Thanks Doone. I finally managed to find a manual on the Dometic site that said you need 30mm below the burners and you should stick heat insulation down if you plan to have anything in a drawer immediately below that.

Hi All I'm wondering if anyone knows how much space cupboard you need around a 2 burner Smev/Dometic hob? I'm considering building a removable "box" to hold a cooktop with additional room to store plates and cutlery. This probably wouldn't be used in the Bongo, just lifted out and used as ...

Thanks Geoff. I'll have a think about how to plumb in a positive and negative run back to the battery.

Brilliant, thanks Geoff. Unfortunately after having a look the current wires only seem to be 4mm2 so I'm going to have to run new cables anyway. 10mm2 seems huge for a supposedly low amp fridge but I guess it is what it is :s

Cheers

Alan

Having removed the rear seat today I've come up with another plan which is to leave the sliding brackets in place that the seat normally attaches to and to bolt the cupboard to these. I will make the sides out of 18mm ply so there will be a lot of wood holding it in place. Still trying to decide whe...

Hi all, I'm thinking of getting one of these for the bongo https://www.dometic.com/en-gb/uk/products/food-and-beverage/refrigeration/refrigerators/dometic-coolmatic-cd-20-_-64133. Looking at the manual it says that I need 10mm wiring for a 6m 12v run. The spot where I want to put it already has 2 x ...

Thanks Mark. I guess I was assuming that a full cupboard would weigh a lot less than a seat with a couple of adults on it so the railing would cope. Maybe time to reconsider...

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Alan

Hi All I'm thinking of removing the rear seat from our Bongo and building some cupboards to go in its place. The cupboards would extend across the full width of the Bongo and be about 50cm deep and 70cm high. I'm wondering about the best option for securing them in place? I was toying with the idea ...

Thanks for the instructions! The fluid level seems to be ok. Took it for a spin yesterday; 50k out with a stop for a couple of hours then 50k back. No warning light or limp mode. Might risk a longer drive today and see how it goes. We were down to 1/4 tank of diesel when limp mode kicked in on some ...

Thanks for the tips all. It is the glow plug coil light that is flashing. This is the first long drive since we had a service done a few weeks ago. We made about 300 km before the issue kicked in. I'll see if i can dig out the handbook and work out how to check the AFT level. Not sure I'm game to tr...

Hi We were on day 1 of a 3 week European road trip yesterday when after about 3 hours driving the warning light on the dash came on and the Bongo entered limp mode. We managed to make it the final 30 miles to our campground but now have to decide what to do next. I'm no mechanic but we do have Europ...

Thanks again Geoff.

Bob I've just had a trawl through the fact sheets and there is one called Spring Assisters which might be the one you were thinking of but the link isn't working. There is also a bit of info in previous forum posts.

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Alan

Thanks Geoff. That shows the valve to the bottom so Bob are you saying to flip that for a Bongo and have it at the top?

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Alan

Just bought a set of these http://air-lift.co.uk/air-helper-spring-kits/14345-mazda-bongo-rear-air-lift-1000-kit.html to help with a bit of bottoming out over bumps when fully loaded. Unfortunately they came without instructions. Looks reasonable straight forward, with a bladder for each side and a ...

Thanks for the suggestions all. Yes we do have an AFT but it all seems to be working OK. Not sure how to decode the lush site