Barry Blue Powered by Ford's 3.7 V6 = Zoom Zoom Zoom! Member 890 Member For: 20y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Tweed Heads Posted 22/03/07 12:32 PM Author Share Posted 22/03/07 12:32 PM Out of warranty, nearly 4 years old And only 20,000kms Clarke Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 7m 24d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 22/03/07 01:08 PM Share Posted 22/03/07 01:08 PM CLARKEY... thought for a minute there I was reading the script for National Lampoons.. shazand why oh why didn't you get extended warranty Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 22y 14d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 22/03/07 06:56 PM Share Posted 22/03/07 06:56 PM Hey clark I can help I know how to fix this so it does not happen again.IanPS that is I know how to fix the bonnet catch. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-WING Member 811 Member For: 21y 5m 3d Location: BRISBANE Posted 22/03/07 11:36 PM Share Posted 22/03/07 11:36 PM 4yrs old and only 20000km and you think im bad Goldie Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/03/07 11:40 PM Share Posted 22/03/07 11:40 PM You need to get out and drive it a bit more ... that's only 5000km a year Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 19y 1m 15d Posted 24/03/07 07:48 AM Share Posted 24/03/07 07:48 AM (edited) Great, it just happend to me Edited 24/03/07 07:48 AM by Fat-Tony Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Mushroom Donating Members 799 Member For: 20y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: THORNLANDS, QLD Posted 24/03/07 08:07 AM Share Posted 24/03/07 08:07 AM mbjunior99 said: You need to get out and drive it a bit more ... that's only 5000km a year ←Thanks for that Capt. Obvious. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-512967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 11d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/03/07 11:12 AM Share Posted 24/03/07 11:12 AM Told! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-513022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 9m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/07 11:19 AM Share Posted 24/03/07 11:19 AM My mate just got a BF XR8 about 1 month ago and when I asked him to open the bonnet, the whole brown plastic lever inside the car came off. Just snapped off. But thank goodness, the cable was still attached to it and so we just pulled the plastic lever with the cable and it still popped open the bonnet. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-513026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
45T-XR Donating Members 417 Member For: 18y 2m Gender: Male Location: Gladstone, Queensland Posted 17/05/07 02:49 AM Share Posted 17/05/07 02:49 AM Robit28 said: Now take it into Ford and get them to replace it under warranty, this is a known problem and they have a new, stronger bonnet release made for this problem.Rob.Yes it is a known problem, Ive done a billion of them, there was a revised bonnet cable, you will notice that one has a glossy finish and the other has a mat type finish, yesterday when I did one parts department gave me a bf cable to fit to ba, much better and no dramas in fittment, just slightly more meat on the rear clip that attatches to the rear of the fuse panel. A tip for you all with your bonnet release, which surprise surprise, not many ford mehcanics do (do to a published fix being in place from ford, limiting service action) is to remove the return spring in the bonnet latch and stretch is slightly, then refit for testing, then if necessary tweak a bit more. not really difficult in know, but makes a huge difference.cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/33500-advice-needed-on-how-to-open-the-bonnet/page/2/#findComment-533579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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