bonnet for vauxhall corsa

[lobstermpa]

my cable is briken on my corsa. how do i open the bonnet?

[ENGINEER1973]

Ok you need to get on your back and lay dircetly under the front of the bonnet so you can get your hand upto the catch.
Then either with your hand or even a pair of pliers try to pull the bracket which the cable is or was fixed to.
If the cable is fixed at the bonnet end stiil try pulling that, if your still cant do im sure if you pop round to a garage with decent panel/body ie vauxhall "ford may charge you" people then they will open it within a few mins

Hope this helps :)

[lobstermpa]

thanx 4 the last answer. the bonnet end of the cable has come out (which was the problem). so here goes! very tight! easy peasy on bigger models. looks difficult on the corsa. bet a car thief could do it in seconds

[lobstermpa]

re can't open corsa bonnet. haq, My 02 corsa has an antidevice fitted which means you cant open the bonnet without a cable. if there is no cable then you.?.?.?
buy a new car?

[ENGINEER1973]

Theres always a way , have you tried a small screwdriver?

erm as to the anti theft device then well maybe its a garage job,
i live in bedfordshire so i dont know where u live if u were 10 mins from me id come and give u a hand.

all i can say :)

[lobstermpa]

Solved it!
one needs a very long screwdriver and a hammer. You have to prise open (sorry, hack off) the daft antitheft device, which is plastic and then, once it has dropped you can shaply tap the locking spring with the handy long screwdriver and hammer combo.
On the 02 model I've got you have to tap the spring through the front grille; however older (& newer) models can be accessed from underneath.
Thanks to all for the advice. I hope this forum will help some one else with this dilemma. It will take longer to do than you'd think.!