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Posted 16 October 2017 - 04:12 PM
Bless him...my Dad was picking up the VX to get fit replacement rear calipers, handbrake cables and also get it MOT'd later this week.
However, he has just told me he's managed to break the bonnet release lever...pulled it straight back ratther than down to right.
So, where can I get a replacement from??
Thanks all
Need to get Out More
Posted 16 October 2017 - 04:24 PM
Liz on here has two advertised in her parts section listing. Get over their quickly before I buy them and then offer them to you for double the price! 
Super Member
Posted 16 October 2017 - 04:27 PM
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Posted 16 October 2017 - 04:29 PM
Liz on here has two advertised in her parts section listing. Get over their quickly before I buy them and then offer them to you for double the price!
Also check whether It is actually broken rather than just detached.
Super Duper Member
Posted 16 October 2017 - 05:25 PM
Mine's been a bit wonky for ages but I sort of bent everything back to about the right place and now, so long as I'm careful to only pull to the left, it's fine. Better than lying upside down in the footwell to replace the weedy thing with another the same!
Whipping Boy
Posted 16 October 2017 - 05:28 PM
Use a Land Rover Discovery cable and mount it in an easily accessible place. It will only break again otherwise.
Whipping Boy
Billy No Mates
Posted 17 October 2017 - 08:41 AM
FFS, another item bought to sit on a shelf in the garage..
Billy No Mates
Posted 17 October 2017 - 08:42 AM
Whipping Boy
Posted 17 October 2017 - 04:16 PM
£6.55, too good to refuse
You have to make a simple L bracket to fit
Billy No Mates
Posted 17 October 2017 - 06:51 PM
£6.55, too good to refuse
You have to make a simple L bracket to fit
Thanks, am actually fed up with the current one... so great tip
Member
Posted 18 October 2017 - 07:33 AM
Thanks all for your guidance. Much appreciated.
Member
Posted 03 May 2019 - 11:00 AM
So, I've just done this (the LR Disco replacement route) and it's really, really tough. The whole thing has been greased-up to death but still it's almost impossible to pop the bonnet using the new cable. The Mechanism is free and moves easily by hand but try pulling the lever to activate and it's almost a two man job. I've got my trusty local Indy garage looking at it now but they're at a loss too. Any ideas ?
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