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tony martin Posted on Jan 31, 2015
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Is there way of opening my bonnet if the pull cable has snapped on my land rover

I have tried to open clasp at front with a knife not happening. Is there any other way?

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The way this is done is to use a good lamp to see through the grille...the latch..and then, using a long , strong tool / rod - this is used to unlatch the lock latch and the bonnet will lift...latching / locating your tool on the part of the lock that the cable attaches to.

I hope this helps :)

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