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I can recommend The Lodge garage near Wrexham to the rust directory. Only a small out of the way place, £400 to cut out rear arches and respray panels,
I asked how much to respray the whole of the bottom half of the van (windows down) and all the tailgate which was silver and van was blue and under seal where he could £750 all in. Lodge Garage Near Wrexham. 01978 758521 ask for Keith Williams. Mark runs the mechanical side of things and has done a grand job when I've needed him.
I asked how much to respray the whole of the bottom half of the van (windows down) and all the tailgate which was silver and van was blue and under seal where he could £750 all in. Lodge Garage Near Wrexham. 01978 758521 ask for Keith Williams. Mark runs the mechanical side of things and has done a grand job when I've needed him.
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Those really are very good prices. did that price include the cost of the Mercedes Sprinter wheel arches?tinpants wrote:I can recommend The Lodge garage near Wrexham to the rust directory. Only a small out of the way place, £400 to cut out rear arches and respray panels,
I asked how much to respray the whole of the bottom half of the van (windows down) and all the tailgate which was silver and van was blue and under seal where he could £750 all in. Lodge Garage Near Wrexham. 01978 758521 ask for Keith Williams. Mark runs the mechanical side of things and has done a grand job when I've needed him.
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My award goes to David alias Kloonsy at Bongo Bodyshop in Barnsley.
I will post pics asap but after meeting him a few years ago i kept mine instead of finding another.
Bottom half spray,new sills,rear arches and front crossmember repair all done to a very high standard.
You get what you pay for granny told me and with Dave you get more than that and Tea as well.
So he gets 99 /100 in my book..........
Would have been 100 but he never has any sugar......
I will post pics asap but after meeting him a few years ago i kept mine instead of finding another.
Bottom half spray,new sills,rear arches and front crossmember repair all done to a very high standard.
You get what you pay for granny told me and with Dave you get more than that and Tea as well.
So he gets 99 /100 in my book..........
Would have been 100 but he never has any sugar......
I would walk 500 miles.
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Any recommendations in the Brighton/Sussex area?
Thanks
Derek
Thanks
Derek
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TSSST
Unit 2,
Dyfrig Road Industrial Estate,
Cardiff,
CF5 5AD
02920 576678
Done me proud on the Bongo, not the quickest, but I'm happy with the job, at a great price.
Unit 2,
Dyfrig Road Industrial Estate,
Cardiff,
CF5 5AD
02920 576678
Done me proud on the Bongo, not the quickest, but I'm happy with the job, at a great price.
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In Birmingham, I've just had some good work done by:
Ace Repair Centre
1601 Pershore Road Birmingham B30 2JF
0121 451 3223
Ace Repair Centre
1601 Pershore Road Birmingham B30 2JF
0121 451 3223
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Sounds interesting. What work did they do and what were they like on price, promptness and quality. I've a friend not far south of Birmingham who might need some Bongo work doing at some point.keridavies wrote:In Birmingham, I've just had some good work done by:
Ace Repair Centre
1601 Pershore Road Birmingham B30 2JF
0121 451 3223
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Gladwins in St ives, Cambs.... quality workmanship using Merc Sprinter arches...
Conversant with Bongo Top Pinion Oil Seals
Bongo owning Velotech Cycle Mechanic
Bongo owning Velotech Cycle Mechanic
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Mazda Bongo "under-sealing/waxyol" at Rust Master Hatfield. On 17th May 2015
Bongo needed complete undersealing including inside box sections where possible. Front & rear doors & bonnet.
Quite difficult to find this place. Chap called Michael Miller, an Aussie! nice chap!
Left Bongo there at 10am went back at 4pm Bongo done.
We went to Hatfield House "a very interesting place to visit" as we needed to stay local to pick it up.
Job was done well, spare wheel removed, all areas looked to be well covered.
There was a very fine over spray as it is in the air particles & can not be helped. He wiped most of with White spirit. But we gave the Bongo a good clean when we got home.
Verdict: Good job done. Helpful chap. Be prepared to do a valet yourself after collection.
Cost: £395 special offer as moving to new premises at St Albans for better access. Would I use Ruster Master again yes
Sorry for late reply
Cheers
Dave104
Bongo needed complete undersealing including inside box sections where possible. Front & rear doors & bonnet.
Quite difficult to find this place. Chap called Michael Miller, an Aussie! nice chap!
Left Bongo there at 10am went back at 4pm Bongo done.
We went to Hatfield House "a very interesting place to visit" as we needed to stay local to pick it up.
Job was done well, spare wheel removed, all areas looked to be well covered.
There was a very fine over spray as it is in the air particles & can not be helped. He wiped most of with White spirit. But we gave the Bongo a good clean when we got home.
Verdict: Good job done. Helpful chap. Be prepared to do a valet yourself after collection.
Cost: £395 special offer as moving to new premises at St Albans for better access. Would I use Ruster Master again yes
Sorry for late reply
Cheers
Dave104
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Just had my rear arches replaced with Sprinter ones by Melvin Davis of Matfield Body & Paint, near Tonbridge, Kent. He's a classic VW camper expert so knows all about keeping old campervans on the road! Mine was his first Bongo but he had no trouble doing the job, which included a bottom half respray. Tel: 07748477661.
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Got mine in at Ian Taylor right now,
Having the arches chopped out and replaced and the inside wax oiled, will post some pictures when it is done (hopefully later this week)
One thing I will note is the speed the arches deteriorated.
We bought the Bongo in July. We noticed the first bubble in October. By January there were a few bubbles on each side and one had a pin hole causing a brown stain down the paintwork. By Feb both sides had a pin hole / brown stain. By March there were lots of bubbling all round the arch.
So we lasted about 3 months with no sign of rust at all.
Then within 5 months they had deteriorated to quite a bad state.
There were signs that it had been repaired in the past, so I presume it had just been filled. Fingers crossed that a proper job - cutting the arches out etc will sort it for a good few years to come.
Having the arches chopped out and replaced and the inside wax oiled, will post some pictures when it is done (hopefully later this week)
One thing I will note is the speed the arches deteriorated.
We bought the Bongo in July. We noticed the first bubble in October. By January there were a few bubbles on each side and one had a pin hole causing a brown stain down the paintwork. By Feb both sides had a pin hole / brown stain. By March there were lots of bubbling all round the arch.
So we lasted about 3 months with no sign of rust at all.
Then within 5 months they had deteriorated to quite a bad state.
There were signs that it had been repaired in the past, so I presume it had just been filled. Fingers crossed that a proper job - cutting the arches out etc will sort it for a good few years to come.
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Hi ,
I would like to add a very prompt and professional body repair garage in North Shropshire near Oswestry . they are competitive on price and did a fantastic job doing the arches and cills on our Bongo .
MC Body Repairs
Rednal Ind Est
West Felton
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY114HS
cheers
I would like to add a very prompt and professional body repair garage in North Shropshire near Oswestry . they are competitive on price and did a fantastic job doing the arches and cills on our Bongo .
MC Body Repairs
Rednal Ind Est
West Felton
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY114HS
cheers
Martin
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any good repairers in Essex area please
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found someone in local area said he would do chassis, sills, wheel arches, but will not use the sprinter arches I bought off ebay says to thin metal he can make better himself ( quote around £600 the lot ) if I remove seats and side panels for his fire watcher access and rear bumper, did ask if he knows the Bongosdavepickering wrote:any good repairers in Essex area please
answer worked on imported bongos solid for 5 years not much he hasn't done..........let you know how I get on.