Member Since: 26 May 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 9
Bonnet Catch D3
Hi, just wondering if anyone can help. Near side Bonnet catch won't latch. Greased it up but if you pull under the bonnet on the near side with your finger tips the bonnet lifts up. Do i need a new latch or is something not in line? Thanks Mark
26th May 2017 1:19 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4400
I had exactly the same thing. Doesn't matter how hard you shut the bonnet, it won't latch.
I found I had to file the latch where it locks, to allow the 'pawl' to flip into place.
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26th May 2017 1:38 pm
geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
check the short cable that runs from inner wing to the latch make sure its nice and easy to move
26th May 2017 1:44 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
I have the exact same on mine, if you put your finger behind it, on the underneath you can push it back, then is latches fine. 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
26th May 2017 3:02 pm
moorman
Member Since: 05 Jul 2009
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 276
My nearside catch was sticky from new in 2008. Recently it just wouldn't latch at all so I ended up soaking in wd40 and manually Working the various bits back and forth and now it's great. Probably don't have any lubricant on that side of the production line
26th May 2017 8:45 pm
MarkMulley
Member Since: 26 May 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 9
Tried lubricating it with WD40 but didn't work. Might be the cable is too tight as latch just doesn't catch but when i used a thick piece of wire to push down on the lock it locks. It's that or the latch doesn't go down far enough to lock. Thanks for your help everyone.
6th Jun 2017 9:04 am
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
My latch stopped working and it turned out to be the pawl that latches the cam plate was sticking with 11 years of grease and road dirt clogging it up. Cleaned it all and now works perfectly Try rotating the cam plate with a screwdriver or similar and see if it latches into position
6th Jun 2017 9:50 am
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
Make sure that the bump stop is not wound too far out, as that will stop it latching properly.
6th Jun 2017 1:46 pm
MarkMulley
Member Since: 26 May 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 9
Errr where abouts is the Bump stop??? The catch seems to have a lot of grease covered on/in it and now with me spraying wd40 on it i think its a mess. Thanks for your help People, much appreciated.
13th Jun 2017 7:33 pm
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
The rubber bump stops are on the bonnet itself
13th Jun 2017 7:51 pm
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
Also, there's a lot of movement in the catch itself if you undo the two torx screws, as the holes are square not round, allowing up/down/left/right adjustment
13th Jun 2017 7:56 pm
Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
Member Since: 26 May 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 9
Well i've actually managed to get the bonnet to close and lock now. Took the front grill off to have a look at why it wasn't catching and found the bonnet catch was just not long enough to push down the locking mechanism so had to use a long round file to file away the loops of the latch so the bonnet catch would go down further to operate the locking mechanism. Thanks for all your help. Now the rear Tailgate doesn't open but it's the tailgate boot micro switch that's gone and luckily not the cable lol. Welcome to the world of Land Rover.
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