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spunky - 19/10/06 at 08:27 PM

Anybody instruct me on how to open the bonnet of a '98 VW Passat?

Woah, that was embarrassing

Thanks in advance.

john

thunderace - 19/10/06 at 08:30 PM

HAS THE CABLE SNAPED??

Ivan - 19/10/06 at 08:30 PM

I don't know - and thats even more embarrasing!

Agriv8 - 19/10/06 at 08:31 PM

lever foot well

black handle pull tab pops out above badge on grill pull and lift bonnet

can post photo if required

r reg estate vw owner

regards

agriv8

[Edited on 19/10/06 by Agriv8]

mookaloid - 19/10/06 at 08:33 PM

i don't know but I was totally stumped with a mondeo bonnet not so long ago - you use the key behind the badge on the front doh!

flak monkey - 19/10/06 at 08:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
i don't know but I was totally stumped with a mondeo bonnet not so long ago - you use the key behind the badge on the front doh!


Hehe, same as the focus Really amusing to watch people try to open it the first time. Even dad had to resort to the handbook

chockymonster - 19/10/06 at 10:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Hehe, same as the focus Really amusing to watch people try to open it the first time. Even dad had to resort to the handbook


So did I!
An IT bloke reading a manual, shock horror!

matt.c - 19/10/06 at 10:24 PM

I use to pi*s myself when i use to watch people trying to open the bonnets on the old clio's.

Pulling like fu*k at the front untill they find out that it opens at the back

Ever tried to open the bonnet on a MGF

spunky - 20/10/06 at 12:54 AM

LOL.... glad its not just me thats a muppet.

Thanks guys, can't believe I missed the lever, I was upside down in the footwell for 5 mins...

john

Danozeman - 20/10/06 at 07:02 AM

quote:

Thanks guys, can't believe I missed the lever, I was upside down in the footwell for 5 mins...


They are tucked up quite well.


Some puegeots are tucked up quite high aswell. One of our blokes at work spent 2 hours trying to find the bonnet opening on a new transit when we first got them. I just walked along with the keys put them in and opened it straight away.

hillbillyracer - 20/10/06 at 07:42 AM

Suzuki jeeps are a real laugh too, it's in the glovebox! The owner had'nt a clue & we already knew the hand book was'nt there. Youdont need the hand book as such but it gives you a reason to go in the glovebox.

Dazza - 20/10/06 at 09:26 AM

Our moneo and transit company cars were like that(got mercs now), and the new guys were funny as F#ck when you told them to open the bonnet to check the water etc......... and when u checked the sheet after, they said all levels are ok, but when questioned they didnt know how to open the bonnet. hehe....

Guinness - 20/10/06 at 11:15 AM

I used to get Mondeo hire cars and struggled like f*ck to get the petrol filler cap open on the first one. Searched all round the interior for a release. Of course the hire car didn't have the luxury of a manual. Ten minutes later and the attendant came out and showed me how to open it! Ar*e.

I also had an embarassing moment in a car park with an old Merc 308 van. Nice looking lass next to me can't get her car to start, flat battery she says. No problem says I, I've got a set of jump leads in the back. Opened the bonnet, and no battery, checked the back, no battery. Didn't find out until I got back to the yard that the battery is under the passenger seat! Doh.


Cheers

Mike

Peteff - 20/10/06 at 12:07 PM

How long have you had the car? When you get the lid up you still can't tell there's an engine in there

DarrenW - 20/10/06 at 01:29 PM

Mondeo had me foxed at first.

Also had problems finding battery on Porsche 928 and 5 series BMW. Never did find it on the Porker but did find +ve power point under bonnet.

Hellfire - 20/10/06 at 04:41 PM

How do I reply to this post?

tks - 20/10/06 at 06:33 PM

as i inteded to do! by shuting up!

but you already gave yourself away...