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Bonnet won't open after pulling cable

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:05 pm
by sporttourer
Hi everyone,

After pulling the bonnet cable in the foot well of the car the bonnetm will not spring to it's first stop point to allow me to get my fingers under it when pulling the release cable in the grill.

Any ideas how to get this to the first position.

The cable did make the release sound but I think the spring is solid.

Re: Bonnet won't open after pulling cable

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:39 pm
by Ray
try prying the bonnet up a bit more with fingers or something. mine does that a lot these days

Re: Bonnet won't open after pulling cable

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:42 pm
by sporttourer
Worked a treat.

the spring was stuck in the compressed position.

A screwdriver to pull it out and lots of grease.

Five or six releases later, it does as it should.