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Old 01-12-2006, 08:34 PM
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How easy is it to change the bonnet cable. Mine has a bit of play in it now and is really hard to pull. Broke the orange handle couple times and now decided to renew the cable. Any tips for this? cheers

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Old 01-12-2006, 09:50 PM
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its a pain to thread through the bulkhead,i think i had to remove the clocks when i did mine
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its a pain to thread through the bulkhead,i think i had to remove the clocks when i did mine

Your kiddin me on mate? sounds a nightmare. Its been anoyin me forever now. Mite have to put up with it for a bit longer if its a big job.

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Old 02-12-2006, 08:27 PM
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i have changed bonnet cable on my rs turbo and throttle and speedo cable on saf so sure i could manage it on your car jam
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
i have changed bonnet cable on my rs turbo and throttle and speedo cable on saf so sure i could manage it on your car jam
Il book you in for mid next week mate

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Old 02-12-2006, 08:43 PM
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Might be slightly different to LHD, wasnt exactly a fun job on mine but wasnt that bad. Didnt need to remove anything special...
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im sure mine wouldnt thread through the b/head so had to remove clocks etc for access

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Old 03-12-2006, 11:20 AM
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Thanks for that guys. Il let you know how i get on. Cheers

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i done mine yesterday, akward when your my size not to hard though, easier than changing the heater matrix
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