Tailgates look neater than barn doors with the hinges and electronics for the rear number plate at the top of the door and out of sight.
Vw transporter tailgate or barn doors.
The doors are generally smaller too so require less room at the rear when opening and there s no need to reach up to shut the door as everything is at hand height.
Barn doors these are hinged on the side of the van and rotate about a vertical point.
Up front the vw transporter can come with a double or a single passenger seat.
It is possible to change a barn door van to tailgate but it is a fiddle and can be expensive.
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Tailgates these are hinged on the top and rotate about a horizontal point.
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One of the big decisions when choosing your donor van is what type of back door you want your vw campervan to have essentially how do you want it to open.
My leisure van has barn doors and work van has tailgate.
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If i m carrying pallets i wish the tailgate were barndoors but using fork extensions or a bit of gentle pushing with the tips gets most.
Similar for me i found close to the perfect campervan i wanted low miles great condition lovely colour scheme and detailing so almost exactly what i was looking for apart from the barn doors so i thought i m not going to find something that close to what i m looking to achieve without some compromise.
There are two main types of rear doors.
If the tailgate is a real hassle i ll leave it i was just interested as it creates a.