dodgyjeep Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Hello all considering converting my 110 dropdown tailgate into a side opening one, any hints and tips greatly appreciated What hinges did you use, i was going to use standard rear door ones top and bottom on the original tailgate, and how did you keep it closed?, i was considering using the existing catch at the top and moving th other catch to the bottom of the door cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I've seen it done using standard door hinges, and the orginal catches. The other option is to get a normal side opening door and cut it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel_90 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 the tail gate on mine uses 2 rear door hinges (on the right) and it is held in place by the std anti-loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litch Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Just use standard rear hinges in the bottom & middle positions. Be careful when you bolt the hinge to the tailgate as it is double skinned but there are not anti-crush strips in it so you could distort the tailgate and make it look a bit rough. I used nylocks and it works perfectly. The genuine side-hinged tailgate uses the same lock/catch mechanism as the standard rear door however when I did mine I used a pair of drop-catches (on all the ones I had seen that use a single catch, the bottom of the door tends to pull out slightly). I have a WH side-hinged spare-wheel carrier attached to mine, the door & carrier have been working for over 7-years without any problems whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgyjeep Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 got the hinges and nuts now, going to have a go at the weekend, will let you know how i get on thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 These should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 These pics show how I done mine.... I took the lock barrel off the rear door lock (as I didn't see much point in fitting it ) and drilled a hole in the tailgate for the handle to pass through. The bottom hinge is upside down as I only had one o/s hinge and one n/s hinge (hinges used are SII door hinges) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicTheOrange90 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Or get an old door, and cut it down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 These pics show how I done mine.... I took the lock barrel off the rear door lock (as I didn't see much point in fitting it ) and drilled a hole in the tailgate for the handle to pass through. The bottom hinge is upside down as I only had one o/s hinge and one n/s hinge (hinges used are SII door hinges) I have one just like this - an old heavy series tailgate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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