Need help with removing the bonnet lever on drivers side!!

[Dude_200]

Hi, can any1 plz help me! i need to no how to remove the bonnet lever on the drivers side because i need to remove the panel bhind it. does any1 no how to remove it???? im scared ill snap it

any help wid me reli useful

 

[rashcupra]

^^^^^^ do you mean the bonnet hinge?

 

[gazjones]

no interior bonnet release. as its part of the trim pannel by your right foot

 

[Triple D]

at what gaz said about rash on msn LMFAO

 

[rashcupra]

oh yeah of course

that trim is a pain to get off as the leaver is a biach to get off

 

[funboy.ch]

any update on this? I am trying to get mine off too!!!!!!

 

[Phil_beeza]

bump - I need to do the same?

 

[rashcupra]

when im getting them off at work i just use a trim tool and lever it off from the base then just clicks back on

 

[Phil_beeza]

hmm do you open the bonnet or unhook any cables to 'give it some slack' or just go ahead and prise it of?

have tried a bit of prising from the bottom/front of the panel, i have heard at least 1 mounting pop off but it's still there quite firmly

 

[Engram]

It does NOT just pop off. If you try that you'll break it.

There's a fastening at the back that needs to slide out first. (It's in the bit you really can't see).

Standby for a picture...

 

[Engram]

Pull the actioning lever -1-, displacing some 2 cm
Introduce a small screwdriver between the actioning lever -1- and the clip -2-
Remove clip -2- from lever -1- using a screwdriver
Remove the lining -3-, separating it from the central location, at a straight angle, and from the heel moulding, by the lower part.
In the case that there is one, uncouple the volumetric alarm switch connector.

http://bayimg.com/nagemaAbF

 

[Phil_beeza]

superb...after this, removing the actual panel itself is straightforward?

 

[Engram]

As far as I can remember, yes. There's just a load of clips!

 

[Phil_beeza]

great then the trim under the door just pops off cos i've done this on the other side already....

i think someone said removing the rear panel trim (underneath both windows) is just a case of pulling them off with a bit of controlled force....is this confirm-able ?

 

[Phil_beeza]

are u sure about this? there isnt much behind there....

 

[rashcupra]

ive probably done 3-4 of these and ive always got themoff by prising it off with out damaging it and just clicked them back on are you sure they are all done like this?

 

[Phil_beeza]

just done both rear panels and got the cable routed back there! altho havent replaced all the poppers because i might upgrade the rear speakers at some point

the driver side footwell lever panel is the only bit i havent got off yet

 

[rashcupra]

so thereis no clip there then phil????????

 

[Phil_beeza]

there doesnt seem to be any clips around the base of the lever in that panel

there is what looks like the edge of a bit of plastic molding coming, but just seems to be a molding, not a clip that moves - i tried bending it with a knife and it didnt slide out or anything

 

[rashcupra]

a knife try an axe flat head screwdriver would be better from the pics the clip showed is the same most manufactures use to hold window winders on!