Opening bonnet without cable?

[Ojc]

I have a slight problem with the cable and its become slack, but I can't get in the bay to put it back again.

Now how do I open it from underneath? I don't want to have to remove the grille or anything like that.

[-tucny-]

if you dont wanna remove the grill then get under the engine (maybe put the car on ramps or axle stands to give you a bit more room) then reach up a grap the release cabel which is underneith the slam panel and yank it.

or you could have a mess about with the bonnet release handle in the car and try to get it tighter.

[Ojc]

I'll get underneath it and pull it.

Cheers just wanted to check

[Aragorn]

the rads in the way if u go underneath

the grill needs to come off, if its a mk2 item you should be able to do it without damaging it, mk1 wont tho

[R1CH]

I've always used a spoke from a bike wheel (or a piece of wire) poke it through the slats in the grill up in to the slam panel, hook the cable then give it a pull, jobs agood un !!

Rich

[Ojc]

the rads in the way if u go underneath

the grill needs to come off, if its a mk2 item you should be able to do it without damaging it, mk1 wont tho

I can reach the cable and yanking but its not budging

[-=VanMan=-]

Big fucking screwdriver up the hole in your front bumper and push the latch spring out of the way :wink:

[jamie gsi16v]

get a thin screwdriver between the top of your grill and bottom of bonnet and push the spring back and it should pop.

[Ojc]

Done it, can see the release bit where the cable connects to from underneath, got my dad to gently push down on the bonnet while I pushed the it with a long screwdriver.

Fixed it now so can open it with cable again

Cheers for the help.