Bonnet Release Cable

neilp1 · Dec 17, 2022

I'm going to fit a later bonnet release cable as below to replace my old one 1998 300Tdi. I know its a Britpart part but I've already got it. I will change it if it's crap.
Has anyone done this, is it worth doing and anyone got any photos of where to put it (TD5 owners, where are yours fixed?)
I have an X-defender pedal guard that I use and the original position of the current bonnet release fouls this.
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Hicap phill · Dec 17, 2022

Make sure your bonnet pull is behind the x-eng pedal lock. Just drill the bracket out & move it. Bolt back into mew place

dag019 · Dec 17, 2022

Hicap phill said:
Make sure your bonnet pull is behind the x-eng pedal lock. Just drill the bracket out & move it. Bolt back into mew place

Bearing in mind you can just reach a hand up through the front grill to grab the release cable to open the bonnet I never saw the point in trying to make the release handle secure. After keep snapping bonnet cables I ended up making my own from a length of braided wire that hung through the grill anyway. I was on the look out for a military front grill panel with the release handle in the front but they were far to expensive.

miktdish · Dec 17, 2022

My 95 300tdi has a straight pull 'T' handle ... https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/alr9556-cable-assembly-bonnet-release-90110-to-ta977536.html

The one you have I think is for the later/TD5 models ??

Hicap phill · Dec 17, 2022

dag019 said:
Bearing in mind you can just reach a hand up through the front grill to grab the release cable to open the bonnet I never saw the point in trying to make the release handle secure. After keep snapping bonnet cables I ended up making my own from a length of braided wire that hung through the grill anyway. I was on the look out for a military front grill panel with the release handle in the front but they were far to expensive.

You can put the cable through some metal tube to prevent this.
Later models did have this option.

marjon · Dec 17, 2022

Hicap phill said:
You can put the cable through some metal tube to prevent this.
Later models did have this option.

What's "later" our 96 has the failsafe option

. But then I dont need it as the 90 is never locked

.

Oh and our "T" handle is in the passenger side

, but also looks like an I

.

J

neilp1 · Dec 17, 2022

miktdish said:
My 95 300tdi has a straight pull 'T' handle ... https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/alr9556-cable-assembly-bonnet-release-90110-to-ta977536.html

The one you have I think is for the later/TD5 models ??

That's the one I currently have. I had to modify it for my pedal box lock. Now I'm fitting a new galvanised bulkhead I need to modify again and sure I read somewhere about using the one from a TD5.

Hicap phill · Dec 17, 2022

@marjon Found this while bored…

https://4wdrive.co.uk/collections/defender/land-rover-defender-exterior-security/

Bonnet Release Cable

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