Hello DirtyKurty, Thank you for the video; it was really helpful, and I appreciate how clearly you showed the entire process! I have a 2014 BMW 320d, the same model, and encountered an issue during my coolant flange service. While working on it, I temporarily removed the bonnet locks and reinstalled one side to keep it secured. Now the bonnet is stuck and won’t open. I’ve tried both pulling the bonnet up and pushing the pin in the lock mechanism, but nothing seems to work-it’s still jammed. Do you have any advice or tips on how I can get it open without damaging the locks or the bonnet? Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
@MohammedEmranM hey! Sorry to hear your experiencing troubles getting your hood to open! So I’m trying to understand the situation you’re in, are your cables hooked up or no? If the cables are not hooked up the only way I know would be to strike the lock mechanism arm, it is definitely not easy and a bit of force is required to don’t be afraid to hit it with some force once you know your on the arm. If the cable is hooked up still, you can remove the lever from inside the car and put some vise grips on them and pull the cable manually that way, you can get alittle more movement in the cable and some times that little extra is all you need
Hello DirtyKurty,
Thank you for the video; it was really helpful, and I appreciate how clearly you showed the entire process! I have a 2014 BMW 320d, the same model, and encountered an issue during my coolant flange service. While working on it, I temporarily removed the bonnet locks and reinstalled one side to keep it secured. Now the bonnet is stuck and won’t open.
I’ve tried both pulling the bonnet up and pushing the pin in the lock mechanism, but nothing seems to work-it’s still jammed. Do you have any advice or tips on how I can get it open without damaging the locks or the bonnet?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
@MohammedEmranM hey! Sorry to hear your experiencing troubles getting your hood to open! So I’m trying to understand the situation you’re in, are your cables hooked up or no? If the cables are not hooked up the only way I know would be to strike the lock mechanism arm, it is definitely not easy and a bit of force is required to don’t be afraid to hit it with some force once you know your on the arm. If the cable is hooked up still, you can remove the lever from inside the car and put some vise grips on them and pull the cable manually that way, you can get alittle more movement in the cable and some times that little extra is all you need