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footrests
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:42 pm
by bobngo
there are footrests behind the two front seats , when i lower mine to just below horizontal they stop there ,but putting ANY pressure on them causes them to drop down vertically .
is there something i,m missing ,like push/pull them or are they kaput ???? in which case i might as well remove them , then due to less weight this should give more MPG/MPL yeah right !!!!
Re: footrests
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:46 pm
by bongoing-mad-simon
Hi , they make extra seats for when parked up, push front seats forward , flip back of seat forward and flip over the footrest and hey presto you have a seat

Re: footrests
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:56 pm
by jaylee
Or pull it out so its vertical & you can use it as behind seat storage for things like maps,ice scrapers, small rolled up items of clothing, or a light saber...?

Re: footrests
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:08 pm
by bongoing-mad-simon
jaylee wrote:Or pull it out so its vertical & you can use it as behind seat storage for things like maps,ice scrapers, small rolled up items of clothing, or a light saber...?

Oh nuts I cant store my light sabre there now my footrests are gone
let the force be with you

Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:34 am
by The Great Pretender
bongoing-mad-simon wrote:Hi , they make extra seats for when parked up, push front seats forward , flip back of seat forward and flip over the footrest and hey presto you have a seat

Had my Bongo for ages before I worked that out........ 
Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:13 am
by Alison01326
We were shown what they were for when we bought the Bongo and fifteen months later I still get excited about them - if I'm showing the Bongo to anyone I just HAVE to do the thing with the "little seats" (well, one of them)

Surprising how many people are daft enough to come over and ask for a look around (but then, I look as normal as the next person, and looks can be deceptive!)
Meanwhile, back to use as footrests - if we are on a long journey and I sit in the back and actually need them, I dig something out of the grocery box (tin of soup, or jar of coffee or something) to support the thing so I can actually rest my feet on it.
Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:13 am
by Bongoplod
I keep my light sabre in the flare socket,in the front passenger footwell.Could`ve been purpose built for it.
Brian
Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:28 pm
by bobngo
thanks bongoing mad simon, i would never have figured that out.
its a pity there isn,t a stop of some sort for use as footrests, yes i know about the tin of peas , (good idea) but come on this is a bongo, not some trashy VW etc , my bongo is pure quality !!!!
Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:50 pm
by bongoing-mad-simon
bobngo wrote:thanks bongoing mad simon, i would never have figured that out.
you're welcome unfortunately mine were removed when i had my conversion (still miss them

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Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:30 pm
by Alison01326
bobngo wrote:thanks bongoing mad simon, i would never have figured that out.
its a pity there isn,t a stop of some sort for use as footrests, yes i know about the tin of peas , (good idea) but come on this is a bongo, not some trashy VW etc , my bongo is pure quality !!!!
Why the reference to "trashy VW". Is there some in joke about tins of peas or something? Do let me know!! I love my Bongo to bits but I'm neither posh enough nor organised enough to carry fresh provisions around, so a few tins in readiness for when the moment strikes (meal wise) come in handy if the footrest needs to be used as a footrest.
Re: footrests
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:25 pm
by bobngo
alison , i think you misunderstood , that was meant to be a joke ,it obviously misfired !!! sorry