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  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 16y 5m 12d
Posted

Yep happened to me too. The revised ones are supposed to be stronger (Ford loves saying this a lot) so I went with it. Pretty exy exercise too. But now all good.

  • Cruise Whore
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  • Member For: 21y 1m 12d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted (edited)

Yep, mate of mine had BF Mk 2 XR8 brand new and we went to pop the bonnet and the lever broke in his hands. Ever since then, I've been extra careful when popping my bonnet. Luckily his was under warranty at the time. I wonder what else are weak points :icon_ford:

- Bonnet Lever breaking off. Just be careful.

- Oil Cap thread perishing. Replace with CPC alloy billet cap less $20.

- Front brake rotors and pads causing brake shudder. Replace with dba 4000 slotted rotors and RB24 pads less than $500.

- Dunlop Sports 3000 tyres no grip. Replace with what - well I'm looking at replacing with Falken FK 452 but not done them yet.

- ?

- ?

Edited by EvilDaifu
  • flame magnet
  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 18y 4m 1d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central
Posted

ive never seen so many replies that start with 'yep'.... :icon_ford:

  • 6 months later...
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  • Member For: 21y 6m 24d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Sydney
Posted

I have just snapped my Bonnet Leaver, the plastic assembly just broke. What is the cost to replace this?

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 15y 8m 23d
  • Gender: Male
Posted (edited)

I had the same thing happen on my '04 BA MkII Ute N/A in January 2009. Handle was okay, but could not open the bonnet. Not sure if the plastic pull handle and the cable are two separate items or not. I paid $36.30 for the bonnet cable and another $77 to have it installed.

Edited by SAG
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  • Member For: 18y 10m 8d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: left right out
Posted

Does anyone know when the new stronger handle pull assembly was fitted as standard to our cars by the factory?

  • 7 months later...
  • Member
  • Member For: 18y 7m 11d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melb, VIC
Posted

So yet another case of a broken bonnet release I damaged the wire as well using pliers for a while so its time to replace the whole cable....

how do I go bout doing this? how should I start?

any help would be much appreciated

  • Member
  • Member For: 18y 7m 11d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melb, VIC
Posted

anyone know how to open the bonnet from the front end? do I have to remove the front bumper?

  • 1 year later...
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  • Member For: 14y 5m 17d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Brisbane, Thornlands
Posted

hey guys

Im having some problems with the plastic clip on the interior fuse box where the bonnet release is attached to. I have broken the attachment part of the fuse box twice in as many months.

Im just wondering is anyone else having the same problem and how they are fixing it. Car is a 06 BF.

Cheers

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  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 19y 11m 20d
  • Gender: Male
Posted

If the bonnet release is hard then replace it.. Mine got hard then eventually the cable ate theough the handle..

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