So, my B5.5 Passat has had a permanently closed bonnet since July, The interior cable lever fails to work and the secondary pull through the grille has also become unattached (in fact, it had a cable tie instead when I bought it, but that's now broken!).
I've managed to disconnect the cable from the lever inside and given it a few hefty tugs with some pliers which has had no effect - although the cable does still feel attached to something (rather than pulling out entirely). Aside from that, I'm not sure what else I can do. As a last resort, I'd sacrifice the grille or bonnet if I was confident it would solve the problem.
Why have I left it so long? lack of confidence/money. Why now? The MOT has run out and MOT testers want to look under the bonnet.
