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Offline mdslocombe

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Wobbly bonnet release
« on: July 04, 2011, 09:46:17 pm »
Hey

Got an 06 gti 2.0T with a wobbly bonnet release and wondered the best way to cure it? I had a little play with the panel to see if i could pop it off but looks like the handle on the release has to come off first.

Any recommendations please because i don't Wana break anything!

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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2011, 01:16:36 pm »
Waidaminute, correct me if I'm wrong guys - but isn't the bonnet release handle supposed to be wobbly? As in the first few degrees won't do anything, and you'd need to pull it all the way to release?
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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2011, 03:16:44 pm »
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That's right - All the bonnet release levers inside below the dashboard are wobbly. It doesn't inspire confidence when using it!

Neither does the bonnet grill catch inspire a lot of confidence as there have been many cases of failure like I had when on an expensive private trackday in Germany. Hence why I now have AeroCatches:

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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 07:33:58 pm »
I've had this car for a year and it always was a bit "loose" but not like this, it's virtually hanging off!
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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 08:04:44 pm »
It's held on by a small plastic 'C' shaped clip which is normally quite reliable.
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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2011, 08:16:32 pm »
ok, well thanks for your help guys but i really need to know how to sort this cause its not working properly either as well as being really irritating to my OCD side :P
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Re: Wobbly bonnet release
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2011, 08:17:46 pm »
You'll find a little more info on my website - http://octavia-vrs.com/cms/content/integrated-bluetooth
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