Don’t use a Stainless Steel Tailgate Air Vent Lock Latch Standoff for T4/T5/T6 on a T6.1

[Snowy Hills]

I’ve just managed to jam one of these in my T6.1 Coast tailgate lock and have just finished cutting it off…… While this forum often has great advice on it of how to do things here a cautionary post of something to avoid!

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I realise this is an old post and you resolved it but I was considering one of these and checked out how to alive the issue if it occurred and found this video.
It may help others in the future.

 

[acer]

If you are going somewhere hot, sleep downstairs and have the top bunk being used, I think you really need the back door open. I bought the wrong version for my van and improvised a method of leaving the back door open a little bit by using some paracord and the pull down strap on the back door. But, if you want to be more secure the air safe is a good option
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/air-safe.57317/