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e30lou
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:51 pm

Sooooooo I put my replacement front panel on couple days ago(cheers adit) closed bonnet and forgot I needed to top up coolant. Guess what happened....yes bloody bonnet release snapped off! Have to say for some odd reason I looked at the handle and laughed :) I can still get the bonnet open though but wondered whether I needed to replace it for the MOT or can I just tell the guy my sketchy method of opening it? Haha
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:32 pm

buy another handle ya cheapskate :D
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e30lou
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:38 pm

Haha yeah, I will do but was just wondering as I need to get it MOTd asap. Was the easier option I suppose :)
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:00 pm

Close a pair of small mole grips onto whats left of the release handle, should pass like that
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:47 pm

yea as long as its openable its just a pass and advise
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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e30lou
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:26 pm

Nice one. Thanks guys :)
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