Bongo AFT roof floor panel replacement.

[aandu]

hi All,

Just bought a bongo 2002, petrol 2.0;

It has an aftermarket lifting roof( manual). But the roof floor panel is missing. Question is can I use the OEM floor panel from a older bongo or what material can be used as a floor panel? will something like 15mm dual side ply work?

Many thanks in advance

[Bob]

If you can find out who fitted the lift up roof I'd ask them.

A lot of after market roofs are not fitted with the floor panel, they are just for standing room, but as for fitting an original...

It will not be a straight 'Drop in' for certain, possibly you could modify one, and one could be fabricated, you'd just need to do the stress load sums or over engineer.

And welcome aboard.

[aandu]

Thank you Bob.

I am planning to use structural ply but not sure about what thickness to use. At home we have a single bed which has like 12mm ply and it is coping really well.

So wondering if 12mm ply will do the trick or should I over engineer as you said and go for 18mm ?

How do I do stress load sums ? I have no clue where to start.

[Sven]

We have an aftermarket lifting roof that was fitted by Andy Imports (Norwich). It has 4 separate panels - 2 large & 2 small, which gives a good choice of options for fitting & also storing them. They are 18mm thick, don’t think I’d be happy with thinner!! They are also covered in a thin carpet type material. Hope that helps

[aandu]

Thank you Sven. 18mm finalised.

Pictures please.