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Old January 4th 2012, 19:08
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Bonnet Catch

has anyone seen anyone do a modification to the front bonnet catch.
i am looking to remove the bonnet pull cable and replace with just a lockable button, the same as the rear deck lid.

reason being that i have just had to cut the original bonnet catch in three places, to get it open after being unable to release the bonnet etc...

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I drill a small 1mm hole from the fender into the hood area. A bicycle shift cable run through the latch and out-the hole is a perfect backup. I'll have photos in my thread when I get to that part. Give it about 10 days.

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Old January 5th 2012, 02:51
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Hi

I did the same thing as Dave with a bit of tie wire and key ring on the outside area and then I hid a key in the trunk area, bullet proof.

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The sleeving on my cable wasn't good enough to release the mechanism so I decided to get rid of the whole set up and went with some leather hood straps I made out of two old belts. Works great and gets a lot of compliments (it's like an old Ferrari, Porsche, etc. people say ). Excuse the rusty hood, don't have the budget or time or patience to repaint the whole car.

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I drill a small 1mm hole from the fender into the hood area. A bicycle shift cable run through the latch and out-the hole is a perfect backup. I'll have photos in my thread when I get to that part. Give it about 10 days.

-Dave
My 996 has that as standard for both front and rear catches..
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