Mine has been fitted for over 3 years and is superb, wouldn’t hesitate to get another if and when we ever change the vehicle.
Kiravans Door Store doesn't fit...
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Glad I found this thread before ordering one!
Don‘t really want to be cutting my door about just to make it fit
Don‘t really want to be cutting my door about just to make it fit
I've had one fitted to my T6 for five yrs, and it will be coming with me to my T6.1, whenever it arrives. Brilliant piece of kit, and I wouldn't be without it, because I don't know if you may have noticed, but there is sod all storage in a Kombi, unless you put it there yourself.
Did this fix work well for refitting from T6 to T6.1 with no further problems? Cheers.
The T6.1 has various latch mechanisms which get in the way of the Kiravans door store. I modified one to fit, but JustKampers now have one designed to fit T6.1, which is cheaper.
My Kiravans mod:
T6.1 Doorstore?
Saw the new Kiravans Doorstore, but then saw Doorstores don’t fit T6.1. Anyone tried to precisely hone/bodge one to fit? I’ve got one on my T5, so would be good to have the same in my future van. #interior
JK design
Sliding Door Storage Pod Conversion VW T5 - T6 - T6.1 Nearside (Left)
These exclusive storage panels are a quick way to get more storage space in the interior of your VW T5 or VW T6 , where space is always at a premium.Please note; These will not fit vans with the optional electric sliding door.
www.justkampers.com
Thanks Drinfinity...I have seen the JK one, but I fitted the Kiravan one to my T6 , so was thinking to take it off fitting it to new T6.1. I still have original panel for T5.The T6.1 has various latch mechanisms which get in the way of the Kiravans door store. I modified one to fit, but JustKampers now have one designed to fit T6.1, which is cheaper.
My Kiravans mod:
T6.1 Doorstore?
Saw the new Kiravans Doorstore, but then saw Doorstores don’t fit T6.1. Anyone tried to precisely hone/bodge one to fit? I’ve got one on my T5, so would be good to have the same in my future van. #interiorwww.t6forum.com
JK design
Sliding Door Storage Pod Conversion VW T5 - T6 - T6.1 Nearside (Left)
These exclusive storage panels are a quick way to get more storage space in the interior of your VW T5 or VW T6 , where space is always at a premium.Please note; These will not fit vans with the optional electric sliding door.
so would save me some money if I could.
It’s not difficult to cut the tabs off the 6.1 door panel to make the Kiravans one fit. It took me 20 minutes to do the whole swap from my old T6 to new (to me) T6.1 in the dark with a cutting disk on my cheapo angle grinder.
I’ve found the Kiravans door store expensive but really useful. There’s no way they are going to spend £1000’s to get another mold knocked up to suit the seemingly pointless changes that have been made to the T6.1 door pressing.
I quite like Kiravans kit, and have been buying it for years - they’re like the M&S of VW modding. The blackout curtain kits they do are exceptionally good.
I’ve found the Kiravans door store expensive but really useful. There’s no way they are going to spend £1000’s to get another mold knocked up to suit the seemingly pointless changes that have been made to the T6.1 door pressing.
I quite like Kiravans kit, and have been buying it for years - they’re like the M&S of VW modding. The blackout curtain kits they do are exceptionally good.
Finally removed panel (with no damage) but those Kiravan clips put up a fight.....next step to tackle T6.1 when delivered.
Am about to press the button on a pair of the Just Kampers doorstores as they are T6.1 compatible, then I noticed this "Please note; These will not fit vans with the optional electric sliding door." (I have electric sliding doors - or will do when the damn van arrives....!)
Is this just a get out to say that I'll need to do a little fettling like @drinfinity has done? Or is it just a simple 'they don't fit m8'???
Anyone any experience??
Is this just a get out to say that I'll need to do a little fettling like @drinfinity has done? Or is it just a simple 'they don't fit m8'???
Anyone any experience??
I know you're having problems with the *LHS* door store.... but I didn't think they actually DID one for the RHS slider??? I thought only for a fixed panel on that side?
...Or is that because I was only looking at the old version (bc I was thinking of carpeting it rather than just plastic)?
I'm looking again and I can only see a door store for a *fixed* panel there.
(It's a bit misleading calling it a door-store I guess cos it ain't in a door!
Edit - having looked again they call it a "PanelStore" but it's sold in a twin pack with the LHS side DoorStore under the DoorStore menu and if you're not paying attention...)
This may or may not cheer you up: your double slider door-stores may never have worked?! Sorry.
Edit 2: @drinfinity pointed out that JustKampers do a door-store that fits the T6.1 (and as I think we have just found the 2019 T6 Kombi - which is what I have too!!)...
...AND they do a door-store for the RHS slider!
They do a bundle with both:
Sliding Door Storage Pod Conversion VW T5 - T6 - T6.1 Twin Slider Offside Right and Nearside Left
If you want to cover your JK sliding door storage panels in carpeting to match your VW camper’s interior, you can achieve this relatively easily, but be sure to use longer clips which will take the thickness of the carpet into account.
www.justkampers.com
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Did you ever go ahead with this @z1ts ? I'm in the same situation as you with the electric sliders...!
No - as they require a LOT of modification (and they end up looking rather ragged!)
So I did this:-
A custom 'door store' as I have a T6.1 with power doors and no one has made a door store that fits these apparently...
A bit ratty around the edges of the pocket apertures. Think I will carpet line the other panel first then glue the 'pockets' on afterwards.
A bit ratty around the edges of the pocket apertures. Think I will carpet line the other panel first then glue the 'pockets' on afterwards.
