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Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by RoShamBo » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:11 pm

All done ! Got the cable through the bulkhead, connected it to the junction box and replaced the lever in the foot well.
Heart in mouth closing the bonnet - wondering if I would ever get it open again if I had missed something - bingo ! All works fine

Total cost to fix was £21 for the cable......and that satisfaction of doing it yourself and not handing over a couple hundred quid for a garage to do the same job !

Cheers steamyrotter !!

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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by Steamyrotter » Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:18 pm

No Prob

Glad to help and save you a packet too...
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
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Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by Steamyrotter » Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:18 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="Steamyrotter"]
A lot of it is done by feel, but you can see where it comes out so know the grommet has gone in correctly .

Bit of a hassle to get in right position but only took me approx 10 mins to do.
[/quote]

He's asking about the bonnet cable though........ O:-) :spiteful:

Oops, sorry, wrong section
[/quote]

Who woke you up???????



You dreaming of IceQ again????
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by X5Sport » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:02 pm

Hubba hubba.......

NURSE.......WHERE ARE MY MEDS..!? 

:doctor:

Ah that's better.

Sorry Steamy, I didn't mean to divert the thread off topic... :nonono: :doh:
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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by Mars » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:24 pm

Dreams can come true! (Calm down Richard, dear)

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Re: Bonnet cable snapped ! Help !

Post by Mars » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:05 pm

Sorry RoShamBo for hijacking
Just wanted to say for those that remember me, I've missed you and hope it's ok to return - if only to heckle X5Sport and generate threads about rabbits and handbags.

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