Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by mister munkey » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:06 pm

I've used a local garage to me in Mirfield since Christmas.

Run by Andi -a bit of a mad bloke from Lithuania - but he knows Bongos, his charges are sensible and if possible he will do a professional repair rather than charge for new parts.

Pleasantly surpised when getting mine back from a full service that the center section of the exhaust had been sleeved & welded, new drop links were stuck in the back as well as niggly little things like the drivers window mechanism being freed up & all door hinges & locks lubed for no extra charge.


I like him, he's worth a visit

L M Garages Huddersfield Road, Behind ELAMS of Mirfield, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9HS

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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by ejs37 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:58 pm

I will second mattylad.

Just had a my first service and MOT at V.I.S.A.R in Thirsk. Andy knows and loves Bongos. Also incredibly reasonable price.
The bongo will be returning here for years to come. I can highly recommend this garage.

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Post by Surface2air » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:01 pm

ejs37 wrote:I will second mattylad.

Just had a my first service and MOT at V.I.S.A.R in Thirsk. Andy knows and loves Bongos. Also incredibly reasonable price.
The bongo will be returning here for years to come. I can highly recommend this garage.

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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by Robyoung » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:10 pm

Hi, need some help,

I've got an oil leak on the drivers side of the engine around the rocker cover/front end but i cannot find whats causing this, I've cleaned the area but still having trouble finding the cause, its not using much oil so not too concerned yet but I want to get to the bottom of it.

Can anyone recommend a garage in or around Sheffield or anyone i can take him too in order to try and sort this out,


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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by Northern Bongolow » Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:09 pm

usually camshaft front oil seal. mines got it, as most have, dont know if anyone has been bothered enough to fix it. :oops: :wink:
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Post by mister munkey » Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:34 pm

Assuming it's more a "weep" than a leak, I agree with Northern Bongolow. They all have it but it never seems to become a problem that will inur any damage or expense (exept the occasional dose of Gunk to clean it off).

Maybe stick the camshaft seals on your shopping list for the next cambelt change but in the meantime keep an eye on the oil level just in case & try not to worry about it too much.

:)

If you scroll back up the list on this page you'll find a couple of pointers to Sheffield based Bongo specialists who will be able to help.
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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by hongkongzooey » Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:49 pm

I'm looking for a Bongo friendly garage in or around Newcastle. My Bongo just failed it's MOT rather spectacularly and I have had some eye watering quotes from non-bongo specialists. I need someone to look over it and see if it's worth resurrecting or not. I'm really hoping it is...but it's going to need a lot of welding!
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Post by stuc » Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:14 pm

Where abouts are you in Newcastle? I have a few contacts I could put you in touch with. Also add some pics of what needs doing I may be able to advise.
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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by hongkongzooey » Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:29 pm

Thanks Stuc, I am centralish Newcastle, will PM you.

Here is link to some of the rust pictures.

http://s890.photobucket.com/user/hongko ... of%20bongo

This is what it failed on:
offside rear fog lamp not working

Centre stop lamp not working
Near side front (x member) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

Offside front (x member) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

Offside inner (sill) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

Nearside outer (sill) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

Offside outer (sill) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

Offside rear (inner wheel arch) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

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Post by mister munkey » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:25 am

Its a good two hours drive from you but my local Bongo friendly spannerman did pretty much the same work on mine last summer for a little over £300.Bearing in mind working round the drivers side sill needs extra care when removing the rear heater matrix plus bleeding the coolant system again, it's a fairly specialist job to save further headaches . . . PM me if you need more details.
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Post by mikeonb4c » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:33 am

mister munkey wrote:Its a good two hours drive from you but my local Bongo friendly spannerman did pretty much the same work on mine last summer for a little over £300.Bearing in mind working round the drivers side sill needs extra care when removing the rear heater matrix plus bleeding the coolant system again, it's a fairly specialist job to save further headaches . . . PM me if you need more details.
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Post by stuc » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:32 pm

I had a look at the pictures thats quite a lot of welding. I know garages in west chirton and hexham really well but not sure what they would charge, but you could try. £300 sounds very cheap, even factoring in the fuel to get down there.
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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by hongkongzooey » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:24 pm

Thought I'd update that the Van of Destiny is back on the road! Found a brilliant guy in Barnsley who was willing to take the job on, I can highly recommend speaking to Dave at Barnsley Auto Panels, he's done a really good and thorough job for a reasonable price and even donated a spare wheel for free! It came to quite a bit more than £300, but hopefully we will be on the road for a few more years to come.

Thanks for all the advice on here, much appreciated :)
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Post by stuc » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:30 pm

Great news, to see your bongo lives on :D
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Re: Bongo friendly garages in Yorkshire and the North East

Post by Nibs » Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:17 pm

8) 8) 8) Yes I can vouch for the Cramlington garage as my boss who runs a Bongo has had overheating problems sorted by them. Cheers Nibs 8) 8) 8)
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