Written by Nadine
Do you also dream of just opening the tailgate in the morning at a dream spot and enjoying the view?
Then this post is just right for you.
We explain how you can install a button (or a ball) with a few simple steps and thus open the lock of the tailgate from the inside.
Before you start, you first have to check out whether your tailgate opens electronically or mechanically.
Mostly, the Caddys built until 2010 are mechanical and the following ones electronic, but there were still surprises for us now with some model years, which is why we would always play it safe and remove the rear panel once.
From 2015 on it is certainly an electronic one.
To remove the fairing you need an Imbus 3, with which you open the clips slightly by turning and then simply pull them out. With a Torx 25 you loosen the tab in the middle, on some older models it is sometimes two simple cross screws.
In case of an electronic opening you need the following for installation:
1x push button (I use a 16mm push button)
2x branch connector 0,5-1,0 mm² (also called cable thieves)
2x 1 m wire 1,5mm²
(for the newer models you only need 2x 0.5 meters)
you can also buy the whole kit in our store.
1x pipe wrench
1x nail scissors (for the electronic version with the circuit board below)
1x Torx 25 (with cordless screwdriver)
1x small screwdriver
1x 16mm drill bit (wooden drill) or you take a smaller bit and enlarge the hole with a peeling drill.
In the newer models, the attachment points are no longer at the top, but at the front (where the fairing is). To do this, you have to manage to get your fingers between the disc and the fairing and then pull them towards you with force. Sometimes a wooden spatula helps to get the fingers in between.
In the photo you can see where the attachment points are located.
If the steps have been carried out successfully, you should now see two white cables in the upper part of the newer models. If you have the older version (with the silver circuit board), go ahead to step 8.
These cables have to be connected to the button and you first have to take a branch connector.
If everything is as desired (white cable completely in the connector - the new cable completely to the end), you can push the small metal plate with the pipe wrench into the connector. This creates a connection between the two cables. When the metal plate is completely pushed into the connector, you can close it with the clip, which is located on the connector.
Now you can carry out the first practical test. Therefore, the Caddy must be unlocked and you must lock the lock on the tailgate once. You can do this by going to the bottom of the lock with your finger and pressing it in once.
Now take both sides of the cable and hold them together. If you have connected everything correctly - which I assume :) - the lock should open with a click.
Now you have to loosen the small screws on the button so that the hole underneath is free. The cables are now fixed in the holes by tightening the screw again.
Now you only have to fix the cover to the tailgate again (press firmly) and your tailgate opening will work from the inside with a push button.
The mechanical version is much simpler than the electronic one, but just as effective.
You start by drilling a 3mm wide hole in the black cover and threading an approximately 2 meter long string halfway into the ball. The ball is attached by tying several knots in the middle of the string. It is important that it is not just one knot, as this would come loose if the string is pulled.
You then thread the string into the hole in the cover.
I hope we could help you! If you have any questions, feel free to send them to Nadine's Instagram account or email her at Nadine@caddyroamers.de.
We hope you can soon watch the sunrises in the morning in the Caddy WITHOUT having to get out first. :)
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