Has anyone changed one of these ? It looks like it goes into the osf wing, does the wing need to be removed to change?
Cheers
Wayne
Has anyone changed one of these ? It looks like it goes into the osf wing, does the wing need to be removed to change?
Cheers
Wayne
i think you just remove the arch liner , but it is a fiddly job. the new cable should come with a stiff tube it routes through .
You could look at just replacing the inner cable?
If it anything like the 850, it is just a bit of a pain to do unless you've got small hands
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This should help you?......some owners just buy a stainless steel bicycle brake inner cable from here which is long enough.
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To fit, there is no simple way (having just done this two weeks ago...) Assuming you have the old cable out and bonnet opens, do as follows.
1. Jack up car and remove right front wheel
2. Remove plastic wheel arch liner. There are bolts at the driver door end (x3), and plastic grommets in the top of the liner - one front, one rear. Ease the clips from the inside of the wing, by pressing the liner and twisting inwards slightly.
3. Remove the plastic housing under the steering wheel by removing the screws (x5). Note that the housing has a slot to fit into on the side that runs down the instrument housing (important when refitting...!)
4. Push the plastic housing around the bonnet catch through the gap at the top of the radiator, and back through the inner wing and into the wheel arch.
5. Remove cable from bonnet release lever in drivers footwell.
6. Pull cable through rubber grommet in bulkhead, into wheelarch and remove cable assembly.
Refit is case of feed the bonnet cable end through from the wing, and the bonnet release end, through the rubber grommet in the bulkhead. There is NO easy way to get this through (I used a pair of long nose pliers). Fit the bonnet release lever end FIRST. Then fit the bonnet release mechanism end.
Check the opertion before refitting either the plastic housing in the drivers footwell, or the wheelarch liner.
Don't be alarmed if the catch does not release or spring first time - if the catch has been removed, you may need to play around with this to get the correct angle and fitting. And above all, GREASE the cable and catch thoroughly.
Refit housing in drivers footwell and arch liner, put wheel back on, then go and get a pint - you deserve it!!!!
Last edited by 960kg; Monday 25th February 2013 at 15:24.
munster732 (Monday 25th February 2013)
Here you do dude, http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...bonnet+release
munster732 (Monday 25th February 2013)
Thanks for the payment. All wrapped up for posting tomorrow, Thursday.
Keith
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