Big problem, small solutoin
Simply get this manual for DIY repair here
https://big-manuals.com/products/ford-maverick-mondeo-puma-puma-racing-transit-tourneo-connect-complete-workshop-service-repair-manual-1995-1996-1997-1998-1999-2000-2001-2002-2003-2004
and no need to look here or there for help, not even mechanics. Very simple easy and it's totally complete
SOURCE: Bonnet cable snapped, need advice on how to open bonnet
hmm u mite have to grab the rest of the cable if any left in the catch part of the lock under the bonnet and pull it with pliers.failing that get a screw driver and see if u can push the catch to release the bonnet through the grill.failling that undo the lock through the grill with a rachet usually 10mm socket hope this helps..
SOURCE: VW Bora: Can't open bonnet
first of all not an easy job,you need to get the front grill off and look upwards for a cover that will be covering up the bonnet catch,basicly bend or pull this off,you should then see were the cable goes in,then you should be able to bar the catch with a screwdriver to release it. best of luck
SOURCE: Cant open bonnet of Ford Focus x reg grill operated key lock wont turn
Stuck lock, bonnet won’t open ,,,
You do not need to drill holes in the grill or pay ford £200+
DIY..How?
Look into the grill at the top you will find the bottom of 6 plastic revscrews, 4 you get two via the grill slots use a chisel and cut them off, Then one either end of the grill. Place the chisel between two plastic layers, gently lift , check and cut, one each end.
With a wiggle that’s the top loose, There are two clips holding the bottom in place Put your fingers through the bottom slot in the grill, push down clip and greatly pull the grill, do both sides, It won’t come right out but your aim to loosen it., The lock is held in place in a sleeve with a plastic clips each side, you have push the barrel with a suitable item, this is to push it out of the sleeve and out of its housing, It may need a tap!!
Gently wiggle and pull the grill off
Lock
The lock is a ‘lock barrel along a shaft to a white plastic coupling’ this fits in to the ‘bonnet lock’
The security is at the coupling to bonnet lock in the form of a cross shaped plastic key
The key is fitted and held in place in the coupling, and when installed it’s fitted in to the lock, and once it’s in the lock part it will not come out, so therefore any jolt, pull, movement dislodges the plastic key from the coupling side and due to its design it will not slot back in so the lock barrel just rotates
To open you have to apply pressure on the shaft towards the left and into the coupling and turn the key in the lock barrel at the same time in a aim to get the coupling to catch the plastic key (take a few minutes) but it opens in the end if this is the fault, (alternatively remove the two bolts that hold the bonnet catch to the bonnet)
Once bonnet open remove the bonnet lock mechanism, then with draw the lock barrel, shaft, coupling, By looking in side you will understand regarding the cross key
Anyway you need to remove one of the catches from the side of the plastic key This way it will fit back in to coupling.
Reassemble
This is a brief description But the cost to me was 45 minutes, £2 for a pack of plastic rivets / screws, and I cached my bumper with the chisel £5 for a touch up stick Total £7. Well worth the time and effort
SOURCE: My ford KA bonnet will not open. How can I open
CUT BACK THE COVERING ON THE BROKEN RELEASE HANDLE CABLE TO EXPOSE THE INNER CABLE WIRE CORE AND WITH A PAIR OF LOCKING PLIERS LIKE VISE GRIPS PULL ON THAT CABLE WIRE CORE WHILE SOMEONE PUSHES DOWN ON THE HOOD/BONNET OVER THE AREA WHERE THE HOOD LATCH IS LOCATED TO RELEASE THE SPRING TENSION ON THE LATCH
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SOURCE: The bonnet of my ford transit van wont open with the
Take grill off, put your hand up the inside on the grill
, which you will access the release button fo the first part.
Then use your key to release the second part.
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