djg99 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Ok ive searched the forum for the answer but have not had any luck. I've been fitting a do-luck bumper today, got it almost 100% then closed the bonnet to see if it all lined up. went to pull the lever to open it back up and its very slack. I've taken off the bonnet pull lever, and used some plyers to pull on the cable but that didnt work. As i've got a FMIC i cant even get my hand up to where the white little box is. I can get the left side of the bonnet open a little and see the latch is over the hook, i used a very long screw driver to try and push the latch while lifting the corner of the bonnet up but that didnt work. Any one have any iideas. Im starting to wonder if ill ever get the car back on the road, meant to have the MOT tomorrow Edited August 10, 2011 by djg99 spelling (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Try getting someone to pull the cable whilst you push/pull on the bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg99 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 that was the first thing i did :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 rebook the MOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg99 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Ha ha I've already done that twice :-) finally managed to sort it although cut my arm up getting to the the White little box :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I feel for you....I put my new front bumper on and my fmic at the same time, got it all back on and was quietly happy with the work I had done and the exact same thing had happened to me - i couldnt bloody work out what I had done wrong but fortunately for me the white box was infront of the intercooler so with some scrapped knuckles I got the bonnet opened and had to remount the intercooler...with the box in the right place lol - well done mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg99 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Cheers just need to work out how to fix it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I just had to re-feed the cables through the cut out sections on the white box, then cable tied it to part of the chassis (well out of the way of the intercooler) and then gave the cable under the steering a tug to make sure it released the bonnet and it was right as rain....not sure if this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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