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 split09
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 03:15 PM |
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broken bonnet cable!
Can any one assist me in telling me how to get the bonnet of my beetle open as the cable has either seized or snapped and i cannot get it open. I cant
even drive it cause it is low on petrol!
watever
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greedy53
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 04:57 PM |
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can u get at it from underneath
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split09
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 05:15 PM |
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man i have tried everything!!
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 06:53 PM |
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Hi
You need to cut the handle in 2 places, then you can undo each peice. After you do this, a hidden emergency pull is very handy.
Assuming its a beam bug and not a super, if your spare is not in its hole you can force the left hand steering box cover plate out of the way and
then have a fish with wire on the back of the lock.
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:01 PM |
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just cut in under one end of the handle (the bolt holdin it dwn) then try to unscrew the othr side by turnin the handle on the other bolt
that way u may save cutting and the handle..... this removes the plunger and bracket incl from inside bonnet and will allow opening.
I have spares for 54 to 67 if u need. hdls and cables
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:10 PM |
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Man this all sounds so nasty for a little cable :O!
certainly secure though.
dub keys are simple, you can look up google for some serious lock picking techniques, surprising how much knowledge there is to be troublesome like
that.... not that i would know 
Thats if ur desperate to not destroy anyof it. Rekon a lock smith might able able to do it for a few bux? got any lock smith mates?
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split09
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 08:09 PM |
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cheers guys and i will let u know how it all goes
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| posted on March 8th, 2008 at 04:15 PM |
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so its a pre 67 bug get your mate to pull that handle or cable
while you first push down on the bonnet then pull up see if that works
other wise its as per above and cut the handle off
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| posted on March 8th, 2008 at 09:09 PM |
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sounds to me the plunger has MISSED lock hole and is severely jammed beside it with the bracket twisted
better cut the handle than break more. I have spares for u
cut the B , b
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split09
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| posted on March 9th, 2008 at 09:14 PM |
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all good cheers guys!!!!
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| posted on March 10th, 2008 at 06:28 AM |
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so did u manage to get the bonnet open yet ???
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split09
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| posted on March 10th, 2008 at 09:08 PM |
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sweet as, its open and aint thirsty anymore, got to it from underneath with buggerall damage to the car, cheers guys, im back on the road!!!
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| posted on March 10th, 2008 at 10:40 PM |
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Hi
So did you fit a hidden emergency pull?
Steve
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| posted on March 11th, 2008 at 05:54 AM |
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so have you adjusted the bonnet cable so it works next time
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