Back door and catch

Frankie · Post by **Frankie** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:46 am

I am looking at a bongo to buy and the seller has warned me to be careful with the back door. 'dont slam' etc as they've had problems with the catch. Is this a common problem, has anyone heard of it? Can it be fixed. Seems pretty serious to me, back door opening while driving etc!

Post by **g8dhe** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:58 am

Not heard of any problems before ? The TinTop doesn't have an internal handle I believe as standard but people have retro-fitted them as the muntings points etc are all there.

Post by **Bob** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:54 pm

I've never heard of that either.

Wonder if he's trying to shift a motor with problems.

wonkanoby · Post by **wonkanoby** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 3:21 pm

you can adjust the bit latch catches on

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 5:05 pm

I wonder if he's referring to the electric soft-close on the sliding door - i've heard they don't like being slammed though not heard any direct experience of it. When mechanism does play up (usually after battery disconnection) its usually proved to be inexpensive (if a bit fiddly) to fix.

Frankie · Post by **Frankie** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:40 pm

No it was definitely the back/boot door

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:30 pm

Frankie wrote:No it was definitely the back/boot door

Sounds like someone's talking bollox then

Gasy · Post by **Gasy** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 6:59 am

If it is a dodgy catch on the back door
That's not a serious problem
Quick cheap repair / replace

These are 20 year old vehicles
They do get small problems every now and then

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:02 am

It might be worthwhile removing the trim and checking out the rear floor section for corrosion/rust, also the inner bottom of the tailgate.

It might also be worthwhile checking that the spare wheel mechanism is not overtightened as this can upset the catch/door adjustment.

Frankie · Post by **Frankie** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:51 am

Interesting . It is log converted, I wonder if putting the tank in the spare wheel cavity affected the door mechanism?

Frankie · Post by **Frankie** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:51 am

Log = lpg blooming spell check!

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:13 pm

Frankie wrote:Log = lpg blooming spell check!

Nothing wrong with a log burner.

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