Bonnet release cable - removal and refitting

Bodywork and fittings / Bonnet release cable - removal and refitting

Removal
1 Open the bonnet, unbolt the bonnet lock from the engine compartment front crossmember and disconnect the cable.

2 Inside the car, remove the lower facia panel on the left-hand side under the facia.

3 Remove the bonnet catch release handle and bracket (two screws), then disconnect the cable (see illustration). Tie a piece of thin wire or cord to the inside end and pull that into the place the cable occupied to make fitting a new cable more simple. Release the cable from the retainers in the engine compartment and release the rubber grommet from the bulkhead.

10.3 Bonnet release handle beneath the left-hand side of the facia

Refitting
4 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but make sure that the cable is positioned without any sharp bends.