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Good evening Barney this is a really simple fix - mine went 3 weeks ago - go to ebay and type in discovery 3 rear boot latch and for £25 you can buy the complete latch - you simply unscrew the old one - and install the new latch - be careful when cutting the old wires which attach to the boot...

hi Apologies for asking again..I had some useful help last night...I have a series 3...1971...and just starting to do small jobs before spraying and the bonnet catch in my mind is not right....so... If you move the lever to the left, is the bonnet meant to spring up and open, or is it meant to...

Hi John Welcome to Landyzone and well done for the purchase of a series 3...you will see from my profile I only joined in January as myself and my son have bought our 1st series 3 too..to be honest I nor my son have any experience but we have bought the repair operations manual (green bible) ...

John Thank you...this again is really helpful... I am going to dismantle the pin and get rid of all the old grease, clean it and then re oil and reset and see if that also makes a difference...and then take your advice and realign with the latch plate again after regreasing... My son who is 16...

Hi tottot.... Apologies for troubling you again...The pin has a slit in the head..is this meant to catch on anything particular...and, in your opinion is winding the pin up and down a question of trial and error...I have loosened the latch plate on the bonnet but the pin is still only either...

Thank you for coming back to me..I will try that now...

hi When we recently bought the series 3 the bonnet wouldn’t close properly on the latch it kept popping up to the intermediate position...so I altered the main large screw with the spring on and now it closes fully and opens when you pull the latch but there is no intermediate position...should...

hi As you can probably see I am new To the forums....can anyone tell me please what the material is inside the bonnet is it insulation or fire pro material and where do I get some replacement material from....and, once bought is it just glued into place....currently restoring our series 3 1971...

Even though it becomes mot exempt in May of this year...I still plan to have it done yearly...as my son will eventually be using it and for peace of mind too...

Yes Turboman..I have today received the repair operations manual...green book, the series 3 parts manual and the Haynes owners workshop manual...so between the 3 of them we should get it sorted...thanks again...didn’t realise people would actually answer on these forums.....no doubt I will be...

We have a long way to go....and as I said at the bottom of a very steep learning curve!

Yes will do..thanks again

Thank you anyway...have a good evening

Thank you...we are at the bottom of a steep learning curve...but enjoying it...it is 95% complete and we are working on the electrics...all done by us properly bar the wretched wiper motor......I have installed a new motor but, the switch is the rotary one and I can only see this as a straight...