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XLdenaliXL
08-04-2009, 12:56 AM
just outta curiousity.... any 1 ever switch from barn doors to tail gate? is there any kits or is it a real pain in the ass? just asking because the truck im gnna go look at this week is barn doors an i would sooo rather have a tail gate lol
haks310
08-04-2009, 01:13 AM
LoL this was covered like a day or two ago.

You can do it but not worth the trouble and hassle...if you want a tail gate then get a Hoe/Kon with a tail gate.
XLdenaliXL
08-04-2009, 10:14 AM
lol sry ive been away and havent been checking like i usually do... an damn i fig that o well ill live with barn doors lol
foreverfalcon40
08-05-2009, 02:17 AM
Did you buy a truck yet?
TahoeGoBoom
08-05-2009, 02:24 PM
barn doors are better anyway. :imo:
DesTRucTO
08-05-2009, 02:49 PM
Barn doors are the shit... your crazy for wanting to convert.
roadrageror
08-07-2009, 10:46 PM
i wouldnt mind the barn doors...i slammed my window shut..and now im scared to use it most the time..she just blew up!!but i do like having a tailgate..thats what makes it a truck..not a van!!lol.IMOhttp://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=1345
TahoeGoBoom
08-09-2009, 01:35 AM
vans have liftgates. lol
roadrageror
08-09-2009, 03:16 AM
haha ok so i was thinkin about the old GMC Safari mini vans..they had barn doors!
jdawg901
08-09-2009, 11:25 AM
it seems exspensive and really just a waste of time
BigbubbaYukon
10-25-2009, 03:27 PM
Hey everyone.. I'm new here -- just found this site...

I have a '96 GMC Yukon 2 door with the stinkin' barn doors... Can anyone tell me why these things rattle, squeek, squeal, and creek so much?! I hate them! :emotions122:
I had a '94 2 door Yukon before this one and it had the lift gate. That old thing didn't have a single rattle compared to this one. How can I make these stinkin' doors solid enough to where they won't make noise? The Chevy dealership told me it needed newer weather stripping.. So I changed it and they still squeal and creek..

I also was reading an old thread here about the conversion to lift gates.. I was just at the junk yard today and looked at the body on both the lift gate model and the barn door model.. Aside from bolt holes, the metal plates next to the tail lights, weather stripping and a few other little things, the body's pretty much the same.. This could be done???
1999hoe
10-25-2009, 04:27 PM
i wouldnt mind the barn doors...i slammed my window shut..and now im scared to use it most the time..she just blew up!!but i do like having a tailgate..thats what makes it a truck..not a van!!lol.IMOhttp://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=1345

well shit... wash them damn windows and maybe they wont break lol
NorCal
10-25-2009, 05:41 PM
Barn doors are the shit... your crazy for wanting to convert.


+1 :waytogo:

I really like the barn doors, way better than a tailgate IMO. They do get noisy as shit though, their only draw back which is easy to live with for me.

If you do have barn doors, look in the door jam toward the top inner side and make sure you take a Dremel tool to polish up those connection mounts for the electric door locks. My locks didn't work on the truck when I first got it. I used the wire wheel on my Dremel and polished/ sanded off all of the corrosion and then they worked fine. Cool little trick I was told by GM Mechanic friend of mine.