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Old 07-04-2007, 09:05 PM
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Default bonnet don't close on mondeo

bollocks

the bonnet won't shut all the way down and no amount of jumping on it will make it shut properly
i've tried to slam the fucker too but it still pops up

and without the bonnet shut all the way the fooking alarm keeps going off

short of stripping the fornt end to figure out whats worng with it, how wil i get it fixed, tonight?

i need to use int in the morning to take the little un out
Old 07-04-2007, 09:07 PM
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What year mondy?


Have you checked something simple like the catch isnt sticking?
Old 07-04-2007, 09:09 PM
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greese or oil and keep flicking the catch with a screwdriver and pulling the lever to unlock, it will free of, or is it the newer one with key to open?
Old 07-04-2007, 09:13 PM
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simple...remove the object that is stopping it shutting

can you lower it whilst looking in the gap to see if it's fouling? or is it the catch that's not working properly?
Old 08-04-2007, 09:02 AM
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I had a sticky catch on my Mk1. I didn't need to strip it down though.

There's a metal flap over the top of it which I prised up. Greased it up and moved the catch side to side with a screwdriver til it loosened off

Then bent the flap back into place again
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disconnect the switch!
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it was the grille fouling

it's a mk3 and the ac guy was having a look at it yesterday to find out whre the second pipe is supposed to connect on them as there is one connection just behind the drivers side headlight but none anywhere else

we took apart a fair few simple bitson the front but the light wasn't coming out so we put it all back together again

the front grille clips in a funny way and wasn't in properly and all bloody night long the alarm was going off

but it was at the other house so my mum was doing her nut
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bet she loves you even more now........
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at 01.04, 01.05 and 01.06 this morning she was trying to get hold of me

but both phones were downstairs and there isn't a land line
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Originally Posted by dojj
at 01.04, 01.05 and 01.06 this morning she was trying to get hold of me

but both phones were downstairs and there isn't a land line


dog house for you then mate
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