Really appreciate this, helped my neighbours out massively when one of their two cables snapped. Took ten minutes following your clear instructions, thank you
Just having this exact problem on my E61 - your guide is by far the best I've seen and has given me the confidence to have a go tomorrow. Wish me luck !
BobT123 it really easy to do buddy. Just follow exactly what I’ve shown you. If it’s the other side of the car you are doing then you have to remove the air filter intake pipe but the rest is exactly the same. Good luck 👍
@@Motorheadltd Got the job done yesterday. - I had the luxury of a pit and so could get right under the car. I could see the latch, but the release tab was hidden by a hose (535d engine). A mate had a small airbag that we used to lift the bonnet slightly at the corner and then used bar with a 3cm at right angle ('a pick' I belive) at the end to push the tab towards the centre of the car. I could then see the tab from underneath and job was a good 'un. Cheers !
took me four days to get the left latch open, right latch still wont open... left latch took pliers to broken cable from inside the drivers side of car, machete under the hood, pulled on cable after removing grill,, used a knife to slide left side, used handle release from front of car.. I dont know what worked but finally the left side seems to be up a inch or so, now the right one.. could take four more days
Really appreciate this, helped my neighbours out massively when one of their two cables snapped. Took ten minutes following your clear instructions, thank you
Just having this exact problem on my E61 - your guide is by far the best I've seen and has given me the confidence to have a go tomorrow. Wish me luck !
BobT123 it really easy to do buddy. Just follow exactly what I’ve shown you. If it’s the other side of the car you are doing then you have to remove the air filter intake pipe but the rest is exactly the same. Good luck 👍
@@Motorheadltd Got the job done yesterday. - I had the luxury of a pit and so could get right under the car. I could see the latch, but the release tab was hidden by a hose (535d engine). A mate had a small airbag that we used to lift the bonnet slightly at the corner and then used bar with a 3cm at right angle ('a pick' I belive) at the end to push the tab towards the centre of the car. I could then see the tab from underneath and job was a good 'un. Cheers !
Same thing happened to me- changing belt, pulleys, water pump lol Thanks for the guide.. perfect
I ended up using an old 7 iron golf club, I cut the head off and flattened the first 1inch of it with a hammer.. it worked perfectly. Great video
You an absolute lifesaver!! Thanks bud!
took me four days to get the left latch open, right latch still wont open... left latch took pliers to broken cable from inside the drivers side of car, machete under the hood, pulled on cable after removing grill,, used a knife to slide left side, used handle release from front of car.. I dont know what worked but finally the left side seems to be up a inch or so, now the right one.. could take four more days
Your doing it the hard way, take off the wheel, remove the shroud and pull the cable is the easiest way without having to do all that, TRUST ME.
Your a geezer haha cheers bruva
How long are your arms? You pulled down on the bonnet while pushing the tab with your other hand? 😅
Length of the screwdriver dickhead!
I do exactly like in your clip i push hard on the bonnet but still stuck .. what can i do ? Bc my cable it's broke ☹️
Yea I did the same thing he said and nothing happened