MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: mdslocombe on July 04, 2011, 09:46:17 pm
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Hey
Got an 06 gti 2.0T with a wobbly bonnet release and wondered the best way to cure it? I had a little play with the panel to see if i could pop it off but looks like the handle on the release has to come off first.
Any recommendations please because i don't Wana break anything!
Cheers
Matt
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Waidaminute, correct me if I'm wrong guys - but isn't the bonnet release handle supposed to be wobbly? As in the first few degrees won't do anything, and you'd need to pull it all the way to release?
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That's right - All the bonnet release levers inside below the dashboard are wobbly. It doesn't inspire confidence when using it!
Neither does the bonnet grill catch inspire a lot of confidence as there have been many cases of failure like I had when on an expensive private trackday in Germany. Hence why I now have AeroCatches:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FMods%2FAeroCatch5.jpg&hash=2beff69edb39160cc7da89bb722f06e8e5f0ed11)
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I've had this car for a year and it always was a bit "loose" but not like this, it's virtually hanging off!
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It's held on by a small plastic 'C' shaped clip which is normally quite reliable.
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ok, well thanks for your help guys but i really need to know how to sort this cause its not working properly either as well as being really irritating to my OCD side :P
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You'll find a little more info on my website - http://octavia-vrs.com/cms/content/integrated-bluetooth