Thanks again for information given. Munroman, I agree with Mike not anoraky at all. We, especially people like me, need people like you who can explain things. Ian, Looks like I will be ordering those four hoses from you, but not yet :( Lac is going to inspect everything and see if any others look i...

Thanks for the information. I take the point about longevity of the standard hoses and the weep of the silicone ones. I need to have my radiator repaired due to some damage and decided that if a refill of the cooling system was going to be needed I may as well replace any hoses that looked dodgy. Th...

I'd just like to say there are some damn daft people who own Bongo's and I love it.

Hi All,
Anyone know if the silicone hose man is still trading?
I have tried to contact them with no response.
Thanks.
John.

We will be there so all you honey lovers can start getting excited.
I still have a limp as my knee op wasn't as successful as hoped
But I don't like to talk about it
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See you all there

Blimey Dave.
You know me late as usual.
But I am still very pleased you are OK.
I didn't realise you had joined the band of tuggers.
That doesn't sound quite right...................

Hi Haydn, Pleased that Bin Bongoed's Bongo looks good. Yours looks an excellent job you must be well pleased. I must admit I had never thought of using arches from a broken Bongo. Didn't occur to me that if there was some rust free wings that the breaker would cut the arches off them. You live and l...

Hi Bin Bongoed,
How did you get on with your wheel arches?
It would be interesting to see how much better custom made arches are than my universal ones.
Put some pictures up.
John.

Hi Everybody, Don't you just love it when you do a lovely long helpful reply and find that unknown to you you have been logged off and so when you press submit you loose the whole damn message. I'll try again but a shorter version. I need to explain the six year comment. I bought The Bus in 2002 and...

Further to my previous post, here are the photos of The Bus following repair with universal rear wheel arches and general tidying up of lower half of body. http://www.patnben.net/images/PIC_001.jpg http://www.patnben.net/images/PIC_003.jpg http://www.patnben.net/images/PIC_004.jpg http://www.patnben...

Hi, Anyone wanting info on replacement wheel arches have a look at the "Eastern Counties" Index on this forum. I have had the rear arches done on The Bus. They are not a perfect match to the original but are pretty good and much better than the rusty eyesores that were there. The man used ...

Hi Everybody, I picked up The Bus yesterday and I am very pleased. I will take some pictures tomorrow and e-mail them to Ben who has kindly offered to put them online for me. Some observations. The wheel arches are not quite exactly the same as standard. The flair is slightly bigger and the arc of t...

Hi Ian, Better late than never. We will be happy to help as usual. Will be there on Tuesday to help with e-------s, sorry just can't print that word. Security patrols, no problem. Marshalls on the coaches if needed but we have been to the Safari Park so if some one wants to do the job who hasn't bee...

I will be happy to put pictures of the finished job (good or bad) on the forum so long as I remember how! I am sure some one will help me out. If the job is a good one and the man is up for it I will recomend him, although I know he is very busy and might not want any more publicity. He has worked o...

Hi Bongonic I am having my Bongo rear arches done at the moment by a body shop in Earls Colne Essex. The man has used a "universal" wheel arch which is widely available but does need work to make it look right, not a DIY job I would think. I have seen the job before spraying and I am quite...