Repair to Cross Member

Mcfluff1984 · Post by **Mcfluff1984** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:52 pm

Evening all,

Interested in a bongo that has a 12 month MOT however 2 advisories regarding corrosion to cross member and sills.

Are these expensive repair jobs?

Cheers.

Gasy · Post by **Gasy** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:44 am

Probaly about £500
But how rusty / rotten is the rest of it
Look at old mot advisorys for results in the past ( you can do this on the net )

Mcfluff1984 · Post by **Mcfluff1984** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:38 am

The MOT advisory describes the front cross member as holed. Going to view the vehicle this week but I just wanted to get a feel for cost before.

First Bongo so a little apprehensive about parting substantial money for something that could cost lots to repair.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:06 am

My Bongo has had a new front cross member, patches on sills, welding (hidden) up behind exhaust back box, and welding in nearside rear inner arch. Total cost was probably near £1k and i'd be inclined to budget for something closer to that for getting it all sorted (though you may be lucky), and its a great feeling when it is done (though no doubt there will be more in time!)

janie · Post by **janie** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:14 am

Hi,

I needed 'extensive welding' on the front cross member last year according to the MOT - took it to a bongo friendly garage who popped on a new one instead (cheaper and easier in the long run). Cost about £600ish

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:26 am

This could turn out to be a very expensive motor, but if it is chirpy chirpy cheep cheep it might be worth a gamble.

Post by **Bob** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:28 am

You don't want chirpy, chirpy, from your LCA.

Mcfluff1984 · Post by **Mcfluff1984** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:08 pm

Cheers for all the feedback decided against it. I felt the price tag was a little high (£6,500+) given the age (1995) mileage (120km+) and the fact the MOT history is a little scary.

The search continues

Gasy · Post by **Gasy** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:30 pm

That was expensive
You can get a fresh import for less than that

Mcfluff1984 · Post by **Mcfluff1984** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:07 pm

That's the route I am going to go down. Managed to source a freshly imported Freda for £5,500 (2002) 47,000km on the clock. Plus I get warranty thrown in.

Then get the fun of planning my own conversion.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:42 pm

Mcfluff1984 wrote:That's the route I am going to go down. Managed to source a freshly imported Freda for £5,500 (2002) 47,000km on the clock. Plus I get warranty thrown in.

Then get the fun of planning my own conversion.

Much better plan.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:56 am

Mcfluff1984 wrote:Cheers for all the feedback decided against it. I felt the price tag was a little high (£6,500+) given the age (1995) mileage (120km+) and the fact the MOT history is a little scary.

The search continues

Good decision, you had me a wee bit worried for a while.

Good Luck

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