MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: MJR on October 24, 2011, 04:59:42 pm

Title: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: MJR on October 24, 2011, 04:59:42 pm

Went out to the car this morning, to head to work. Proper pissing down and gales, how nice lol
Went to start the car and it was dead, flat battery boohoo.
Luckily there was a taxi waiting outside the hotel that said he'd give me a jump, so went back to car to then flip the bonnet release which opened the bonnet fine but the release handle went all loose and is just flopping about lol
Now the bonnet won't close properly, simply the hook part of mechanism clips in and thats it, so bonnet is still open slightly. So for the minute have tied the bonnet down so it doesn't flap about.
So have now booked it in at a garage to get it fixed on Thursday & possibly a new battery as I think mine could be knackered.

Anyone had this happen to them, common problem? or know how much it would roughly cost to fix the bonnet release problem.

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: edd666999 on October 24, 2011, 05:01:06 pm

common problem, think you have to replace the bonnet lock mech

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: edd666999 on October 24, 2011, 05:03:19 pm

more info: £20.14 for the replacement lock (1K1823509E) plus £25.50 for labour = £45.64 excl vat.



this thread:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20025.0.html

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: MJR on October 24, 2011, 05:07:33 pm

Thanks dude, much appreciated.

Was just curious as to how much it'll cost me on Thursday, think I  might add a new battery aswell, so not that much phew!  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: edd666999 on October 24, 2011, 05:10:50 pm

some might say perfect time to get a small race lightweight battery  :wink:

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: MJR on October 24, 2011, 05:14:59 pm

Quote from: edd666999 on October 24, 2011, 05:10:50 pm

some might say perfect time to get a small race lightweight battery  :wink:

I'm going to act like I didn't read that, how dare you put naughty ideas into my head  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: seiko on October 24, 2011, 08:14:16 pm

you could move the catch back on the bonet release with a srew driver and it wil stay closed, had this on mine gave it a good feed of wd40 and it was fine :smiley:

Title: Re: Monday morning car problems :-(
Post by: phil1975 on October 25, 2011, 09:24:25 am

Quote from: seiko on October 24, 2011, 08:14:16 pm

you could move the catch back on the bonet release with a srew driver and it wil stay closed, had this on mine gave it a good feed of wd40 and it was fine :smiley:

Had to do this on mine a couple of times now!

Quote from: edd666999 on October 24, 2011, 05:03:19 pm

more info: £20.14 for the replacement lock (1K1823509E) plus £25.50 for labour = £45.64 excl vat.



this thread:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20025.0.html

Good to know the replacement cost though.