Open Bonnet.... Not working

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Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:59 pm

Oki, was going to pop my bonnet today. Not opening. :FIREdevil:

So, how do I open the bonnet when the release wire is broken.........?

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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by classba » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:36 pm

Oh dear.... take the bonnet lever apart and try pulling the wire itself and if failing that, you need to stick a camera from underside to see if the cable has dislodged from the catch. It's very unlikely that the cable is snapped.
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:43 pm

its disconnected from the latch.

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Post by Terminator » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:35 am

Are you a member of the breakdown recovery services? If you are and have 'At Home' cover they should come out and be able to effect a temporary fix (they have experience of this).

Failing that, they should be able to tow you to a garage.
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:02 pm

Haha, yeah, thanks.

The car is in my workshop :-)

Dont need towing anywhere. The car is fully driveable. :-) Just good to get to open the bonnet. No urgency. Sooner or later I need to open the bonnet.. Better get on with it.
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by rs6666 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:58 pm

think these guys had the same problem!!!

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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by Woly64 » Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:41 pm

you would have thought the Police could undo the bonnet by trashing the grille not the bonnet itself!
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:22 pm

cannot see how thrashing the grille would help.......
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by Woly64 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:07 pm

thought you would be able to access the bonnet catch mechanism from underneath after going in through the grille
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:51 am

Doubt it.
there are radiators / coolers in the way. The locking mechanism is behind them.

So, I guess it will be chopping time when that time comes first. :-)
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by TomRS » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:42 pm

993turbo wrote:Doubt it.
there are radiators / coolers in the way. The locking mechanism is behind them.

So, I guess it will be chopping time when that time comes first. :-)

Is there no other way in other than as you say cutting something you dont really want to cut?
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:07 am

I will be chopping the bonnet.

Sourced a 2nd hand one from Germany in the same colour. Ace. 249euro....

But I will not chop before I need to. Wonder what comes first. Oil light? Washer fluid? or the annual service :-)

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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by TomRS » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:08 am

993turbo wrote:I will be chopping the bonnet.

Sourced a 2nd hand one from Germany in the same colour. Ace. 249euro....

But I will not chop before I need to. Wonder what comes first. Oil light? Washer fluid? or the annual service :-)

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Thats awful.... i'd cry if i had to cut my bonnet to get it open, i'd be taking it to Audi and complaining!
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by 993turbo » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:18 pm

Agreed. Most of my other cars have emergency use wires in various locations........
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Re: Open Bonnet.... Not working

Post by pcorpe » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:18 pm

i know this is gonna sound odd, but have you though of one of those wifi endoscope things? I picked one up from fleabay a while back and they can be really useful for this type of thing?
not sure you could get enough purchase to open using it, but it might result in a cheaper less invasive option? just a thought?
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