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four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:32 pm
by doobie
how do you tell if its 4 wheel drive or not (stupid question i know, but me no mechanic)
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:40 pm
by MountainGoat
By the body number on the plate fixed to the passenger door column. SLG5 is a 4WD and SLG3 is a 2WD. A bit further complicated by the fact that some Bongos have fixed 4WD and some limited slip 4WD.
Tony
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:37 pm
by missfixit70
See if it's got driveshafts to the front wheels.
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:39 pm
by Germarchip
How do you know if its got LSD? (arggg- the old days)!!!!!
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:43 pm
by doobie
thanks sgl5 it is then
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:39 pm
by Bob
Germarchip wrote:How do you know if its got LSD? (arggg- the old days)!!!!!
There's a link to a Russian site on here somewhere into which you pop your VIN and BingoBongo all information is revealed.
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:55 pm
by briwy
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:49 pm
by M 80NGO
Surely the huge FULLTIME 4WD decals on the side may well give it away
Seriously tho my 4x4 Bongo had all the 4WD decals removed prior to me buying it but it still retains silver X over a dark blue background badge on the tailgate, tbh it looks a bit like the scottish flag and the obvious give away is the driveshafts to the front wheels.
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:52 pm
by missfixit70
M 80NGO wrote:Surely the huge FULLTIME 4WD decals on the side may well give it away
Not necessarily, lots of 2wd bongos have had the 4wd stickers added, front driveshaft envy
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:40 pm
by T9sus4
I'm still looking for a sticker "Full Time 2WD"!
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:41 pm
by M 80NGO
T9sus4 wrote:I'm still looking for a sticker "Full Time 2WD"!
love it
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:43 pm
by M 80NGO
missfixit70 wrote:M 80NGO wrote:Surely the huge FULLTIME 4WD decals on the side may well give it away
Not necessarily, lots of 2wd bongos have had the 4wd stickers added, front driveshaft envy
Really ! Why ? did they also have an M3 badge on the rear cos they might as well have
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:49 pm
by missfixit70
M 80NGO wrote:missfixit70 wrote:M 80NGO wrote:Surely the huge FULLTIME 4WD decals on the side may well give it away
Not necessarily, lots of 2wd bongos have had the 4wd stickers added, front driveshaft envy
Really ! Why ? did they also have an M3 badge on the rear cos they might as well have
Did they do a Bong M3 then?
I guess they did it so it looked like they had a "better" bongo if they had a 2wd? But as I'm not a mind reader your guess is as good as mine.
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:58 pm
by M 80NGO
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Did they do a Bong M3 then?
I guess they did it so it looked like they had a "better" bongo if they had a 2wd? But as I'm not a mind reader your guess is as good as mine.[/quote]
I'm just a bit of a purist, by all means debadge to keep people guessing but adding badges that aren't true is all a bit "BARRY" for me, i'm not sayin that i'm right but i'm just being honest
Re: four wheel
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:00 pm
by missfixit70
Totally agree, it's a stupid thing to do, I was just telling you that people do it, I wasn't defending it or supporting it.