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HarryM1BYT · 25th June 2019, 10:51

Mine suffered the joint/ splitter cover coming off the wing, just weeks after I bought it, with me stuck in a field far from home. So I had to ask for forum help to open the bonnet.

The joint and lock mechanisms were well greased, not tight, but the plastic cover which simply clips into the wing, had become unclipped. I didn't want to have to go through that same process again, so I made sure the cover could never become detached again. Rather than a cable tie, I used thin galv wire, passed through the same two holes that the cover clips into. I have had no issues since then.

25th June 2019, 10:51	#15
HarryM1BYT This is my second home 75 Contemporary SE Mk II 2004 Man. Sal. CDTi 135ps, FBH on red diesel, WinCE6 DD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 17,273 Thanks: 2,160 Thanked 2,061 Times in 1,586 Posts	Mine suffered the joint/ splitter cover coming off the wing, just weeks after I bought it, with me stuck in a field far from home. So I had to ask for forum help to open the bonnet. The joint and lock mechanisms were well greased, not tight, but the plastic cover which simply clips into the wing, had become unclipped. I didn't want to have to go through that same process again, so I made sure the cover could never become detached again. Rather than a cable tie, I used thin galv wire, passed through the same two holes that the cover clips into. I have had no issues since then. __________________ Harry How To's and items I offer for free, or just to cover the cost of my expenses... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...40#post1764540 Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing. I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.