307 Bonnet catch not releasing

Hi all,

Went to open the bonnet of our 307 tonight and despite pressing the release
catch down with as much force as I would risk the bonnet just will not
release.

Any ideas of why this is happening ? Can this be resolved without a visit to
a dealer ?

Cheers,

 

its just a bit siezed
get somewone to pull the lever while you bang on the bonnet (not hard enuf
to damage it though)

 

Will give that a go........cheers.

Ian
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Dont hit the bonnet too hard or your be putting it into to have the
bonnet resprayed,and the dents taken out.

 

Hi Ian, I experienced this, and it got worse as I tried to force it.
Just remember that you dont pull the catch up towards you.
It wants to rotate from 6 o clock to 4 o clock position as youre facing the
car.
Once you got the bastard open, clean and spray with WD40 etc.