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Ford Focus bonnet wont open - How to open in an emergency
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2021
- This is a fairly common issues on most fords where the key is required to open the bonnet.
To conduct any repair you fist have to gain access. This video will show you how to open the bonnet on a mk2 Ford Focus.
Terrible design from Ford, there should have been a way to open it from inside the cabin as a back up 🤦♂️
Yep, it actually amazes me that someone suggested they use the least reliable mechanism known to man to open the bonnet, which is something every single car needs to be able to do and they all agreed and made a billion cars with this ridiculous design.
I've just literally finished doing mine,thanks alot mate for sharing this,hardest part was getting my grill out,all in all it cost me £21,£19 for the lock and £2 for the plastic screws,l just got a chisel and chopped through them by tapping it with a hammer,managed to rip the entire grill and panel out did abit of damage on the inner panel but nothing too bad,thanks again 👍🏻
Could you please tell us where you bought them from.
Can you tell us the part number please? Having the same issue!
Thank you so much for this! We've been using the wire behind the grill to open our bonnet for ages but it just decided the night before my birthday that it wants to stop working for us and thought my partner wouldn't be able to get to work tomorrow. You helped us big time!!
Mate you're a diamond, I've just sorted my daughters Focus bonnet easily following your video..thank you brother. Also, as someone else commented, I'm not gonna replace it, I'm gonna buy or make a long screwdriver to access it in future. Thanks again 👍🙏😉
Thanks for your comment!
Really pleased the video helped you out.
Thanks top G! I followed your guide and managed to get into mine! I'm just using a long screwdriver to get it at the moment whilst my replacement part comes.
Great vid. Only problem were the 2 'scrivets', coldn't get them to turn, so sheared them off with a sharp wood chisel. Worked a treat.
Many thanks
Thanks for making this. Same problem with our 2008 C-Max which I discovered when the battery had died! I managed to fix it after watching this but had to sacrifice the grill. Without one of those tools and only fairly small screwdrivers there was no way I could pop the holding screws out so I just bent the grill out of the way and set to work with the hammer:-) Also, that plastic surround took ages to smash before I could get the cable off - must have baked solid over the years. Anyway, thanks again and the car is happily charging up now and the new grille and lock are on their way. If I could give 2 thumbs up I would.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a message. Really pleased the video helped you.
It's comments like yours that encourage me to keep doing what I'm doing.
Thank you.
Thank You very much. Niewiele zrozumiałem, ale to co zobaczyłem wystarczyło. Regards.
Thanks buddy catch mine tomorrow, big gub down the road said it can’t be opened I’d need to get car into a garage, looking forward to shutting him up with your method tomorrow 🤣🤣🏴🍻
Glad you found the video helpful!
Thank you Ford, thank you so much
Thankfully the newer ford's have gone back to the tried and tested "bonnet release lever inside the car where its supposed to be" set up! Lol
Great video, although I've broke into the lock by jacking the car up and getting a 10mm rachet spanner up between the radiator and grill, in order to undo the 2 x 10mm bolts that secure the lock, then pop the bonnet up using a straight edge under the bonnet (wrapped in a bit of card so not to scratch the paint) A great car, but why Ford, why fit such a terrible lock!?
Just a heads up..I've changed mine but it was actually my lock that was sticking..try to undo the 2 10mm bolts on the lock from underneath the car rather than destroy the lock cable as I did. Chances are it's the actual lock😮
You saved me! This got my Ford Focus 2007/2008 open
Cheers. Need to preform your magic on my wife’s focus today. Top tip with the pick tool to remove the screws.
Glad you found the video useful!
Who else laughed when the second screw went flying 😂.....great video.
Good common sense approach! ... Thanks for taking the time.
Hope this helps you out!
Thanks for doing this mate, excellent resource for my now broken Focus bonnet latch.
