Use some electrical tape around the flat head screw driver when prying off tabs/clips. So you dont damage paint on bumper.

Dude. Your a life saver. I'm absolutely useless with cars and you simplified it enough for my simple brain!! Thanks a lot bud.

no need to break anything, once you get the grill off just grip the lock barrel and turn to the left then the right. the cable inside will do the work.

My mum and I have never worked on cars before but this video was amazing, watched twice then took under half an hour start to finish!

The guy who designed that is still wanted by Interpol ...

This is absolutely spot on. It is a 10 min job with zero damage.

I followed this guide and I now have a working bonnet lock. Thanks mate! 😄

You literally saved us hundreds at the garage! Thank you

Successfully did it on my 2008 Focus! Pay close attention to where the creator inserts the screwdriver to pop the grille off - is quite difficult otherwise. Also be careful of where your fingers are when getting the lock itself out, I ended up pinching my finger between the bowden cable and the bottom of the grille. Smashing the white plastic bit off is quite a task, I ended up using the screwdriver as a sort of a chisel. The whole thing took me about an hour and a half, I also ended up damaging the paint on my bumper a bit, though I'm pretty sure many of you are more careful than I am - many thanks for making this video!

Job done and back indoors within half hour , great video

Really appreciate you uploading the video it really helped when I could not get my bonnet to open. The steps were just what I needed. Thank you

Well you helped me big time, installed a new part and works a treat! Thanks

Just popped bonnet now, what a great video well done,

Thank you .your video is the easiest and quickest to follow

Brilliant! Thank you. Prising those press clips blind was only possible because you'd pointed it out. I wouldn't have tried pulling out the grill if you hadn't shown it. The rest was easy. THANK YOU!

trusted what you said on the video and although i managed to break a piece off the plastic attached to the grill when pulling it out, it went perfectly with a replacement lock i bought for £20 on ebay. you saved me a ton of mmoney. cheers

Great video. My 2010 bonnet has just given up this week. It dose tend to warn you as the mechanism becomes more difficult before it goes completely. I understand the mechanism was supposed to prevent would be thieves from opening the bonnet but this idea back fired on the proper owner 😳 I've ordered a new lach and cable. I've had my focus from 2011 and it's the first time this has happened.

Thanks this video maker . Really this video was helpful and we opened it so easy . Just who ever designed this did not have any clue of cars maybe fired from safe box company

If you are watching this ...also first watch another vid on YT from Chris Burton. He does it without hammering & breaking stuff and it only takes about 90mins. Try that first, but thanks also for this vid..all trying to help us.

Thank you for this video, I was stuck at getting the gille off, didn't want to break the car, but watched your video and how you just yanked it out. I just went for it and it come out. Now I'm just ordering a new lock. These cars are rubbish lol!

Really good video. Thanks.

Thanks very much for the video, managed to replace the lock successfully, thanks for you4 help cheers.

Thank you so much it worked! So easy to follow

Great demonstration , very helpful thanks 😊

Really helpful, took a bit longer that video suggests

Nice! Very detailed

Legend. cheers.

thanks for the help!!

Helped me out

Thank you thank you thank you ❤

Thanks pal 👍

I rebuilt the lock in the new cable to match the old locks key when i did mine : )

How long is the string? Thanks

Thank u...

If you don't want a 2 x key car. many Ebay kits sell a customiseable key tumbler you can build for your existing key. Also, I didn't half wince on watching you use bare metal screwdrivers against that nice shiny paintwork under the grill!

Tnx

Top man great video 👍. I just bought the part and installed it there now was easy, saved me time and money much appreciated thank you🙏

Hi can u let me know what should I ask for in the car Orr shop for me to do the same

Twist the wire (lock) left then right, after you get the grill out, should pop the hood.

Neale H Hey I’m struggling with the hammering the plastic bit out. What did u do? Scared to break something. I see the vid jumps from old key unit to just cable and it’s out in no time

You can also swap the lock if you just want the original key all you have to do is punch out the two roll pins and swap the barrel I've done it .

Hi. The link no longer works. Would you have another link for this please? Thanks

Arnold Clarke UK quoted me £600 to do this job today. I declined . She said it was £149 for the part and the remainder was for 2 hours labour

Push down on bonnet, turn key,ur welcome 🤗

That’s what ya get for owning a ford

Hi what model is this focus ? I’m a zetec but don’t know if I have clips on the grille

6:06 - I'd really like to know more about these two push clips. I'm currently researching to do this fix myself, and I'm unclear on how these clips or screws should be removed. Any advice greatly appreciated. thanks

Great help with mine, got the cable out of the housing but can't get the small cross piece out, any ideas, thanks.

Brillant saved me money and time, gunna try this. have you got a link for the new part?

How do I open a ford escort 95 bonnet when I can't release mechanism ?

Hi I m currently having this problem could you please tell me which locking kit you got as my car is the same car but I've heard there is 2 different kits I dont want to purchase the wrong one thanks

Hi bro, where did you buy that bonnet latch thatcomeswithkeys? I'm having problems as well with my ford focus cmax tdci. Thanks

What size is the replacement bonnet release mechanism?

It always rains when you are outside!

Good video but you only replaced the lock. What happened to the cable?

How much is a windscreen washer pump for a 2000 corsa 1.2

I have a 2007 focus, has anyone tried this with that year? Not sure how much they differ, if at all?

damn they didnt fix the 8 year old problem...

Is this an estate car?

will it work for ford focus 2009?

Im struggling to get the lock out any advice?

Mine has gone, gonna have a go at it. Difficulty out of 10??

Excuse me. Is this to same about Ford Mondeo?

If I buy a replacement for a 2015 model, will it work for my 2006 ford focus model? It should be obvious but I found one that says it works for 2004 up to 2015 models. I dont want to buy it and it not work. Thanks!

Done this but the new part only lasted 4 years which is really a crap design so have to do it again at least I know have to do it just needed a refresher 😁😁

Brill

you spent more money than you should have and you can keep the original lock without breaking it swan neck 10mm spanner at the back you can access they 2 bolts from the front of the car just put your hands up and over and it only took me 40mins to undo the bolts remove the lock hatch replace that broken part and put it all back together

How much does it cost for someone to do this for me. I need to fix an old car to sell it.

I don’t want to put another crappy locking system into this car......Cani just leave the bonnet without a lock?

Mine has broken twice now! Really poor design this. Probably gonna just use a long screwdriver instead of a key now once the 2nd broken latch is taken out.

thanks for this i fuckin hate this design

can you not just twist it with pliers rather than break it?

this is the most annying but of having a focus. who designed it? why?!

instead of hammer use vice grips and twist. but ideal fix/mod would be something like this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jaqId8WIqLezaWw.html

This is a horrendous invention. Why not have another release inside the car. Unbelievable

How to fix: Step 1: buy new car