CJ_AK cj_ak Donating Members 5,077 Member For: 17y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Ropes Crossing Posted 11/09/08 03:53 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 03:53 AM You must be pretty rough with your car... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-731900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 17y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 11/09/08 03:56 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 03:56 AM /\/\ nope am not I look after it like its a baby Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-731901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Beast Member 514 Member For: 18y 9m 9d Gender: Male Posted 11/09/08 04:46 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 04:46 AM common problem in Ba's ..was fixed on Bf's onwards I believemy mate just purchased a ba mk2 xr6T yday, and the boot level was hanging infront of the accelerator pedal Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-731926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenhard Donating Members 1,517 Member For: 17y 2m 30d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown! Posted 11/09/08 07:03 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 07:03 AM I fixed my bonnet release cable that was broken and hanging down with a couple of well placed cable ties. Strong as a rock now and dont have any issues. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-731974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/09/08 08:03 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 08:03 AM Toxic Beast said: common problem in Ba's ..was fixed on Bf's onwards I believeDefinately wasn't fixed in BF's. I've had to get mine fixed twice now. Hopefully third time lucky. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-732021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 17y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 11/09/08 08:11 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 08:11 AM ravenhard said: I fixed my bonnet release cable that was broken and hanging down with a couple of well placed cable ties. Strong as a rock now and dont have any issues.yea I had had it fixed like that to but was just wondering if there was a actual fix... will get the cable ties out again in the weekend lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-732030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 11/09/08 11:36 AM Share Posted 11/09/08 11:36 AM How you use the lever comes into it too...... The plastic bonnet release should not be pulled straight back....(towards the seat)... If you pull it "down" towards the floor....it doesnt stress it out as much.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-732163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 11/09/08 12:08 PM Share Posted 11/09/08 12:08 PM Mines broken twice... I just use pliers now lolThink I might just make up a little alloy handle cos Im not changing it again! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-732184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 17y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 11/09/08 07:59 PM Share Posted 11/09/08 07:59 PM lol yea I might have to be using pliers soon if cable ties fail me again Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-732353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo.vixen Hey guys, Tab is here... Oh i feel sick Lifetime Members 8,459 Member For: 17y 10d Gender: Male Location: sunshine coast Posted 12/09/08 10:05 PM Share Posted 12/09/08 10:05 PM I just got my car back with the new gear and wanted to check out the pipes and realised the machanic had broken mine off. I cant open my bonnet to check it out grrrrr plus the cable was stretched so I cant even pull on the cable with pliers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/16753-bonnet-release-merged-topic/page/6/#findComment-733119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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