour will be around £3500 all in. T6PartsCotswold sell "kits" on eBay for around £1750, but they are really only a door with window, locks, bumper & lights. Still need to buy everything else. I got all my parts on Facebook Marketplace from a chap that had decided not to convert, but had collected all the parts: Door with wiper motor, heated screen & loom, interior trim with internal open switch, hinges, bumper, bumper brackets, bumper clips, parking sensors with loom, LED lights and under light trim panels. He just wanted shot of it all, so bagged it for £1500. I specifically wanted one with rear wash-wipe and heated screen. I also had to buy the conversion kit brackets, gas struts, climate controller, stalks, MCP pins, 10m silicone hose, dual washer pump and seemingly endless meters of suitable wire. All in was just over £2000 to do it myself. I was also converting from T5.1 to T6, so maybe needed more parts than some of you. Hopefully get the T6.1 face-lift done this year, then off for respray.
Oh wow £3500. I’ll go with that £50 cover then
Nice find on the full rear end.
Thats win on the controls. My Climate was £150 on its own used and took me 6 months to find. I needed one with heated rear screen and heated seats (Retro fitted Audi S5 seats to work with factory controls). I did buy the stalks new, so they were £100. Washer pump with dual outlet was a £10.
I wonder if thats a difference between the T6 and T5GP... I originally bought a climate control unit for a Passat, then a Golf and neither worked in my T5.1 so sold them on. I had to source a specific 7E Climate unit for a T5.1 with all the features I needed, which was like gold dust, hence the 6 month search. It’s rarity commanded a premium, hence £150. I didn't know the stalks could be modified, but managed to find a set with rear wiper and cruise. Every day's a school day...
Yes, the wiper stalk has a tab which stops it being pushed back to activate the rear wiper. Open it up and grind off the tab and it will work. The graphics on the stalk will be wrong but nobody looks at them.
What wires / PIN numbers did you connect to the interior light? And which wire/s on the interior light?
do you have a part number for the tailgate support brackets please ?
