Used this method today. Was a struggle with my sausage hands but managed it. Useful when cable is still connected to latch. Thankyou for posting it!!!
@nickfowles29432 ай бұрын
Glad it helped
@originlgazza5925Ай бұрын
Absolute legend mate I didn't have a cable but halfords sell those you have for £3 so a £3 cable, mole grips, and a very sore hand later mine is open too saving me an estimated £120 at garage and being told I will never be able to do it myself it's done I honestly can't thank you enough!
@nickfowles2943Ай бұрын
@@originlgazza5925 No worries chap, glad it helped!
@chrisward10569 ай бұрын
I just managed to do this too. I couldn't get mole clips in the gap. So, I managed to get a cable tie onto the plastic end of the cable to pull it and this worked. I then tied some thick metal wire to connect the broken ends. Saved me a fortune, thanks!
@nickfowles29439 ай бұрын
Ah, good thinking! It’s a fiddly job for sure. Glad the video helped.
@emmams54 жыл бұрын
Fair play to you Nick, thanks for posting. My neighbour just called into me with the same problem. I'm going to now attempt this repair on the side of the road, God help me.
@stanislavjohn61569 ай бұрын
As another had said, i managed to loop a cable tie over the wire and pull it, thanks for helping with this absolute nightmare of a job
@nickfowles29439 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@phatso7863 ай бұрын
Thanks for this trick. I used a bike cable as well and it opened right up. I was able to hold it down with my finger.
@garfphelps48934 жыл бұрын
I tie the cover shut with cable ties to prevent it opening whilst the bonnet is shut.
@originlgazza5925Ай бұрын
I have done this now on mine lol
@douglasstalley6475 Жыл бұрын
Just a quick thanks,after watching your video it gave me the confidence to carry out this repair. Worked a treat....thanks again
@malvynn20014 жыл бұрын
This looks really good Nick, I've had the same problem on my 2016 Passat R line so will give this a try today.
@edgarasdauksa Жыл бұрын
thanks for a good advice, I'm currently waiting for a replacement cable to be delivered and then I will try and do the same on my passat b8
@AG-jd8tg Жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this mate especially going into a bit more detail than the rest very helpful!
@nickfowles2943 Жыл бұрын
My pleasure.
@DrPococksMagicPills3 ай бұрын
Many thanks for the post. Let me know that it was possible. I made a slop knot on the end of a piece of electrical cable and slid it over the end of the front cable. A good tig and up popped the bonnet
@user-yf3kg2dq8k11 ай бұрын
Great video, worked for me and saved loads of time and money !
@joaquinstabbington6734 ай бұрын
This video is called "How to open the bonnet...", but the how to open the bonnet was never covered. Instead, there is in-depth discussion and video of how to reconnect a disconnected joint AFTER the bonnet is open! Call it what is is, maybe?
@andrewmccutcheon4650 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I have to do this today. It's rubbish on a 6-yr-old car. I've always bought VWs (coming from aircooled) but every one is lower quality than the older one it replaces. Oh well, that's progress
@eggycat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video!! I haven’t done it yet but wish me luck.
@user-wj5tp9rq4l2 ай бұрын
Long shot for a reply, reckon this'll work on the MK7 R? Mine did it today after I jumped it to go buy a battery, just a horrible day all around
@robertdavis57143 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the insight Nick, hopefully I never deal with this nightmare, safe to assume your car is right side drive.
@nickfowles29433 жыл бұрын
Hi Robert. Yes, it is right hand drive. It’s a pig of a job, so prevention is better than cure for sure!
@ericasmithson65222 жыл бұрын
@@nickfowles2943 ..Hi Nick..need your expertise here. I am facing 1 now. any other way I can jump start the car? Please and thank you VW Golf R MK7.5 Wagon 2017
@georgezambellas3776 Жыл бұрын
Worked well for me.Thanks!
@deenali905 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick, you're a lifesaver!
@nickfowles29435 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, I’m glad it was helpful!
@maxbrinckman83555 жыл бұрын
So how do you fix the handle?, must have pulled mine to hard, isnt releasing the hood anymore
@nickfowles29435 жыл бұрын
Max Brinckman Hi! That’s what happened to me. It was so stuck that when I pulled the handle it popped the cover of the housing open and released the cable, leaving me unable to open the bonnet. The video above shows you how to access the area you need to reach (assuming that the cable housing door has popped open and not that your cable has snapped or that you have some other issue which is preventing you from opening the bonnet).
@tedjohnson644 жыл бұрын
Very impressive!
@CubeCyclone4 жыл бұрын
As a preventative measure what about cable tying the opening plastic end? Is that feasible?
@nickfowles29434 жыл бұрын
smidsyonfire Yes, absolutely! The video is aimed at helping those who were in the same situation as me, ie unable to open the bonnet because the cable had popped out. Certainly, I’d advise putting a cable tie round it to prevent it from happening. Much simpler to avoid the problem in the first place!
@CubeCyclone4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick :) I must say I am surprised how poor some of the manufacturing is compared to their original price tag and no recalls to put things right.
@menzidumakude88012 жыл бұрын
Is possible to remove the rear hood latch
@nickfowles29432 жыл бұрын
Hi Menzi. I’m not sure what you mean… Are you referring to the bonnet?
@dice19024 жыл бұрын
Watched a other guy he lifted the bonnet a tiny bit and took bolts out the bonnet lach mines just went😩 just got the car from arnold clark and needed a new caliper bonnet went when fixing that then was told all my alloys are fake and arnold clark said what do you want us to do about it arnold clark is a joke sorry for the rant 😂
@darrenhaigh46133 жыл бұрын
These are designed to never be opened when they fail, I scrapped my mk7 due to this
@ericasmithson65222 жыл бұрын
and I thought VW have the best car engineering.. I am facing 1 now. bloody hell..and it is not easy when you have pretty basic tools. let alone the another additional cable..VW is not that smart now, arent they any other way I can jump start the car? VW Golf R MK7.5 Wagon 2017
@-a6833 Жыл бұрын
They used to, 30/40 years ago and earlier, these days it's quite the opposite, but they rely on their good name still, from halfbaked engineering to cutting costs heavily on integral parts, vw isn't what they used to be
@Bert.....4 жыл бұрын
Watching this back do you realise how much you say errrrr
@nickfowles29434 жыл бұрын
I hadn’t, no. I’m not a tv presenter though, I just made a video to try and help people fix their car, so I help you found it useful.
@Bert.....4 жыл бұрын
@@nickfowles2943 no its a good video just wondering if it was just nerves ?
@bigjay2903864 жыл бұрын
Rob what are you trying to achieve? Don’t be a plum!
@Bert.....4 жыл бұрын
@@bigjay290386 move alongggg nothing to you to see here
@malvynn20014 жыл бұрын
I may have to try this myself as same as happened to my 2016 VW Passat, just wonder if the same method would work or if anyone has tried it?