11 replies to this topic

[conlad]

As title really!

It never has closed but with MOT approaching it should do really haha ;)

Its either the spring bit on the bonnet or the latch on the front panel and I cannot tell for the life of me which is at fault

Anyone hazard a guess?

I got a gut feeling its the bonnet just not locking properly but who knows

Cheers

[giner88]

this happens with mine, if its got the internal handle sum times i have to push the handle forward (inside the car) really hard to get the catch to work. worth a try as it cost nothing

[conlad]

Sorry should of said its external release

Will have another look tomorrow but I had my fat mate sit on the bonnet and still no luck

[giner88]

hahaha fair enough. could just try lots of lube and get a screw driver and keep moving the catch back n forth to losen it up a little. may help

[conlad]

Ey ey ey steady pal! hahaha

Will give it a go, see what happens

I think it might be the spring bit on the bonnet

[Scorp]

On mine i chopped some of the spring off to shorten it so it was tighter and then job was a gudden'

[conlad]

On mine i chopped some of the spring off to shorten it so it was tighter and then job was a gudden'

Hmm good idea

I can puch the bonnet all the way down to the front panel no problem so there's obviously something not catching as it should

[Alex_B]

Flat headed screw driver and wind back the pin on the bonnet catch so its lower and it should catch on the latch

[herdy]

I had some trouble with mine a while back, I found that taking the mechanism off, giving it all a good grease up and bang it back on.

[Black.Ghost]

This happened with mine - and it was a combination of both. The latch that held it in place was dodgy, and slamming the bonnet shut screwed up the spring. It hasn't shut properly for 3 years but now it will be fixed with a new bonnet!

[leroy26]

me too! where the spring is located on the bonnet is a welded bit of metal- well mine split the weld!

[WillRunci]

had the same with mine, all i had to do was bend the angle of the latch a little and its fine now.