Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
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Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Hi guys
Bought my 1995 Bongo campervan 3 weeks ago on a well known auction site.
It runs pretty well and the interior has been professionally converted - I'm pretty happy overall.
Underneath however is a lot rustier than expected.
I'm hoping that's it's mostly surface rust, but I'd like to get it checked, repaired and wax oiled or undersealed. The previous owner advertised it as waxoiled, but I'm not convinced it has been done.
I'll try to upload some photos tomorrow.
Can anyone recommend a garage in Central Scotland that could help me out please ?
Cheers
Phil
Bought my 1995 Bongo campervan 3 weeks ago on a well known auction site.
It runs pretty well and the interior has been professionally converted - I'm pretty happy overall.
Underneath however is a lot rustier than expected.
I'm hoping that's it's mostly surface rust, but I'd like to get it checked, repaired and wax oiled or undersealed. The previous owner advertised it as waxoiled, but I'm not convinced it has been done.
I'll try to upload some photos tomorrow.
Can anyone recommend a garage in Central Scotland that could help me out please ?
Cheers
Phil
Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Try Bongobill here. We bought out Bongo from him and I know he has done plenty to help fellow Bongonauts out
http://www.campercraft.eu/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.campercraft.eu/Pages/default.aspx
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
+1 for Bill. If he's fit, he'll be one the ground looking under it before you've got the keys out.
Photos here of what appears to be a 'good' job.
http://mazdabongo.wikispaces.com/Servic ... dersealing
The invoice I have for post-import work done has a £50 underseal. You're probably talking £200-£400 for a full-on job, washed and dried overnight in a warm room, primed and sealed, all the internal panels and box sections lanced, etc. Watch the rear arches, both inner and outer. Also pay attention to the wishbones at the front as there have been a few heavily corroded ones fail.
Let us know if you're going to come up this way.
Matt.
Photos here of what appears to be a 'good' job.
http://mazdabongo.wikispaces.com/Servic ... dersealing
The invoice I have for post-import work done has a £50 underseal. You're probably talking £200-£400 for a full-on job, washed and dried overnight in a warm room, primed and sealed, all the internal panels and box sections lanced, etc. Watch the rear arches, both inner and outer. Also pay attention to the wishbones at the front as there have been a few heavily corroded ones fail.
Let us know if you're going to come up this way.
Matt.
Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Last I heard the lease on Bill's Kirkcaldy garage had run out and he was without a home. He was hoping to move back to his old premises at Lathalmond in a few months. I suggest that you give him a ring as he might have found somewhere in the meantime.
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Thanks guys
I spoke to Bill and I'm dropping the Bongo off this Sunday !
Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks
Cheers
Phil
I spoke to Bill and I'm dropping the Bongo off this Sunday !
Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks
Cheers
Phil
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
are you dropping it off in kirkcaldy or up the hill at the old navy helicopter place? just wondering, I was about to drop mine off for some TLC. !!
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Dropping off in Kirkcaldy on Sunday afternoon
Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
had work done recently for "mot" by bill & his team & they did an excellent job all round, wouldn't go past him! dave.
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Thanks Dave
Unfortunately Bill's not available to do the work on my Bongo.
Does anyone know anyone else who will do a good job of welding and rust prevention work in Scotland ?
My cross members, wheelarches and sills are pretty rotten and need a lot of work
Cheers
Phil
Unfortunately Bill's not available to do the work on my Bongo.
Does anyone know anyone else who will do a good job of welding and rust prevention work in Scotland ?
My cross members, wheelarches and sills are pretty rotten and need a lot of work
Cheers
Phil
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Matt (Driver & Passengers) Garage. If you can get past his wife.
Seriously I would try to find a smaller town garage like Bill's. Labour per hour is rather heavy around Glasgow and Edinburgh.
There was a post only a few days ago in the technical section about buying and replacing front cross members.
Tony
Seriously I would try to find a smaller town garage like Bill's. Labour per hour is rather heavy around Glasgow and Edinburgh.
There was a post only a few days ago in the technical section about buying and replacing front cross members.
Tony
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
I can't weld but I can recommend you a couple of welders round here, about 20 minutes from Bill's place. There is also a bodyshop across the yard from where Bill had his workshop in Kirkcaldy which should still be trading and who will no doubt have serviced Bill's customers as and when.MountainGoat wrote:Matt (Driver & Passengers) Garage. If you can get past his wife.
Seriously I would try to find a smaller town garage like Bill's. Labour per hour is rather heavy around Glasgow and Edinburgh.
There was a post only a few days ago in the technical section about buying and replacing front cross members.
Tony
Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
philscotland wrote:Thanks Dave
Unfortunately Bill's not available to do the work on my Bongo.
Does anyone know anyone else who will do a good job of welding and rust prevention work in Scotland ?
My cross members, wheelarches and sills are pretty rotten and need a lot of work
Cheers
Phil
I'll ask other half if he can find the number of the guy who does our cars for us near Perth
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Bill tells me his guys have now set up in Leven. Email him for more details (apparently he left his phone in a customer's van - not sure if he has it back yet).
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Re: Recommended garage around Glasgow or Edinburgh area
Cheers - I found out that they had relocated in Leven as my van keys ended up there
I'll drop Bill another email tonight.
Phil
I'll drop Bill another email tonight.
Phil