If you push the white collet back in it will re-connect they usually just get loose, like a male - female insert just need a screw driver to apply pressure to it while turning the key
Thank you from Norway. Great info
Nice one I done similar didn’t fully remove grill and put a flat bar against plastic bit and smashed off with hammer the knocked the bits out, and put a long Phillips screwdriver through the grill above ford badge to unlock
I've a Mondeo but the locks look alike.
Turn the key to the left the bonnet pops up a little bit but is held by a catch till the key's turned to the right. However, turning the key to the right no longer releases the catch.
Life was much simpler in days gone by when you opened the bonnet then slid your fingers under to press the release catch. On this I don't know where the release catch is.
The lock will be exactly the same set up as this one so the same (or very similar!) procedure will apply.
Like yours, turn to the left and it pops up a little, turn to the right and it releases the catch.
Thankfully the newer ford's seem to have reverted back to a traditional bonnet release cable inside the car.
@@themidnightmechanic9368 Thank God! This locked bonnet was the world stupidest invention, where do you need it when cars have had immobilizers since 1996.
Ex ellent video but i got yo the last bit, but when i turn the last bit of plastic it just turns and does not open the bonnett, any ideas
Thank you so much 👍
Job sorted. Really appreciated this vid 👍🏻
Thanks very much you are a star 👊🏾
Dame this makes wanna run away from ford focus imagine I considered getting one. what's wrong with putting it next to your foot.
its a tiny fauly m8.....anyother car will have common faults as they all do
Just what I needed. Thanks bro
You just saved me a million times
Glad you found the video useful.
Hey mate just wondering since the lock mechanism is off how does the bonnet stay down in place until you got it fixed?
Hi there. Thanks for the question.
The actual locking mechanism isn't removed, just the lock barrel and the cable attached you it.
Bonnet still shuts securely but to open it you use a screwdriver instead of the key.
Hope this helps.
Well done for producing this video.👍
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
Hope it helps you out!
Andy.
Thank you for sharing 👍👍 brilliant video tutorial
Thanks for dropping a comment.
Glad you found thr video useful.
Mines also won't turn clockwise either pain in the arse mate
I followed the video, it helped me out thnx, What are the black plastic screws that hold the grill and other plastic cover together, after I snapped the heads off, my grill is held together with cable ties for now.
Glad you found thr video useful.
I call these things screw rivets or "scrivets"... I'm sure people call them different things. If you Google "screw rivet", "push rivet", "plastic rivet" etc you will find what you need.
Hope this is helpful.
When you get the pick tool in at the start of the video, do you still need to prise the bottom of the grill to get it out? I have this same issue on my Focus MK2, same colour as yours lol
Thanks for the comment.
Yes, you will still need to prise the bottom clips out. You need to get your hand in behind it to release the little tabs on the lock barrel.
Hope this helps.
@@themidnightmechanic9368
Thanks mate i really appreciate the advice. I have one more question before i do mine tonight 'fingers crossed it goes ok cos i have a headlight bulb out and with no way to change it I'm screwed'. You know when you get the grill off and have access to the cable lock, can you just pull on it to rip it off, would that work. You said you knocked your plastic fitting off with hammer, but would it be ok to just rip out cable with brute force?
@@JmeJ83 you could try brute force. All you need to be able to see is "plus sign" slot to get a screwdriver into.
Either way it needs broken off so do whatever you need to do to get access to that "plus sign" slot behind that cable.
Couple of small taps with a hammer and it broke and fell apart if I remember correctly so you might be about to break it off by hand.
Push down on bonnet,turn key,lift,then turn opposite way,,works a charm
Tried this, did the first pop eventually but didn’t get in
Just found out mine won’t open so found this video. Was just about to order a new locking mechanism after trying everything but I’ll give this a go first 🤞🏼
4:50 was play on mine, some forward and back movement so pushed inwards with some force and it managed to pop it open the first pop the next I had to push towards the right on the metal clip, viola, now the white plastic piece is still in however it seems worn so not sure if the new one will have it… it’ll arrive tomorrow… thanks for the guidance to save a single mum some money!
Oh and cost £3.50 for the little plastic piece you broke. Many thanks.
