Broken bonnet release - Any brainwaves

[AndrewTait]

Ok, a mate of mine has a Citroen C8 people carrier, where the bonnet release leaver has broken.

This is not the leaver in the car itself, that works fine, but the plastic arm you push up to release the second stage catch.

Anyone got any brainwaves on how to open it?

Cheers,

[Zp]

Sorry, all I can think of is...


Might do a bit of damage....

[Amused2death]

can you remove the grill?

possibly try and hook something round whatever is left of the catch.

[P I Staker]

A screwdriver.

[GestapoWatch]

French cars and opening the bonnet - infuriating

Actually..

French cars... - infuriating

[AndrewTait]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! My mate wasn't too keen on the can opener approach, although I fancied having a go with it!!!! :-)

Turns out that the broken arm is a plastic arrangement, clipped into plastic, so didn't take too much prising with a screwdriver to get it loose, and then pull the whole assembly to pull the cable and release the bonnet.

It appears as though the reason it's become broken is due to the cable getting stuck inside the plastic sheath it runs in, so the only way to operate the catch is to pull the whole cable sheath and all!!!

Still, saved him having to replace a siezed engine.