Honest Gaza The Thief of BadGags Donating Members 527 Member For: 21y 3m 26d Location: Sydney Posted 05/04/05 11:13 PM Author Share Posted 05/04/05 11:13 PM Booked it in yesterday for Tuesday next week. Dealer advises they will be replacing the whole cable. Wait and see what happens after that I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 05/04/05 11:25 PM Share Posted 05/04/05 11:25 PM You've mocked me Gaza...mine broke yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 06/04/05 12:51 AM Share Posted 06/04/05 12:51 AM that's crazy......... What the hell you all want to see in there is beyond me.Waddaya think warning lights are for. Open the bonnet? Nah, strictly for the tuner and the dealer.Huh? Whats coolant?... Just jokes really........... Mine broke twice and repaired under warranty both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 06/04/05 02:26 AM Share Posted 06/04/05 02:26 AM broke mine while checking which o-ring was leaking this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Gaza The Thief of BadGags Donating Members 527 Member For: 21y 3m 26d Location: Sydney Posted 06/04/05 09:52 AM Author Share Posted 06/04/05 09:52 AM You've mocked me Gaza...mine broke yesterday Annoyed the crap out of me....turns out you can fill the petrol via the hole in the side of the car as well. A good thing Ford provided this as a back-up. They must have known the bonnet cable was faulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 06/04/05 09:55 AM Share Posted 06/04/05 09:55 AM You've mocked me Gaza...mine broke yesterday <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 22y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 07/04/05 01:11 AM Share Posted 07/04/05 01:11 AM About a year ago the "lead sinker" in mine started popping out every time I tried to open the bonnet. The problem is over time the plastic weakens and can not handle the pressure and just pops out. I fixed mine by drilling two small holes either side at the top of the plastic slot and twisted a small wire tie in place to prevent the "sinker" slipping out. It has been like this for at least a year now and has never given a problem.It is a waste of time getting the dealer to do anything because they don't modify the mechanism to prevent it happening again. The first time you pull the bonnet it will just pop out again. It is a design issue that hopefully Ford address in later models.If you're interested I could post a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 27/01/06 05:36 AM Share Posted 27/01/06 05:36 AM I went to the dealer today to get them to replace my bonnet release... the handle bit doesnt hold on to the end of the cable properly cos it's made of plastic and the cable is metal... so that was a bad idea to start with. Turns out to replace the handle they need to replace the whole cable so I couldnt wait... the guy told me that if I need to get into the engine bay, just to pull on the whole lever assembly and it will pull the cable releasing the bonnet. It unclips from the dash by simply sliding it forwards (towards the bonnet) and it drops down.Just for those who have the same issues and havent had time to get to the dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6 typhoon Good for nothing member Donating Members 619 Member For: 20y 7m 2d Location: Sydney Posted 27/01/06 05:49 AM Share Posted 27/01/06 05:49 AM Same thing happened to me on wednesday. Had the car in for a couple of warranty issues get the car home pop the hood and the whole bonnet release assemply fell of the dash, looks like the apprentice tried to bodge it up. Need a new cable, release handle and fuse box surround now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 27/01/06 05:53 AM Share Posted 27/01/06 05:53 AM Its happened to me twice now...second time was 2 weeks after the first replacement I just carry around a set of pliers now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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