How To Pop Bonnet

[TVR-190]

Tried to pop the bonnet on the project vn today after the radiator shit itself.

Pulled the bonnet release and ...Nothing - it wont pop it, if we listen when we pull the release we can hear it trying to do something at the front of the bonnet but nothing happens

Ideas guize?

[stocky]

whack the bonnet hard on the corner near the drivers side door as youre pulling it, or else get someone to push down on the centre of it while pulling the release

[88GreenVN]

if the cable is streached than replacing it is the only way - but check the catch spring as well as this can stop the bonnet from opening too.

[TVR-190]

should add we opened it twice today before the radiator "exploded" and it worked fine

[LordMayhem]

heat may have stretched the cable...also try holding the release cable on the white plastic as you open it as they can flex there to

[rob drag racer]

id say its gone out of alignment due to the rad exploding as stocky said whack the drivers side wile pulling the release

[GetToDaChopa]

Get a second person to push down and then pull up the hood as you lift the release tab. But yeah otherwise you do need to replace the spring and cable.

[TVR-190]

Get a second person to push down and then pull up the hood as you lift the release tab. But yeah otherwise you do need to replace the spring and cable.

tried that there were 2 of us trying different things for 30 mins

[GetToDaChopa]

Oh another thing is if you take the plastic tab off and get some pliers and pull on the release cable, maybe pulling the tab does not provide enough travel for the cable if you know what i mean.

[TVR-190]

will have a look tomorrow, might be ok once everythings cooled down

[LUMPY 8]

if not get a big flat head screw driver and go under ya car. Look 4 a hole where the bonnet spring is and undo it. Thats how i got mine off when my cable snapped.

[TVR-190]

if not get a big flat head screw driver and go under ya car. Look 4 a hole where the bonnet spring is and undo it. Thats how i got mine off when my cable snapped.

o.k thanks budda

[danja]

[TVR-190]

believe it or not, i actually tried one yesterday while trying to get it open

[TVR-190]

We got it open today, i got pliers onto the cable behind the release and we were able to get it open, looks like it may of stretched.

[TVR-190]

all fixed.

It seems the cable had stretched, but we re-attached both ends, then used the power of cable ties to put some strain on the cable in a few places so its tight again.

Sweet.

[GetToDaChopa]

Good to hear it's sorted.