Amateur Bongoer

[tgeorge1]

Good afternoon,

First let me introduce myself, I am Tom from Telford the proud owner of Samuel L Bongo a 1997 2.5 TD, picture below, bought it a couple of months ago from Ian Taylor in Market Drayton. Thought initially I was going to get it converted, but decided that I love the versatility as it is, anyway I think the bed is comfortable.

I did come along to the bash to explore other peoples Bongo's but after waiting for 2 hours for my breakfast from that van I decided to just head home.

With a bit of help and the diagrams from here I have worked out Samuel has a leisure battery, that is linked via fused cable and spliced into the relevant cables coming out the fuse box to power the radio, interior lights & cigarette lighters.

I also replaced the side repeaters after someone reversed into me smashed one, check me out!!!

Just have a couple of pretty basic questions, is it a big job to get the blinds to run off the leisure battery too, there is a funny bonking noise coming from the sliding door (reakon it started after my missus slid it shut a few times 'Its soft close, don't slam i.....oh never mind') how do I get the interior cover off the sliding door? Also it has had a scraping noise coming from the breaks since I bought it, wouldn't of thought it would have low brake pads when I bought it, how do I check if they are low (I know I probably just have to look somewhere, I said I was an amateur.

Cheers

Ok how do I attach a photo

[mister munkey]

Welcome Tom.

Piccies need to be stuck through something like Photobucket. Read through THIS.

Its not as scary as it may seem.

[You've Been Bongod]

hi and welcome

dont be shy we all need to learn ,

any how if you have any probs with the bongo contact ian and i'm sure he will sort them out for you no problems

ps he has now moved from market drayton to longton in stoke on trent

hope this is of some help to you

[tgeorge1]

OK working this out, picture of Samuel

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad90 ... 7bbd56.jpg

and can anyone tell me what this switch does, or how do I find out what it does....

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad90 ... 849c0c.jpg

[Bob]

Hi and welcome, the switch is probably rear fog light, turn your headlamps on and try it.

Most likely fitted on import to UK.

[mister munkey]

Fog light, as Bob says.

When you upload the pics to your post, copy the photobucket IMG Code, the bottom one off the drop down menu & paste that straight on here. As long as its no bigger than 640 pixels (you can re-size if too big) it'll post the pic as opposed to just a link.

[You've Been Bongod]

i remember this bongo as i was the 1 who told ian to fit the mazda 6 alloys on to it and what a nice motor it was and still is by the looks of things

the switch is indeed the rear foglight switch

[g8dhe]

is it a big job to get the blinds to run off the leisure battery too

Its just as easy as any of the existing ones, the two fuses concerned are;

Rather than actually intercepting / cutting the wires behind the fuse block, just take two more 15 Amp feeds from the added L/B fuse box and plug them in from the front like this by removing the existing fuse and plugging the L/B feeds into the lower part of the fuse socket;

If its a Willinton kit that has been used then you should already have a pair of feeds already existing.

[the smoker]

hope the bonking noise came when the missus got out and not in mate. could this be the strange sound also..

[widdowson2008]

OK working this out, picture of Samuel

Neat, very neat.

[the smoker]

Nice

[wormey]

Hi and welcome,

[Bob]

Very nice looking Bongo.