Common problem on a Bongo (apparantly!!)

[antique]

hi dont for get japan has got the sea around it ? this rust was probally caused by salt water ? to fix it cut the panel out, replace from a breaker ?

[haydn callow]

YEP!! mine was not quite that bad but by the time it had been all cut out it wasn't far off. Anyway I cut it all out(and yes it had been bodged in Japan) had a new plate shaped and welded in, panel respray and bobs your uncle. Carefully checked all other bodywork and it's fine. Caused by mud build up behind the plastic thingy and never really drying out. Nearside is always worst co's thats where any mud is on minor roads. Cure!!! Go round the wheelarch edge with a wooden clothes peg after each winter. It's also the way they weld two seams of metal together with spot welds and a slight gap is left between the welds.

[David Edwards]

Well Mike I think my missus would batter me if I took her thru Tesco car wash like I do the bongo,she might like a good coat of Mer tho, you never know, brill stuff. Happy motoring.

[bigdaddycain]

Hey guys, if you were having a bath with your loved one, you wouldn't hose her down wit ha Karcher would you. No, you'd take a nice soft sponge and some skincare soap and gently sponge her all over. Then, it a fit of playfulness, you might take the shower head and wash all the soapy water off with it. I dont think I can stretch the comparison further than that

...Now, thats bongo luurrvv mike

[mikeonb4c]

Ooooooooooh matron