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    Posted: 15 Jul 10 at 18:45
hi all  my t5 trendline bonnet wont open??the cables on at the handle and apears to be on at the catch but theres loads of slack on it so it fels free but wont open at all.
so my second need is how the hel to get to the cable and catch with out making damage??allready tried takinng the bottom pan and wheel arch cover only to discover you still cant get to the cable or catch??any sugestions fellas please
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hi have you asked someone to push down on the bonnet while you pull the lever thats what i have to do on mine
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hi chris tried that 1 bro and caused a dint i the rounded edge gots  laff or i will  end up crying bro..lol 
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plus did i mention that theres no tention on the bonnet pull handle i e it feels free but still has the cable attatched cheers all
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http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/bonnet-catch-wont-work-help_topic34889.html?KW=bonnet+catch
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hi fellas thanks for the heads up but im really looking for abit more info on trying to get the bonnet open if any one can help????
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From the link...
Originally posted by simmoscaff simmoscaff wrote:

got to it from under the engine (long arms lol) the clip on the cable that works the mechanism had come off sorted now though put it back in and wapped a cable tie on it so it wont happen again!!!!
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Originally posted by ufcfighter ufcfighter wrote:

hi chris tried that 1 bro and caused a dint i the rounded edge gots  laff or i will  end up crying bro..lol 


Is it me or is some kind of different language....read it a few times and I still don't understand what is being said!!
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Originally posted by mildu mildu wrote:

Originally posted by ufcfighter ufcfighter wrote:

hi chris tried that 1 bro and caused a dint i the rounded edge gots  laff or i will  end up crying bro..lol 


Is it me or is some kind of different language....read it a few times and I still don't understand what is being said!!
 
I will attempt to interpret this foreign lingo:
 
Hello Chris, I tried that idea you put forward earlier but unfortunately it was not successful, worse still, whilst attempting this I accidently put a small dent in the rounded edge of my bonnet
 
However I am not one to be negative about these things, so I simply laughed it off
 
I hope this helpsLOL
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Cheers bro!!LOL
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Hi my brother had the same problem, i ended up crawling under the front of the van and taking off the plastic protecters under the engine bay and we used a pole or something similar to reach up and press the bonnet release. It was time consuming and a little tricky but we did manage.
 
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Originally posted by ufcfighter ufcfighter wrote:

hi all  my t5 trendline bonnet wont open??the cables on at the handle and apears to be on at the catch but theres loads of slack on it so it fels free but wont open at all.
so my second need is how the hel to get to the cable and catch with out making damage??allready tried takinng the bottom pan and wheel arch cover only to discover you still cant get to the cable or catch??any sugestions fellas please
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My bonnet would not open so what I did after wasting lots of other people's time was this.
Drove my van up on to some blocks tk give myself a bit more room underneath then remove the sump gard whitch is 4 13mm bolts.take not which way around if came off and which holes the bolts go back through.
Ok so now you can get in.i can open the bonet in less than 30 seconds from this point but only because I knocked on a door where I sar a t5 parked and asked if I could look under his bonnet to see what I had to do.you Must do this.
Along more room in the 1.9.mine is a 2005 130 2.5l but still enough room to get arm in from underneath and put a 4 inch nail in my case or a very short screwdriver in to the bonet cat hole and flick the relies. After doing this yesterday it's easy but bit of a stretch. DON'T a tempt this until you have looked at another one as you will never find the hole.
I have pics will try and post.
Reason this happens is on the bonnetend of the cable is a black plastic clip about 70mmx20mm that needs to be in the correct place to through catch.mine fell out but was easy to click back in once bonnet was open. I will check this every time I close my bonnet from now on.
Don't know what people are on about when thay say use a bar.
Need to get in to the hole with a nail and throw the catch.
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I couldn't get the pan off and the radiator was fully in the way so I got creative with a piano hinge (bendable but stiff enough to put force on the latch) and made a bit of a z-bend and felt around with the end of it until I hit the spring and then fished a bit further for the latch plate piece and pushed hard against it and voila it popped open. 10 minutes tops and no damage to anything and no putting my fist through the side window fiddling with that bottom plate getting it off and on again.
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