<\/a> To remove the rail you need access to four nuts that are located on the other side of the panel. This can cause problems if your van is already insulated, lined and carpeted. As I’m redoing all the lining and carpeting in my van as well as insulating and soundproofing it. It seemed like the perfect time to make this swap. Before you go loosening any bolts though you first need to remove the door.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a>
\nI’ve been trying to make my VW T4 look as mean as possible by blackening everything chrome or clear. So far I’ve debadged the grill and tinted the lights<\/a><\/strong> and removed and painted the rear badges<\/a><\/strong> and as you can see it’s working, as my van looks almost as mean as a bloomin’ tank!<\/p>\n
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\nSince day one, the chrome sliding rail has always drawn my eye and now amongst tinted windows, black side bars and black alloys it’s been a real silvery eye-sore to me. It just had to go. So a few months ago I set about saucing an additional sliding rail from a scrappy. I managed to pick one up for a bargainous \u00a310, I took this rail and got it powder coated in a matte black. I was advised to go down the matte route as a gloss one wouldn’t stay shiny for long. Powder coating cost \u00a320 so this mod only cost \u00a330 plus a little work – cheap as chips.<\/p>\n
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\nYou can get the door off the van on your own, but I strongly recommend that you get a friend or two to help you manuver the door around. Transporters are precious and you don’t want any nasty scratches. I threw a blanket over the sidebar and the wheel as to ensure that they weren’t scratched by the door during removal. Here is how to get the door off:<\/p>\n\n
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\nNow you can get in the van and undo those four nuts. Then all you have to do is remove a final bolt which is on the exterior of the van at the front end of the sliding rail. Once this is removed you should be able to pull the rail off the van.<\/p>\n