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Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:19 pm
by hershambongo
Hi after 4 weeks of owning our Bongo / Freda, I have found a strange button next to the ignition, its the same circular switch that we have in our company vans that turns on the airside flashing beacon when driving at airports ! cant find a purpose for it in the Freda ? The little led light on the switch doesnt come on, I was hoping that it was some sort of ejector seat for the Mrs or would operate the front machine guns, rear oil slick or flick the number plates around, but it doesnt seem to do a thing ! was it an old alarm system ? Any ideas please.
Many thanks HB
PS This forum has been a god sent for us new chums to bongo life !!!! ive not polished, cared for and loved a motor so much since I lost my beloved Porsche 944 2 years ago and the Fredas more fun to drive ! Well it comes close, nearly, not quite,
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:25 pm
by blobber
Could it be for your rear foglight??
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:33 pm
by missfixit70
What Blobber said
not fitted as standard in Japan, but necessary to be legal in the uk. Should work when the lights are switched on (telltale light working is an mot requirement), either a bolt on dangly hanging below the rear bumper, flush mounted in the bumper, using one of the reverse lights or using the spare reflector in the light cluster.
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:35 pm
by hershambongo
blobber wrote:Could it be for your rear foglight??
Good call, hold on will pop outside and try ...........No ! but just noticed in the dark with ignition on the little led light on the switch comes on, so the switch is active !
Thanks for your reply !
HB
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:40 pm
by westonwarrior
with it on, do your lights dim when on tickover?
and silly question you did turn the headlights on when checking if it was fog lights?
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:05 pm
by Poohbear
Just using my psychic powers here . . . .
you have an Imperial conversion
The switch is to the right of the steering wheel and is a small rocker switch with a red LED
Switch on your lights and flick the switch and you'll find that your right hand reversing light lights up red.
Am I right?
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:16 pm
by hershambongo
Poohbear wrote:Just using my psychic powers here . . . .
you have an Imperial conversion
The switch is to the right of the steering wheel and is a small rocker switch with a red LED
Switch on your lights and flick the switch and you'll find that your right hand reversing light lights up red.
Am I right?
Strange the right hand reverse lamp was out, so took it out and it was a milky colour but not blown ! tried to replace it with brake lamp bulb but different fixing ! hold on outside again to look ...................No ! thanks anyhow !
PS are you lot on some sort of wind up getting me in & out of the house at 11,30pm !
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:27 pm
by Poohbear
hershambongo wrote:Poohbear wrote:Just using my psychic powers here . . . .
you have an Imperial conversion
The switch is to the right of the steering wheel and is a small rocker switch with a red LED
Switch on your lights and flick the switch and you'll find that your right hand reversing light lights up red.
Am I right?
Strange the right hand reverse lamp was out, so took it out and it was a milky colour but not blown ! tried to replace it with brake lamp bulb but different fixing ! hold on outside again to look ...................No ! thanks anyhow !
PS are you lot on some sort of wind up getting me in & out of the house at 11,30pm !
Maybe
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:37 pm
by hershambongo
Poohbear wrote:hershambongo wrote:Poohbear wrote:Just using my psychic powers here . . . .
you have an Imperial conversion
The switch is to the right of the steering wheel and is a small rocker switch with a red LED
Switch on your lights and flick the switch and you'll find that your right hand reversing light lights up red.
Am I right?
Strange the right hand reverse lamp was out, so took it out and it was a milky colour but not blown ! tried to replace it with brake lamp bulb but different fixing ! hold on outside again to look ...................No ! thanks anyhow !
PS are you lot on some sort of wind up getting me in & out of the house at 11,30pm !
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Maybe
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:36 am
by Poohbear
Thanks Dave. Did you find out what the button's for?
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:20 pm
by jaylee
hershambongo wrote:
Strange the right hand reverse lamp was out, so took it out and it was a milky colour but not blown ! tried to replace it with brake lamp bulb but different fixing ! hold on outside again to look ...................No ! thanks anyhow !
PS are you lot on some sort of wind up getting me in & out of the house at 11,30pm !
Funny you mention that with the reverse lamp bulbs...! I recently changed mine to LED's & the filament bulb replaced on the left was like this, but still worked..!
Thought it may have had something to do with the extra reverse lamp i fitted?
But it has its own power supply triggered by that side of the loom...
If you have a separate switch for the rear fog light.. Could mystery switch in question be an isolator switch for reversing sensors triggered only in reverse??
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:46 pm
by hershambongo
Poohbear wrote:Thanks Dave. Did you find out what the button's for?
Still not found out ! driving me mad ! There again with a Jap manual & paperwork there must be many secrets the Freda holds ! Just seen on e-bay control for auto sliding door ? I know my door has a soft electric close ( after a few days of slamming it shut ) but is there a full auto close ?
Cheers
Dave.
PS any tips for cheap awning ?
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:48 pm
by westonwarrior
never heard of a full auto close
Re: Funny Button !
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:27 am
by jaylee
hershambongo wrote:Poohbear wrote:Thanks Dave. Did you find out what the button's for?
Still not found out ! driving me mad ! There again with a Jap manual & paperwork there must be many secrets the Freda holds ! Just seen on e-bay control for auto sliding door ? I know my door has a soft electric close ( after a few days of slamming it shut )
but is there a full auto close ?
Cheers
Dave.
PS any tips for cheap awning ?
If it does exist on a Bongo? (As a pimp?)
Not without some serious engineering to the door itself.. There is no power to the door what so ever once the door is open away from the door contacts.