Bongo Fury

Hi
can anyone help? I can't get my electric roof on my Bongo to go up. All the right lights and beeps happen, but it doesn't budge.
My local garage had a look at it and concluded that it is a roof motor problem. I can't find a roof motor on the web... any thoughts?
thanks
Norman

I've had this problem. Where are you based? Can you think of anything that might have triggered it (storing stuff in the roof space, carrying extra loads on the roof etc) ?

Ps - should add that I opted for 2 new motors after other fixes didn't last. Not cheap, but hoping that may sort it finally. I'm now v careful about storage and roof loads.

Hi thanks for that. I don't think I've stored it badly, just not used the roof for a year or so.
I'm in Dorset. Where did you get your 2 motors from and how much did they cost?

Norman

Welcome to the madhouse
Put your location in your profile - somebody local may well be able to offer assistance
This is not a totally rare event and is usually caused by not having the handbrake fully on, or the gearbox in P.
The switch behind the handbrake often needs cleaning in these circumstances - does the handbrake warning light come on?

francophile1947 wrote:Welcome to the madhouse
Put your location in your profile - somebody local may well be able to offer assistance
This is not a totally rare event and is usually caused by not having the handbrake fully on, or the gearbox in P.
The switch behind the handbrake often needs cleaning in these circumstances - does the handbrake warning light come on?

John is absolutely right. There are some simple causes that need eliminating before addressing more serious possibilities. I got mind through my Bongo specialist mechanic Adrian, at Japan Direct in Bolton 0161-763-3003, but Allans in Plymouth, or Bellhill Motors in Somerset, could Probably advise, and are more local.

The fact sheet in the members area of main website has a trouble shooting guide.

John have you got A bongo again?

chipvan wrote:John have you got A bongo again?

No - still got Rusty Bin I'm looking for something a little smaller though - something that actually fits on my drive

norman wrote:Hi
can anyone help? I can't get my electric roof on my Bongo to go up. All the right lights and beeps happen, but it doesn't budge.
My local garage had a look at it and concluded that it is a roof motor problem. I can't find a roof motor on the web... any thoughts?
thanks
Norman

Worth having areas of one of my early threads, as when I bought my Bongo the roof wouldn't work, but was quite lucky with wiring it up direct to test the motors and when I put it all back together it worked fine.