do i need a body kit??

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:44 pm

hi, been looking through the 'show us your outsides' topic again and liking how some bongo's have the body kit on them

. do i need (want) one of these

and how much are they????

chipvan · Post by **chipvan** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:54 pm

no they are a pain,i removed mine still looks good without them..

pain when you go to garages without the right ramp,or if you want to work on them...

also we goto cornwall quite a lot and we look a bit ott turning up on a campsite with the full kit on..not to mention speed humps !

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:06 pm

mmm not what i wanted to hear

are they all the same or are there different ones - the one on yours looks really low and i thought y

u could get some which are not as low. am i being stupid again??

chipvan · Post by **chipvan** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:09 pm

outs is normal,it looks lower than it is...fine round town..not so fine in some campsties,depends what you do in yours really...like to pimp then do it

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:02 pm

yours looks really good

.what kind of price would they be new and second hand. sometimes i really wish id never discovered this forum

chipvan · Post by **chipvan** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:10 pm

not sure they dont come up often...prob 100 ish..

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:12 pm

eek well i best just get on with this weeks work on betty for now and start saving the pennies again

M 80NGO · Post by **M 80NGO** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:21 am

I actually prefere the look of mine with the fake sidesteps and the seat cupra front splitter nailed to the bottom of the front bumper, i never have to worry about speed bumps or kirbs but it gives l'oreal the illusion of being lower than she is

A renault laguna splitter would also fit as would a renault espace splitter

dunslair · Post by **dunslair** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:43 am

Ours came with the factory fit body kit on. It is not so low as the after market ones I have seen, and we do not have lowered suspension, so we have not had any problems with speed bumps and garage ramps (we have had the van three and a half years). Personaly I would have been just as happy to not have it. The Bongo is a handsome van eiter with or without, I think some of the after market kits I have seen lack 'refinement' and push the taste level to borderline. If i were you I would save the cash

mentaliss · Post by **mentaliss** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:03 am

8etty 8ongo wrote:hi, been looking through the 'show us your outsides' topic again and liking how some bongo's have the body kit on them . do i need (want) one of these and how much are they????

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Yes and no, the best body kit that really enhances the bongo is/was the factory update introduction of the 'Aero' model bongo which came with a factory fitted kit, started being fitted on all aero models from late 1997, various updates changed the front bumper but the rear only had one change where a full wrap around skirt moulding replaced the two corner mouldings. I'm not sure? but I believe all bongos from year 2002 are fitted with the body kit as standard......and I'm afraid there practically non existence in the after sales market, you might be lucky to get a kit from a breaker but there well sought after and can go for silly money, I tried to get the wrap around skirt for my 2000 year aero bongo and gave up after 10 months, MAZDA dealers can still supply the wrap around spoiler but wait for it! the price is over £475.00 (just for the skirt) so I made my own out of alloy and jolly good it looks too

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:29 am

mentaliss wrote:
8etty 8ongo wrote:hi, been looking through the 'show us your outsides' topic again and liking how some bongo's have the body kit on them . do i need (want) one of these and how much are they????
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Yes and no, the best body kit that really enhances the bongo is/was the factory update introduction of the 'Aero' model bongo which came with a factory fitted kit, started being fitted on all aero models from late 1997, various updates changed the front bumper but the rear only had one change where a full wrap around skirt moulding replaced the two corner mouldings. I'm not sure? but I believe all bongos from year 2002 are fitted with the body kit as standard......and I'm afraid there practically non existence in the after sales market, you might be lucky to get a kit from a breaker but there well sought after and can go for silly money, I tried to get the wrap around skirt for my 2000 year aero bongo and gave up after 10 months, MAZDA dealers can still supply the wrap around spoiler but wait for it! the price is over £475.00 (just for the skirt) so I made my own out of alloy and jolly good it looks too

seriously, you made your own

where do you people learn these things. did i miss something at school??

anyway think i will leave it for now as betty is having a few things done this week so maybe later on sometime...

Diplomat · Post by **Diplomat** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:56 am

I think I'm with Chipvan on this one.

Walking back to mine across an empty car park a couple of days ago, I thought my unmodified tin top looked perfectly proportioned and comfortably clear of the ground (nothing like as raised as a Delica, for instance).

I have always preferred vehicles with good ground clearance and, currently, the easy access underneath to have a quick look around without jacking. With two wheels on a kerb, I have changed the exhaust.

Having said that, if fuel prices get any sillier, we might need to deter tank drilling!

The white one, currently on the Bongo Fury home page, although stunning, looks too tall and upright for my liking. Rather more like a fridge!

Frank

Tidmo · Post by **Tidmo** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:49 pm

Hey 8etty. Got an aero kit on my 2000 model. Haven't had any issues with ground clearance. I think they suit lighter coloured ones. Mines white/silver. Dread to imagine trying to replace it though if prices are that high. Have you tried Bell hill? They break bongos and have aftermarket stuff in.
Total agree with the addictiveness of this forum!

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:18 pm

8etty 8ongo wrote:mmm not what i wanted to hear are they all the same or are there different ones - the one on yours looks really low and i thought y u could get some which are not as low. am i being stupid again??

No one NEEDS a body kit.

Sometimes the truth hurts.

8etty 8ongo · Post by **8etty 8ongo** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:59 pm

scanner wrote:
8etty 8ongo wrote:mmm not what i wanted to hear are they all the same or are there different ones - the one on yours looks really low and i thought y u could get some which are not as low. am i being stupid again??
No one NEEDS a body kit.

Sometimes the truth hurts.

yep, you're absolutely right

. my aim was always just to tidy betty up a bit and make her look a bit more presentable and we're nearly there and i think i just need to stay of this forum a bit

roll on friday when hopefully everything will be finished and i will be content?!?!?!

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