CAN'T GET BONNET OPEN

[hanny172]

My car is overheating so i went to check if they was water in the radiator but to the top that off i can't get my bonnet open the catch next to the passengers seat won't work. Can anyone help me?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Try taking the handle off and pulling the wire through with a pair of pliers to see if it'll open that way.

 

[Andi-B]

Is there any resistance on the bonnet catch in the car? If not, sounds like the cable that opens the bonnet might've snapped. Not sure how to get under the bonnet though without the release.. Makes it more difficult as you own a 2.0 litre version so getting underneath and reaching in from the bottom will be near high impossible

*** edit .. As Beef said ***

 

[TomTom]

Have you tried someone rocking the bonnet whilst you work the lever in the car or is it not doing anything?

Failing that and if you can't get it on a ramp best bets smashing the n/s upper grille and your in.

 

[clvs2222]

lol, ^^ the piky way!

 

[mark123]

Here's how I got mine open when all else failed. You don't need to break anything.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=186668