Bonnet Stay Problem

[bexman]

So there I was putting some water into my washer resevoir on the weekend and as I turned away from the car the bonnet came crashing down on its own.

After struggling to get the bonnet open again I could see the bonnet stay have gone through the plastic recess. Is this a common fault? Ive now got the actual arm off and need to replace the little plastic recess I guess? But im not sure, anybody else come across this?

 

[Guinness]

not happend 2 me before, can imagine this being a comical fault if it is.

 

[bexman]

yeah fortunately I wasnt underneath it or I'd be walking around with a big lump on my swede!

 

[Guinness]

aye lol

 

[muddyboots]

Not had exactly this problem, but I found with my Ibiza that the bonnet can very easily lift off it's stay with a small gust of wind.

I was doing some work with the engine cover popped off and moved to one side - I turned my back and the bonnet came down. It latched shut, but the engine cover was jammed underneath one side causing the bonnet to be badly twisted.
Because of the twist the bonnet latch wouldn't operate....

Eventually I managed to free the bonnet, and miraculously there was no permanent twisting.

So....be very careful working with the bonnet up !

 

[hon_n_gem]

my bonnet seems pretty secure once its on the green plastic bit! possibly because i have to push the bonnet up more than it wants to go before i can get it into the stay.

time for golf style lifters i think!

 

[Johnsey]

So there I was putting some water into my washer resevoir on the weekend and as I turned away from the car the bonnet came crashing down on its own.

After struggling to get the bonnet open again I could see the bonnet stay have gone through the plastic recess. Is this a common fault? Ive now got the actual arm off and need to replace the little plastic recess I guess? But im not sure, anybody else come across this?

It allegedly happened on my car whilst at the stealers leaving a bump in the bonnet. They didn't call me to say that anything had happened and it wasn't until I spotted it on the paperwork whilst waiting to pick the keys up/pay for the service that I was any the wiser

 

[bexman]

Funny you should mention the little bump in the bonnet, i've got one of those too! I was scratching my head thinking how would you get an outward bump. That figures, the bonnet has probably dropped before now and exactly the same thing must have happened.

Surely its a design fault isnt it?

 

[rashcupra]

replace the clip (orange on mine) and it will be fine dent man can remove the dent for you £35-40 max

 

[loonymoon]

Thanks for the warning - this hasn't happened to me yet but I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[Rosco906]

my bonnet is defo secure

flipping thing dosnt open lol

Think the catch is either worn or its seized up

 

[rashcupra]

does it release onto the saftey catch when you pull the bonnet pull or does it do nothing when you pull it? ^^^

 

[Rosco906]

nothing when u pull it

may be stretched cable

if sumone push's down on bonnet then it will open

 

[rashcupra]

what are the gaps either side of your bonnet like? even? high low?

 

[Rosco906]

level mate

 

[rashcupra]

sounds like it could be as you say a sticky catch or a wrongly adjusted bonnet.

when you next have the bonnet open geton your knees and watch the striker on the bonnet sit in the catch on the front pannel and make sure it is CENTRAL some white grease ect could free it up a bit to

 

[Rosco906]

did that last time with wd40 and copperslip

worked it for 10 min's and nothing happened, Still the same