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clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#768198
How do you guys get into the bonnet of a bettle when your cable breaks, cant pull out the seats lol, no holes underneath and you cant get at the mechanism from the glove box.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#768218
get a hacksaw and cut the handle in the middle on the bonet and unscrew from the latch

this is the only way

puta spare cable in after you fix that goes out to the inner guard and if the other one breaks then u can open by pulling the spare

get a new bonnet cable from super cheap or similar and fit it to the bulkhead on the car under the dash forget aboutt he glove box fixing

its the most usless thing VW did
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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#768269
Is your bonnet fully locked (bonnet doesnt move up or down) or just half locked (where its locked but will move up and down slightly {1-2cm})?

clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#768320
Nope, shes fully locked, out comes the hacksaw lol.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#768407
In 5 years I have never locked our bonnet to the second click. I just find it really handy to not have to open the glovebox, and also not worry about cable braking. I don't think the bonnet will have much chance of coming up while driving. Not like my EH Holden with a wedge shaped bonnet that has more air lifting it than holding it down.
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#768421
Bonnets don't come up on a beetle, even with NO catch, 100mph doesn't lift it.....not to be recommended though.
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Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#768726
With all respect, we'll take your word for that fact matberry.... I guess you didnt schedule that particular test ??

I'm sure no-one will go out and try and myth-bust that one..

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#768731
Uber Kafer wrote:I guess you didnt schedule that particular test ??
Your right there !!!🤪🤪🤪🤓

Although I did have a mate that drove an early beetle and when he fitted a fiberglass porsche style bonnet he couldn't bring himself to drill any holes in the nice new plastic and so never actually fitted any catch....never came up afaik.
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