Bongo Fury

Has anyone replaced their cigarette lighter in the front ? Is there a part number for it ? I have bought two now from ebay that said they fitted the Bongo, and neither have. Really annoying as i use it plug a phone charger into.

Why don't they fit
What's up with the old one

The old one appears to be dead when plugging into it. The USB charger that i have been using now will not work, but if i move it to my other car it works fine. There is 12v at the terminals on the lighter but not working. The one i bought are slightly too big to fit back into the space, one has an LED on the side make it impossible to fit.

You realise there is a fusible link on the rear of the socket which can be repaired/bypassed ?

I do now. I will need to take some trim off to see better. Mine is not wired with the blue / black wires, i have the black, the blue is in a seperate connector. Also looked at the fused connection and cant see anything wrong with it, what should i look out for ?

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That looks like someone has rewired the supply to the socket, I would trace the wires back and see where its fused and/or what it is connected to!

The wiring has been modified, perhaps to run off the leisure battery instead of the starter battery?

What did you use to check that there is 12v at the terminals?

Use a multimeter to find out where the fault is. They are a very simple device, so should be easy to diagnose and repair.

Test the socket by inserting the positive probe in to the socket so it touches the centre inside (make sure it doesn't touch the sides), touch the negative probe to the outer metal shell of the socket. This should show 12v. If it doesn't then the only thing it can really be is the fusible link on the back. (If the terminals are definitely showing 12v)

Hold the negative probe against the metal side again then use the positive probe to test both ends of the fusible link - you should get 12v at both ends.

Post the results you get on here.

i have a fluke electrical tester from my time on site (years ago) show amp volts and continuity (bell). The rewire from the leisure could be right there is a white fused cable coming from the leisure battery, but it has a purple as well, but the fuse tests ok, i will trace it out and report back.

Should be simple to test with a fluke.

You can check the continuity of the fusible link.

Double check to make sure there is 12v at the terminals then do the other checks above.

Just tried with the tester again, red in the centre inside, black on the outside casing, 12v showing on the fluke. tried across both ends of the fused link, no voltage, but if you switch to bell it does sound across the same.

On another note (not sure if related, now have a very loud ticking like an indicator sound, appeared in the driver footwell somewhere in the wiring loom, nothing obvious but constant. left it 10 minutes gone back still ticking away. Started the van switched off still ticking. I have just used the spare keys to open the van. Any ideas. Checked fuses cant see anything.

The tester won't show voltage across the fusible link. You need to test between ground and was end of the link.

However your tests have proven that the link is fine and that the socket is providing 12v absolutely fine.

Hi Jon
Great to see the images working out OK. You can tick the little tick box in the top from the multiple image screen and so select a group of images then click the share and copy link thingy. That will give one link with several images.
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The problem is they will display in the order they were taken.

jonnyred wrote:Just tried with the tester again, red in the centre inside, black on the outside casing, 12v showing on the fluke. tried across both ends of the fused link, no voltage, but if you switch to bell it does sound across the same.

On another note (not sure if related, now have a very loud ticking like an indicator sound, appeared in the driver footwell somewhere in the wiring loom, nothing obvious but constant. left it 10 minutes gone back still ticking away. Started the van switched off still ticking. I have just used the spare keys to open the van. Any ideas. Checked fuses cant see anything.

I am wondering if you have an old disconnected alarm on board?
Could be a flasher unit clicking that may have previously flashed the hazards. Is it a regular ticking about the same rate as a flasher unit?

or a split charge relay thats trying to pull in but the voltage is too low

Sotal, ill try again between ground and fusible see what that does. Tried the charger again no joy, plugged in the other car works straight away.