corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Bonnet is stuck down


New Topic
New Poll 		  Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author Bonnet is stuck down
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ffs

has happened before and i pushed bonnet down and it worked.

its not coming up, the little lever in footwell feels as if its already pulled, (is slack and so is cable)

but the actual bonnet won't pull up or even pop half up

any suggestions?
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it feels like the latch for the lever hasn't sprung back into place but the bonnet has shut
waynep
Member
Registered: 20th Apr 02
Location: london
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stick hand thru drill and pull the cable
dirtymagician
Member
Registered: 16th Sep 03
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could be the cable is stuck for some reason, rock the bonnet up and down with a bit of force and it might sort it (worked on my other car)
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have tried banging bonnet a lot, felt like it bent a little.

am gonna try spraying loads of WD-40 into the latch and leaving it.

it may of frozen as i jet wash it yesterday and left it sitting there overnight
TOMAS
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Jack the front of car climb underneath with a lamp/torch and if youv'e got long arms you should be able to reach and undo it with a screwdriver.
Ditch
Member
Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
smack it with a hammer untill you get desired result...
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
@ Tomas - will try that if the wd40 method fails.

@Ditch - that was my first thoughts, before i had a dooby and stood looking at it for 15mins (sometimes that works too)
dirtymagician
Member
Registered: 16th Sep 03
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
have tried banging bonnet a lot, felt like it bent a little.

am gonna try spraying loads of WD-40 into the latch and leaving it.

it may of frozen as i jet wash it yesterday and left it sitting there overnight


took me ages and ages of banging, bashing and cursing before the cable sorted itself out. if its frozen shut then maybe some hot water may help
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good plan
Joff
Member
Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
20th Dec 04 at 14:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get a dremel and just cut around the bonnet release latch.
Visionz
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Derby
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just spray deicer on it, if its frozen then that would soon sort it, else just get undernearth and knock it open
Rileysport
Member
Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a small lump of c4 explosive.... or use an angle grinder to chop the bonnet off, i did this after a little accident with a volvo xc90
Corsa^Dan
Member
Registered: 4th Dec 02
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 14:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wot u need 2 get into bonnet for anway?

oil - itll be ok without it
water - itll only over heat no biggie
clean it - itll get dirty anyway.
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ran out of washer fluid for windscreen and wanted to adjust suspension

got it open today, just took some playing.

its the bit that catchs the bonnet feels seized, needs greasing
Corsa^Dan
Member
Registered: 4th Dec 02
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 15:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aye slap some onit should solve the prob
James_DT
Member
Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
21st Dec 04 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
WD40 solves everything. Nearly, anyway.

 
New Topic
New Poll

  Related Threads Author Forum Replies Views Last Post
!!!!!!!! URGENT HELP NEEDED PLEASE !!!!!!!!!! birdy_sri Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice 10 1863
26th Feb 03 at 15:05
by anz		  
flame red bonnet has to go Karnage Corsa Classifieds 3 586
22nd Mar 03 at 12:32
by paulwillowuk		  
pissed off like (2) corsa_godfather Scotland 10 628
16th Apr 04 at 09:09
by h18_oab		  
bonnet vents N90ATH Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice 6 615
7th Nov 04 at 00:44
by GoldPenguin		  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Bonnet is stuck down 27 database queries in 0.0155389 seconds