Bonnet Release Catch

[GraniteCorsa]

Hey there guys!

New user here with a problem I could use some help with, bear in mind my mechanical knowledge is not great, one of the reasons I bought a B.

Now, I was driving into work yesterday and realized I was out of screen wash, so when I got to work I tried to release the bonnet to top it up (I know how to do this at least), I pulled the catch in the drivers footwell and heard a quiet bang and the catch came free, I'm guessing the cable has come loose and I can't open my bonnet.

Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[johnny]

Welcome to the forum mate

First check is the cable out of the handle, some pop out after a while

If it is in the handle, the cable has prob snaped which unfortunatly means breaking grill to get a screwdriver in at the catch

If its out of the handle try pull it or use vise grips to pull it

[andy w]

Hi and welcome buddy i would agree with johhny on this

[Barraclough]

My old handle snapped off. Instead of repairing it, it was a 2 man job opening the bonnet. 1 pulling the string and one bouncing the bonnet lol