HI,i really hope someone can help me,ive gone to pull bonnet lever to release bonnet but bonnet isnt releasing ,ive taken off kidney grills to get a better look.Ive had help from Dabsy on how to release the n/s catch which has helped loads i think the cable has gone from the lever to the catch on the drivers side how can i get around this to get it to pop?

i dont know if this may help?maybe the same mechanism?

no sorry mate totally different catches to the e36 but cheers anyway.

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/514565

that any better?

cheers bud ill give that a go.

no probs mate.let us know how you get on

i given it a go and still no joy,would the latch be jammed?

Use the same method for other side.

cheers bud ill give that a try tomorrow and ill let ya know

ive cut away the plastic cowl to revel the drivers side catch ,is there a lever or something on the back of the catch to pull or push to release the bonnet?

when you pull the bonnet lever can you see the cable attached to it?or in other words do you think the cable has stretched or snapped?

i think the cable has stretched

yes the cable is still attached to the bonnet lever

can you get some pliers in there and give it a right good pull whilst someone else wiggles the bonnet?

you mean pull the cable attached to the bonnet lever?

yes mate.get the pliers on it and yank the hell out of it.haha.it should open then surely?

nope just tryed that and guess what it still hasnt popped lol

I think the short piggy-back cable that runs from near-side latch to off-side is at fault... I the lever feels ok from inside car then it's only releasing the near-side but off-side remains locked !!

so how do i get around this problem? cos i need to get this sorted by sunday so i can check all me levels as i going on a journey

yippee got the bugger open :) after managing to get the plastic cover off the back of the latch and getting to the lever on the back of the latch,she opened .what had happened is the cable had come out of the bracket that sits on the nipple on the back of the latch and also the bracket that holds the cable had come off the nipple

Do I win?

glad you got it sorted mate......i was running out of ideas.haha

im glad ive got it sorted too mate, cos i was also running out of ideas too hahahaha and thanks to everyone for all there help :D