Thanks for posting this.
Did my daughters focus a couple years ago and am about to do it again on her replacement focus.
Looking on here because can't recall how got grill out !
It's same arrangement on my mondeo3 and transit - an anti-tamper connection stops owner !
You need a longer screwdriver for the focus than on mondeo.
No way would I replace any of this rubbish design - I read Ford dropped it on mk3 focus
Regards
Thank you for the comment, really appreciate it!
You are right, more modern ford's reverted back to a traditional pull cord inside the cab as the key on the grill was plagued with problems!
Thanks for this. Did you replace the lock, that would be a handy video to watch.
Thank you for your comment.
I never got round to ordering a new lock kit for it. Ended up selling the car.
Swapping the whole mechanism is the easy part though, it's only held in with two 10mm bolts (on the engine side of the slam panel).
Done the job. Great stuff
Another great video very clear 👌
Thank you.
Why get one at a breakers and keep the lock barrel? sod that, just buy a new one for 15 quid on ebay with a set of 2 keys
The issue with that is you now have two different keys!
The barrel itself doesnt fail, easy to swap over.... its like the bonnet incident never happened! lol
About to attempt this method after getting RAC out to help me with me car as it was making a horrendous noise ( power steering fluid/pump ) to then find I couldn’t get into the bonnet. Thanks Ford. But thanks for the video.
You are welcome. Hope you get it sorted.
Such a massively poor design, on what is otherwise one of the better cars Ford has produced in the last 20 years. Tremendously infuriating....
I got the same issue. How much does it cost to repair it in the garage?
Thank you for your comment.
Prices will vary wildly depending on the garage and where they source the new parts.
Here in Glasgow, Scotland, I'd estimate about £100 - £150 would be about average.
Mine has a big metal box around it I can’t even pull it
What bit have you got to?
@@themidnightmechanic9368 no worries I smashed it with a hammer 😂
These must be a real nightmare, as 2 of our local garages have refused to fix my broken latch. They know what a pain in the arse they are I think. I also cannot get the grill off, certainly not without major damage at least. so i'm stumped now.
Just do exactly as I did to remove the grill... once those screw rivets are free then give it a good sharp pull.
I found pulling one side of it at an angle towards the opposite side the grill comes out easier.
@@themidnightmechanic9368 I'm gonna give it another go in the next day or so.. so fingers crossed.
What a stupid ridiculous system for the bonnet. Can't beat the normal cable type bonnet release.
Agreed!
Got the same car and issue but can't get the bloody grill off hahahahaha
You manage to get these two plastic screws out?
Hate to see u in a emergency
Haha!
Love u man..
Love you too! Lol
Must be one of the stupidest things ever fitted to a car.
So, to be carreful ever have a very long flat screwdriver with you lol
Definitely! Lol
@@themidnightmechanic9368 6-3/4 in (17.5cm) minimum to reach, I bought one this morning lol
Cheers
please come and fit mine. Garage wants 150 plus vat omg
If you are anywhere near Glasgow, Scotland it would be my pleasure! lol
@@themidnightmechanic9368 I wish. I find in the UK you have not much choices to find a guy who fixes cars privately. It's all mostly garages. Makes it expensive for the not so great mechanical minds.
If that fails ...use pure RAGE....which is how I got mine off
Haha!
Brute force and ignorance is the only way sometimes!
I phrase I use alot is "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"! Lol
Bloody stupid of ford to come up with a mechanism which is subject to failure. What the hell do you do if you’re on the side of the road.??
Exactly!
They used this flawed design since the late 90s until recently.
Thankfully they seem to have reverted back to the tried and tested latch and cable setup.
ford didnt really think that shit system through
Q.
its an awful design, i have the exact same problem, a tiny coolant leak and a dumb American designed bonnet
Shitty Ford invention that didn't even have an emergency cable under the steering wheel. Pitiful. Ford Focus RS MK2 here and lock not working again after it has already been replaced!
you are bouncing around with the camera. I cant see shit.