I need to replace my sliding door lock actuator and am having trouble finding a 3 pin version (p/n 701 959 783), they're normally 4 pin (p/n 701 959 781). See photo of my actuator below, (the van is a 2000 Caravelle). Has anyone come across this and is it possible to use the 4 pin version, this...

My rear barn door on the passenger side doesn't open from time to time. It's on a T4 2.5 Benzin from 1995. Do you have technical diagrams of the lock mechanism or can you send me pics of your own mechanism, so I can compare if a part is missing and what it is? I suspect a spring got lost. Just...

Hey all, what is the best lubricant to use on lock mechanisms? I hear WD40 is a no... My sliding door won't unlock on central locking or with the key. Going to take the door panel off tomorrow and pretend I know what I'm doing with the lock.

Hi All Brand new first post excuse the retardedness and glad you're reading. Quick scan through the forum and i dont believe anything out there quite the same but do point me off if so. Drivers side door lock. It works however stiff to the point where my mechanical sympathy kicks in and i just...

Hi everyone, I have an issue with the passenger side door lock on my 1999 T4 800 special and was wondering if you could help. The key is able to 'lock and unlock' the door from the outside however the door only opens around 2cm before stopping - I think the mechanism latch that holds the door...

Hi All, I am new to the forum but hoping someone can help me. I have a 2012 T5 and purchased it a little over a month ago. I have the main switch set to come on when doors are open. Everything works okay with the exception of one thing. When the side door is shut and I lock the van the interior...

Hi, Just got a 2010 T5 which has a faulty sliding door sensor. The dealer has shipped a new part out to save me a 2hr drive each way and the Wales bridge toll. Using other guides on here I've pretty much managed to get the existing one out of the sliding door, however I'm stumped on this last...

I have used the search function and can't seem to find the answer on here or anywhere else so hoping someone can help as this must have been done. So I've taken a few dash and door parts down to Dan at DRL Hydrographics today as I'm going for the carbon look. However I'd like to get the glove...

Hi all, My passenger door lock is having a fit, and keeps on locking itself and all the other locks. I can see elsewhere on the forum that this is likely to be one of 2 things; wiring fault in the door or fault in the lock - that little spring thingy. When I pull the knob up on the...

I have a 2015 T5.1 with barn doors and am fitting a tailgate. The van is 2015 Startline T28, the F-code tailgate is 2016 and the interior fittings are 2017 but all T5.1 spec. Aiming for plug-and-play swap over! Trying to find out if my lock Carrier should be 7H0 827 426 E, AA or Q or T...

hi guys, had some work done to van and need to adjust the outer handle on the left barn door. when you try to open the door from outside you really have to press handle as far as possible to get lock on top edge of door to release. how do i adjust it to respond sooner, if that makes sense. which...

I have bought a new pair of barn doors with windows in and would like to change the locks over so that my key will open the new ones. How do I swap the locking mechanism over? Is there anything in particular I should be aware of before taking to it with the tools?

I rather stupidly drove out of a petrol station and onto a dual carriageway with my fuel cap still on the roof... It bounced off and was probably knocked further down the road by a passing car or squashed under a lorry, never to be seen again. It was a lockable screw cap - opened by my ignition...

Hi folks, I have a 2005 Transporter multivan 2.5L TDI The electronic lock on the left door is only working half the time, often it doesnt open when the key is pressed or with the unlock button on the driver's side. When it does this I can physicaly pull the lock up as I press the button. Has...

I'm trying to get my central locking working. My van has the central locking relays fitted but I cannot get them to fire off with the remote. I took the door cards off and the relays seem to move when I push the rod manually so not jammed up. All the cabling seems to be connected correctly...

I have one of the tailgate vans where the door opens upwards. But the door seems to be locked shut even though I can turn the key in the lock. I tried getting at the lock from the inside and there seems to be a small metal bar that flips left and right but still doesn't open. Is it possible...

Is there any way to fix a lock barrel in the sliding door that lets the rain in other than replace it?

I've just redone my passenger side door handle cable, now it's back together and having cleaned out the door mechanism with WD40, when I pull the lock the door no longer has that initial 'spring open' stage where it pushes away from the door frame, it just opens freely as if it was never latched...

Morning, Im doing a barn door to tailgate conversion and on my barn door i have a microswitch on the lock barrel. On the tailgate wiring, i don't have anything - or any spare wires that it could be. I don't have my haynes manual to hand, but could anyone tell me what it does? Want to get...

Hello, anyone know where I can buy the plastic catch which the lock mechanism clips into - inside the glovebox. I disassembled my glovebox to paint and now can't find the part! Cheers T: