hello I have a problem ford transit the tailgate and the side door no longer open while the doors work
how can i open them in any way? the van is full and needs to be emptied, i need to scrap it urgently
thanks roby
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by paolo1980 » Sat May 08, 2021 3:37 pm
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Re: locked tailgate
by Altransit » Sun May 09, 2021 11:03 pm
Can you hear the central locking trying to work, or is it just dead 
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Re: locked tailgate
by MinorMatt » Mon May 10, 2021 9:46 am
If your scrapping it anyway, I would cut the outer skin of the tailgate off at the bottom center, which will allow you to access the mechanism and you should then be able to manipulate levers to open it
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