As the original question's resolved I'm going to hijack the thread to ask a related one; Are all Bongo front blowers really weak?
Mine is a manual control model and the front blower was seized when I bought the van so I rebuilt it and the resistor pack. The earth is good, fan spins smoothly and ...

As Hazzo says they're not a requirement. But that aside anyone facing backwards would be thrown against the seat back in the event of a head on collision. So the seat belts wouldn't be doing anything anyway would they?

The middle row in mine was reversed when I got it but they can slide to make a ...

I find the standard halogen lights on my '95 Bongo okay so I don't know if this is an issue with them but I think it worth testing for a voltage drop at the bulbs.

I've got a VW Corrado and they have notoriously poor headlamps. A common mod is to fit a live feed direct from the battery to the ...

The starter battery is old and the Bongo isn't my only vehicle, there maybe times it won't move for a couple of weeks or more. A well charged battery is a happy battery so it makes sense to me to use any spare electricity to keep it that way.

Though, having thought about the system a bit more I ...

I just bought a used DC-DC charger and deep cycle battery (both Victron) and plan to fit a big 'ol solar panel at some point.

Ideally I'd have both batteries charging by solar. I know there are dual output charge controllers but I was wondering if I could connect a standard single output to the ...

So I took a chance on some very cheap 17" Elgrand wheels on eBay.
The stud centres are the same, 5x114mm.
They're only half an inch wider, 6.5" vs 6". The offset/ET is 45mm vs 40mm for the Bongo wheels so all the extra width is on the inside. There was nothing close enough to the standard wheels ...

Where in the country are you please?

Well I got a week off work so was finally able to look at my new Bongo. I knew it had issues but it was cheap, lacking in any major structural rust and coolant issues so I didn't mind too much.

So far I've found;
Central locking not working
AFT not going fully up
One window blind moves by hand but ...

Thank you all. Insurance is one of those things that I really ought to consider before buying a vehicle but it boars me so much I can't bring myself to.

I've joined the club now so have access to the insurance offers within. I'll start ringing around tomorrow and see if I can get it below £500 at ...

Does anyone have a converted Bongo insured as their main or only vehicle, i.e social, domestic and pleasure with commuting?
I haven't collected my new Bongo (actually registered as a Montague) yet but I've had a couple of quotes and been told that as it's been converted it has to be insured on a ...

Hi all.
I'm in north Cornwall and have just bought a Montague. It's got a few issues so I'll most likely be found skulking around the Technical forum.. It will be a fortnight or so til I get to start work on it as I have a lot going on right now but I'm looking forward to delving into it.