Front Door (Soft Close/Power Latching) Retrofit

[Robert]

Does it make sense on a T6 front door?
Is it sensible to retrofit it?

What do you think lads?

 

[Fish]

whats involved?

 

[Lukavell]

Looks like power latching

 

[andys]

I’d love soft closing on mine, I had it on a Merc once and it makes other car doors feel cheap once you get used to it

 

[Robert]

whats involved?

There is probably few ways to get it done, but I am thinking of an insert between door body and actual door locking mechanism. And then this insert would be driven by electric motor with a wormdrive via mechanical cable. Permanent power supply is present in the door and triggering signal could be organised as well. Overall cost shouldn't be high

 

[Insert Coin]

@Pauly can do you a kit if you message him.

To give you an idea it was around £700 +vat to do the front doors, single slider and tailgate using all VW oem kit and a custom wiring loom.

Paul is making a kit up for me currently and then I've got somebody fitting it for me, it's going to cost the best part of £1000 all in, but something that I missed off my original factory build and always wanted.

 

[Pauly]

T6 don’t and never have had soft close on front doors, power latching kits are for sliding door and tailgate only, they don’t do barn doors or front doors
I think Robert is looking at getting parts intended for another model and grafting then onto his T6 to add the functionality

 

[Insert Coin]

T6 don’t and never have had soft close on front doors, power latching kits are for sliding door and tailgate only, they don’t do barn doors or front doors
I think Robert is looking at getting parts intended for another model and grafting then onto his T6 to add the functionality

Oops, I thought my kit was for all the doors

I'll get the butler to close my front doors quietly.

 

[Jean-Louis Bourdon]

they look cool, but one more thing to go wrong really
there were 2 Russian companies that made universal kits, but i think both went bust

 

[Robert]

The only thing that really discourages me, is that my both front doors on my Caravelle close so easily and smoothly.
I really have to try my best to close it purposely on first stage only, otherwise they always close fully.

 

[Robert]

Aghhhhhhh, I can't resist, I am going to do it anyway .

 

[Robert]

This "project" is about to begin soon

 

[andys]

This "project" is about to begin soon

If you get this one working it would probably be a mod I couldn’t resist

 

[Robert]

Okay, I am going to glow a little bit of light here.

 

[Robert]

I am going to try complete the installation this weekend and obviously I will record some videos

 

[Robert]

In the meantime different manufacturer, different approach and much more invasive installation method.

And link ---> Car Door Soft Closer Device Slam Stop two doors absorcion puertas cierre suave
Although the same final result

 

[Robert]

And now, the system installed on @Evgeni 's Caravelle.

 

[Robert]

There are also other options



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But £310=€360 seems expensive?

 

[Robert]

I am still waiting for the weather to improve so I can install my soft close system and eventually show off here .

 

[Salty Spuds]

I have power latching on the side door & tailgate. The side door is fine, the tailgate is a PITA, it’s just failed again. IMO having it on the tailgate adds little to the functionality & is just another failure point. I wouldn’t have it again.