Bongo Fury

Hi all

A couple of days ago we got our new bongo after missing our old one so much.

It's a 99 New shape AFT called Guffy! (My partner named it not me!)

Anyway while I was getting rid of unwanted aerials and bits stuck on the windscreen I started investigating something stuck to the dash, turns out it's an Automatic headlamp control!

I was wondering if anyone has any info on them, they look to be factory fit option as they plug into the loom behind the fuse box but I'm not sure, any thoughts?

It has a small wheel on the side so you can set the sensitivity, and a button on the top to turn it on and off, it's made by a company called Naldec.

I did a forum search but came up empty handed.

Picture of controller is below

Hi, could well be factory fit as the central locking system on the Bongo is also a Neldec manufactured unit. However never come across any other owners that have it fitted.
Best of luck tracking down some info.

Cheers

New one on me, but congrats on your new Bongo.

Nothing in the wiring diagrams either about them

naldec is indeed the main maker of most of lecky controls, sensors etc on the bongo.

simon jones is yer man on this one, he seems to have the original options catalogue for the bongo, or he married a geisha girl or sumat.

ive seen references to head lights that switch off when in a traffic queue then auto switch back on when the traffic in front moves off but ive not seen this on a bongo.

maybe your just special.

I've had a look thru the options catalogs and can't see anything that looks like automatic headlamp accessory. Looks like a nice add-on if it all works as intended.

I tested it out last evening and it does work rather well, even down to the adjustable sensitivity.

Must say I'm rather chuffed with it!

Northern Bongolow wrote:naldec is indeed the main maker of most of lecky controls, sensors etc on the bongo.

simon jones is yer man on this one, he seems to have the original options catalogue for the bongo, or he married a geisha girl or sumat.

ive seen references to head lights that switch off when in a traffic queue then auto switch back on when the traffic in front moves off but ive not seen this on a bongo.

maybe your just special.

ref headlight switch: I had one of these fitted to my Bongo , couldn't work out at first what it did until I went for my MOT upon collection I was told she had FAILED .
So why,? the answer was you have a short on your head lights , When they go on the Main Beam they short to dipped (now Confused) it was all ok this morning , tested everything before I took it in .

What this little rocker switch (factory fitted )did was to dip your head light when you came up behind a stationary vehicle.
When the Mechanic had the Bongo in the garage he was testing the lights Close up to the work bench ,so the head lights automatically Dipped . Very Polite these Japanese .

Moved the Bongo onto the forecourt and tested again , hey presto all worked fine .
This wasn't the first time this garage and this fitter had done the MOT on my Bongo it was just that the switch was turned on to operate this sequence this time.
So be aware if you fined one of these little rocker switches under your steering wheel or somewhere else on the dash.

Hope this helps someone.

Flinty

I have seen this fitted on a member of Bongo Owners North East vehicle, it did seem to work quite well. Theirs is an 02 model I think.