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My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Tony x » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:17 am

I've done quite a bit to our Bongo since getting it a year ago.
However, a couple of the most pleasing mods are very simple.

The first will impress no one but Bongo owners.
It's the rear fog lamp indicator lamp.

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In brief- take the instruments off, unclip the clear cover and then the other cover underneath. Remove the warning lamp 'card', use 600 grit glass paper to rub the black off an unused section until clear, put a sticker on it http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/rally/da ... ly-kit-car then fit a bulb to the rear, carefully soldering wires to it and insulating it from the copper tracks on the instrument circuit board (more a floppy sheet)
Next, choose a colour (cigarette lighters are handy here), cut the plastic to size and jam it in the space between where the card rests and the bulb.
Reassemble, connect up in parallel to the fog lamp power supply wires and there you go.


The next is for parking level when camping.

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Normally, this is covered by the errr...cover and can't be seen.
This has proved dead handy.
The green / yellow thing is a spirit level, here's a selection -
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The red surround is just to make it look neater and is a plumbing felt washer.
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Bob » Sat Feb 08, 2014 1:04 am

Neat. =D>
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Jillygumbo » Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:15 am

Love the spirit level
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Simon Jones » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:24 pm

Two excellent mods Tony. I've been thinking of fitting such a spirit level and was trying to think where to mount it.
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Dr Fingers » Sat Feb 08, 2014 1:38 pm

I just leave the spirit level in the console tray :D

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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Tony x » Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:56 pm

Simon Jones wrote:Two excellent mods Tony. I've been thinking of fitting such a spirit level and was trying to think where to mount it.
With a bit of care, you can mount it so it's flush with the plastic and, for less than a fiver and maybe 1/2 hours work, it's a really useful addition.

When I win the lottery and rebuild the Bongo factory, it will be a standard fitment.
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Simon Jones » Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:19 pm

There's already a 12v feed that illuminates the cup holder, so a simple job to run an LED as a backlight for when pitching up in the dark. I feel another mini project coming on :).
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by oellph » Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:37 pm

Is a parking level (and chocks) only needed if you have a partially or fully converted Bongo?
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Post by mikeonb4c » Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:45 pm

Brilliant stuff =D> =D> =D>
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Re: My favourite Bongo mods

Post by Simon Jones » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:41 pm

oellph wrote:Is a parking level (and chocks) only needed if you have a partially or fully converted Bongo?
Depends whether you mind sleeping on an angle :). Some fridges (absorbtion type) are also quite fussy about being level to work correctly.
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