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  1. 15th April 2013, 10:46 PM #1
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    bonnett wont open

    Hey guys tried to pop bonnet tonite to do something and i can hear the latch sliding but it wont pop open, this has happened a couple of times but looks like its not going to cooperate, any ideas on how to open and when and if i do get open does it need adjustment and if so how

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    Ken
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  2. 15th April 2013, 11:09 PM #2
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    angle grinder - cut a bonnet in your bonnet....

    Ooooorrr..... get someone to pull the cable (perhaps further than your lever currently allows) whilst you push up/unlatch the bonnet. Could be stretched cable or worn 'pop' spring.
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  3. 16th April 2013, 07:12 AM #3
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    It happened to me a few years ago on a customer's D2. I sharpened a flat blade screw driver and aimed it through the grille and cut off the protective plastic pocket from under the latch. Then I manipulated the latch lever from the front and the bonnet opened. There was a white nylon spacer on the cable outer that had broken up. I made a new spacer out of a scrap of copper tube. Took about 1/2 hour.
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  4. 16th April 2013, 07:26 AM #4
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    Thanks mate will look into that, it sounds like it could be a solution, i need to get in because i have a slight coolant leak at the top hose where it joins the front of the motor

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