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    A4 bonnet release help please folks

    Hi This seems to be an issue for lots of us! Ignore all the info about getting at it from underneath. You could only do this with a majic wand!! Remove the grille - chrome surround first. Remove the two dome nuts with a 10mm open ended spanner - tedious but possible. These could be bolts...
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    A4 bonnet release help please folks

    There’s a bit of confusion here. The bonnet latch is controlled/ opened by the bonnet cable; the bonnet safety catch, to stop the bonnet opening if the latch fails, only works once the latch has been released and the bonnet has been ‘popped’. If the latch can’t be released, as inmy case, you...
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    A4 bonnet release help please folks

    There’s a bit of confusion here. The bonnet latch is controlled/ opened by the bonnet cable; the bonnet safety catch, to stop the bonnet opening if the latch fails, only works once the latch has been released and the bonnet has been ‘popped’. If the latch can’t be released, as in my case, you...
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    A4 bonnet release help please folks

    I have had a bonnet release issue with an ‘03 A4. Allegedly you should release it from under the car with a bent rod to engage the latch release but this is impossible as you can’t see what is going on to guide the rod into place. Subsequently, after I did get the bonnet open, it wouldn’t have...