Does a centre curtain fit a bongalow?

WISHIHADABONGO · Post by **WISHIHADABONGO** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:54 am

Just a quick question cos I wish to buy one for mine to separate the front from the rear

Si

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:29 pm

A centre curtain, yep, it should go straight on...

You will need to drill a hole in the plastic trim either side,then the centre supports simply clip behind the face level heater vents.

Offer the curtains up,and position them to your desired position, before marking a pilot hole in the trim (better if two of you did this).

I was lucky with my curtains, i found the bongo originals in a bin of all places! They had been chucked as they were deemed to be too dirty to ever get clean again.... (they looked brown actually) After one cycle in the washing machine, i was quite suprised to see that they were actually grey!

WISHIHADABONGO · Post by **WISHIHADABONGO** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:16 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:A centre curtain, yep, it should go straight on...

You will need to drill a hole in the plastic trim either side,then the centre supports simply clip behind the face level heater vents.

Offer the curtains up,and position them to your desired position, before marking a pilot hole in the trim (better if two of you did this).

I was lucky with my curtains, i found the bongo originals in a bin of all places! They had been chucked as they were deemed to be too dirty to ever get clean again.... (they looked brown actually) After one cycle in the washing machine, i was quite suprised to see that they were actually grey!

You jammy sod....

I'm slightly confused though, as I have seen centre cutains advertised,and front cutrains, I assume front ones go round the windscreen or side windows and the centre ones behin the drivers seat...or am I wrong?

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:26 pm

Correct. I have centre curtains on my converted Bongo which is fine if you don't need to use the front seat area when camping. Better if you have the windows, blinds etc modified to work on a leisure battery so you don't need to turn on the ignition. On the other hand if you are going to put a child's bed across the front seats then front windscreen curtains are a must.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:46 pm

WISHIHADABONGO wrote:Just a quick question cos I wish to buy one for mine to separate the front from the rear

Si

I'm very happy with a pair of velvet curtains from Roesbays (£10 in the sale) and a chrome spring netting curtain rod which springs against the headlining / side interior trim join and is supported mid span by an s-hook in the hole where original curtains might have gone. They stoow easily by twisting into a 'rope' and trapping to the sides behind the Bongo footrests

The whole thing can be quickly removed and clamped in place in the open tailgate if I have my tailgate awning up but the person sleeping downstairs wants privacy and draught protection.

I (and most of the rest of the world) think the Bongo originals are not worth the prices they fetch on ebay

crazy uncle gray g · Post by **crazy uncle gray g** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:39 pm

The Mazda camper originals, wrap right around the front screen so you can use all the seats for sleeping

Cosy as you like. Here`s piccy`s of the track used

Cheers CrAzY

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:59 pm

Ah yes, I agree Crazy, but our man here wants curtains for separating front and rear. The curtains that go round all the front windows are indeed very neat and if I could be *rsed I would be *rsed but I can't be *rsed

crazy uncle gray g · Post by **crazy uncle gray g** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:02 pm

mikeonb4c wrote:Ah yes, I agree Crazy, but our man here wants curtains for separating front and rear. The curtains that go round all the front windows are indeed very neat and if I could be *rsed I would be *rsed but I can't be *rsed

That`s like buying a reliant when you want a ROLLS

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:24 pm

Must take a close look at someones front cab curtains sometime to see if it'd be worth adding it on the 'to do' list. A lot less hassle than putting up window screens when they aren't really needed

crazy uncle gray g · Post by **crazy uncle gray g** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:35 pm

To be totally honest Mike, I dont know how people do without them, Kerry and I always drop the front seats and sleep forwards leaving all the room you need at the back of the Bongo, so when one of us gets up we can then make a cuppa and get breakfast on the go in the rear fitted Kitchen without disturbing the other

NB. > Obviously it`s the Handbrake normally sleeping in and old CrAzY making tea and walking Scully

waycar8 · Post by **waycar8** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:41 pm

for what you will pay for curtains and rails you may as well, buy a set of silver insulating screens that go over the windscreen and cab as well as the rear window, you get thelight blocked out and insulation in the process.

on the old bongo i had rear curtains, that got in the way when i put my thermal screen up.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:54 pm

Do like the idea of front cab curtains though - make it feel cosy when drawn, even if you put windscreen blinds on too (I have those anyway). But It'd have to be DIY and cheap and I'd have to be convinced they aren't too bulky and get in the way when not in use

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:55 pm

mikeonb4c wrote:
I (and most of the rest of the world) think the Bongo originals are not worth the prices they fetch on ebay

Agreed mike...But worth washing and trying some if you see em on top of a bin...for once, i didn't feel like a scav.

Mootchers of the world unite!

lizard · Post by **lizard** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:50 pm

You cant beat a bit of bin diving, amazing what you can find.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:34 pm

Spot on

One man's rubbish,another man's treasure...

I feel i have to clarify,that i wasn't exactly elbow deep in old tea bags,and dead rats, i spotted (through very thick brown staining) The unmistakable pattern of my rear curtains..That's what made me investigate further...

Of course i checked it was ok for me to take em.

They were so smoke stained, that the kitchen reeked of stale fags ( and i smoke!) ,and the water was visibly brown as they whizzed around the washer

They came up like new,fitted em while they were still damp

Does a centre curtain fit a bongalow?

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